December 1, 2014 10:29 am
Jerry Blumenthal, a great filmmaker, colleague, and friend, passed away on November 13, 2014.
Tributes to Jerry Blumenthal:
Rick Kogan in the Chicago Tribune: Jerry Blumenthal left lasting memories on screen and in person.
November 13, 2014 2:06 pm
It is with great sadness that we announce that Kartemquin founding partner Jerry Blumenthal passed away today.
At the core of Kartemquin since our earliest days in the 1960s, Jerry has a credit on our very first film, Home for Life, and was working with us this year to finish projects on the artist Gerda Bernstein, and Murder the Prepositions, about the poet Les Bridges.
Thursday, June 7, 2012 7:00 pm
Join student filmmakers and Kartemquin staff and associates at the premiere of Hyphenated Humor, a new short documentary made by University of Chicago documentary production students in collaboration with Kartemquin Films. The screening is free and will be followed by a reception.
More details about Hyphenated Humor. Contact Logan Center for the Arts for venue details.
Saturday, October 22, 2011 4:00 pm
As part of the continuing celebration of the 45th anniversary of Kartemquin Films, South Side Projections, the Pullman State Historic Site, and the Bronzeville/Black Chicagoan Historical Society are proud to present a screening of the documentary The Last Pullman Car (1984, Gordon Quinn & Jerry Blumenthal, 16mm) at the historic Clock Tower Building, part of the original Pullman factory complex. Co-directors Gordon Quinn and Jerry Blumenthal, also co-founders of Kartemquin, will be present for discussion.
WHERE: Pullman State Historic Site, Clock Tower Building, 11057-59 S. Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago, IL (steps from the Pullman Metra station)
PARKING: Free
WHEN: Saturday, October 22, 2011
TIME: 4:00-6:00 p.m.
ADMISSION: Free (Donations Welcome)
INFORMATION: southsideprojections.org
June 1, 2011 11:27 am
With the recent protests by union workers in Wisconsin and Indianapolis again stirring discussions of the relevance of unions and the value of collective bargaining, Kartemquin's 1980 and 1983 films Taylor Chain I & II have come back into focus.
May 11, 2011 11:40 am
Kartemquin fans in Chicago should tune in to WTTW 11 tomorrow night at 9.25pm (or again on Sunday May 15 at 1:25pm) to catch Now We Live On Clifton, our 1974 documentary about the gentrification of West Lincoln Park in Chicago as seen through the eyes of two working-class children.
May 3, 2011 2:07 pm
Kartemquin's classic film Now We Live on Clifton will air on WTTW on Thursday, May 12th at 9:25pm, as part of our 45th Anniversary broadcast series on Chicago's premier public television station. There will also be a repeat broadcast on May 15th at 1:25pm.
