June 28, 2012 4:56 pm
And This is Free and Chicago Maternity Center Story will screen at the Sundown in K-Town Festival in Chicago this July. The festival, which is a collaboration between the Better Boys Foundation (BBF) and Facets Multi-Media, is comprised of a series of social documentaries that exemplify the role of independent filmmaking in reporting about and shaping Chicago.
Thursday, July 19, 2012 7:45 pm
The Better Boys Foundation and Facets Multi-Media screen The Chicago Maternity Center Story. The Sundown in K-Town film festival is showing a series of social documentaries at their outdoor venue.
Filmmaker Suzanne Davenport and Chicago Maternity Center star Sharene Miller will attend. Kay Harvey will also be participating on the panel. She is a doula (Kindred Spirits Family Birth Partners) and a member of the Chicago Group of the International Center for Traditional Childbearing.
October 17, 2011 5:03 pm
Chicago audiences can see three classic Kartemquin films this week, focusing on the politics of labor, art and healthcare.
"It’s not a little distressing to see that the debates then remain the same, only with the costs more devastating. The documentary—so energetic, so right—provides heartening evidence of efforts by activists, filmmakers, and mothers to fight back."
