Impact

The Homestretch is screening in theaters and community venues across the country this November, as our audience engagement efforts dedicated to raising awareness and opportunities for the more than 1.6 million homeless young people in the U.S ramp up for National Homeless Youth Awareness Month.

The Interrupters has won a 2013 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award, one of the highest honors available to broadcast journalism.

Steve James & Alex Kotlowitz's film, which aired on PBS through WGBH's FRONTLINE in February 2012, was praised by the awards committee for providing "new understanding of a stubborn societal problem through strong characters and excellent reporting, shooting and editing."

The film is one of 14 documentaries and news reports honored with Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award Silver Batons this year for "the strength of their reporting, storytelling and impact in the public interest." The awards are seen as the broadcast journalism equivalent of the Pultizer Prize.

July 29th marks the first anniversary of The Interrupters theatrical release. Just one year later, the film has left its mark on international policymakers and local community members alike.

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

Tonight on The Colbert Report on Comedy Central, Ameena Matthews of The Interrupters will be the guest of Stephen Colbert in what promises to be an unmissable and fun interview. Ameena will be promoting the film's February 14th broadcast on Frontline PBS.

When director/producer Steve James and producer Alex Kotlowitz set out to make The Interrupters, their hope was to change the conversation around violence.  As James said back in February, “we hope the film will play some role in communities-in-need and [The Interrupters] will be part of the solution to these issues.”  The Mayors of Milwaukee, Philadelphia and Toronto are among the civic leaders who are now working with Kartemquin to make this a reality.

Bermuda's National Security Minister has vowed to implement a CeaseFire-style violence prevention program after watching The Interrupters.

Thanks to all the legions of Typeface fans around the world, we are now sold out of Typeface limited edition DVDs! The limited edition DVD featured a letterpress poster designed by Bill Moran of Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum.