August 21, 2015 8:16 am
On Saturday, the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago will host the U.S. premiere of In the Game, a new documentary film by Peabody award-winning filmmaker Maria Finitzo (5 Girls and Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita).
November 8, 2011 11:23 am
"Inclusion is a form of social justice."
This strong statement opens the new In the Game demo, released today via YouTube. Producer/Director Maria Finitzo's film takes on the legacy of Title IX, stating "in our country, who gets to play and who does not is a yardstick by which we measure how close we are to achieving the goals of a democracy."
July 5, 2011 3:44 pm
In the Game, Kartemquin's in-progress documentary about the current state of women's sports after 40 years of Title IX legislation, was the catalyst for a discussion last week among The Chicago Network, a group of the city's leading female executives.
Thursday, May 19, 2011 6:00 pm
The Young Women's Leadership Council of Chicago Foundation for Women hosts a special Chicago event.
In the Game director Maria Finitzo will present a clip from the film and feature on a panel discussion about women in sports with Nancy Hogshead-Makar, senior director of advocacy for the Women's Sports Foundation, and Amy Skeen, executive director of Girls in the Game.
A reception follows with two local nonprofits focused on girls' athletics and health, Girls in the Game and Girls on the Run-Chicago.
Get more details. RSVP to Jessica Mercer at lcintern@cfw.org. Suggested donation: $5 (at the door). Light refreshments will be provided after the panel discussion.
April 8, 2011 3:37 pm
Read a great profile of Kartemquin's in-progress documentary In the Game in the Chronicle of Higher Education article "Upcoming Film Depicts Title IX’s Unfinished Work In Urban Schools".
