April 18, 2012 12:18 pm
What needs to be done? That’s a question that has been raised at every screening of The Interrupters for over a year. But now with homicides in Chicago up 60% compared to this time last year, these concerns and a call to action is still more necessary than ever. Tio Hardiman, the director of CeaseFire Illiniois and one of the interrupters featured in the film, recently spoke with
February 28, 2012 11:52 am
With awards season offically over, PBS' POV programming strand has updated their chart of the best documentaries of 2011 - and The Interrupters remains at the very top!
February 14, 2012 12:59 pm
February 9, 2012 12:50 pm
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and that means the U.S. television premiere and DVD / Blu-ray release of The Interrupters is almost here!
Monday, February 20, 2012 7:30 pm
Kartemquin Films, PBS Frontline and ITVS invite you to join the filmmakers and stars of The Interrupters for a special live, online "social screening" of the film through ITVS OVEE. The screening begins at 8:30 ET / 7:30 CT.
Participating in the screening will be the film's producers Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz, and violence interrupter Cobe Williams. More participants are still to be confirmed.
Following the PBS Frontline broadcast of The Interrupters on February 14th at 9pm ET / 8 CT, join the film's producers Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz and violence interrupters Eddie Bocanegra and Ameena Matthews for a live chat at 1pm ET / 12pm CT. More participants from the film may also be joining us - watch this space!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 12:00 pm
Following the PBS Frontline broadcast of The Interrupters on February 14th at 9pm ET / 8 CT, join the film's producers Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz and violence interrupters Eddie Bocanegra and Ameena Matthews for a live chat at 1pm ET / 12pm CT. More participants from the film may also be joining us - watch this space!
February 2, 2012 7:26 am
Watch video of Ameena Matthews' superb interview on The Colbert Report from yesterday. The star of The Interrupters did a great job of keeping her cool amid Stephen Colbert's own interruptions, getting the CeaseFire message across and dropping brilliant quips such as "I wasn't lecturing them, I was having a conversation with them" and "I would like to say I am a paper-sack brown blood cell."
January 25, 2012 3:31 pm
Has Stephen Colbert finally met his match? Ameena Matthews, one of the stars of The Interrupters, will be his guest on Wednesday, February 1st at 11:30pm (10:30pm CT) on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report.
January 5, 2012 4:42 pm
The Interrupters is now available for pre-order on Blu-Ray and DVD from the Kartemquin store!
