KTQ50

For the 50th anniversary of Kartemquin Films, we celebrate our legacy in Chicago and beyond, and look forward to another 50 years of innovative and impactful work. Several organizations in Chicago and around the country will host a series of screenings and events to celebrate Kartemquin’s work, and the power of documentary to inspire action. A complete listing of the year’s events will be regularly updated at www.kartemquin.com/ktq50. Join the conversation on Twitter by using #KTQ50.

Tuesday, July 26, 2016 6:30 pm

Millennium Park, Jay Pritzker Pavilion
201 E. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL
On July 26, the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events will host a special Kartemquin Night at Millennium Park in honor of our 50th Birthday. The evening will consist of a free screening of Kartemquin's classic 1968 documentary Inquiring Nuns, in which two nuns walk the streets of downtown Chicago asking citizens, "Are you happy?" Kartemquin co-founder Gordon Quinn and Jacqueline Stewart (University of Chicago's Professor in Cinema and Media Studies and the interim director (2015-16) of the Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry) will be interviewed at the event by journalist Ray Pride (Newcity’s Film Editor). Quinn, who co-directed the film with Jerry Temaner, will show a clip from his forthcoming film '63 Boycott. Find out more on the City of Chicago website. Find out more about Kartemquin's 50th Anniversary at www.ktq50.org.

Friday, June 24, 2016 8:00 pm

Harris Theater Rooftop
205 E Randolph St
Chicago, IL
The #KTQ50 Birthday Party will be a documentary party a half-century in the making! Join special guests, filmmakers, and stars for a unique, unforgettable night in honor of our 50th Anniversary. We are delighted to have many Kartemquin film subjects attending: Will Gates, Arthur Agee & Sheila Agee (Hoop Dreams); Ameena Matthews, Eddie Bocanegra, & Cobe Williams (The Interrupters); Khalilah Camacho-Ali (The Trials of Muhammad Ali); the evening's Honorary Chair, Chaz Ebert (Life Itself); and more from Inquiring Nuns; Now We Live on Clifton; The Last Pullman Car; The New Americans; In the Family; Prisoner of Her Past; Hard Earned; The Homestretch; In the Game, and more from across our five decades. Buy tickets at http://www.ktq50.org/#party.

Friday, May 20, 2016 5:30 pm

Expo 72
72 E. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL
Kartemquin Films 1966-2016: Democracy through Documentary, is a unprecedented historic exhibition at EXPO 72, Chicago, IL, telling our story through a curated selection of archival photographs, artwork, objects, and video and film equipment taken from over 30,000 elements from across five decades. The exhibit will open May 21, 2016 and run through August 20th. A schedule of talks with Kartemquin staff and alumni will run throughout the summer at the venue. See a full calendar of these talks at www.ktq50.org/exhibit RSVP on Eventbrite to attend a free opening night reception from 5:30pm-7:30pm on May 20.

First Kartemquin Fall Festival exhibits and celebrates Chicago's diverse documentary community

November 8, 2016 7:41 pm

Kartemquin's very first Fall Festival, in partnership with ArcLight Cinemas Chicago, spanned three days and exhibited 26 films, 62% of which were directed by filmmakers of color and 50% by women. We were thrilled to be joined by so many members of the diverse Chicago documentary community, and to share in the viewing of groundbreaking work and lively post-screening discussions.

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Wednesday, November 23, 2016 8:00 pm

Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N State St
Chicago, IL
Raising Bertie will be playing at the Gene Siskel Film Center beginning Friday, November 18th until Wednesday, November 23rd. Raising Bertie is an intimate six year portrait of three African American boys growing into adulthood in rural North Carolina, exploring complex relationships between generational poverty, educational inequity, and race. For more information and tickets, click here.

Tuesday, November 22, 2016 6:00 pm

Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N State St
Chicago, IL
Raising Bertie will be playing at the Gene Siskel Film Center beginning Friday, November 18th until Wednesday, November 23rd. Raising Bertie is an intimate six year portrait of three African American boys growing into adulthood in rural North Carolina, exploring complex relationships between generational poverty, educational inequity, and race. For more information and tickets, click here.

Sunday, November 20, 2016 5:30 pm

Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N State St
Chicago, IL
Raising Bertie will be playing at the Gene Siskel Film Center beginning Friday, November 18th until Wednesday, November 23rd. Raising Bertie is an intimate six year portrait of three African American boys growing into adulthood in rural North Carolina, exploring complex relationships between generational poverty, educational inequity, and race. For more information and tickets, click here.

Saturday, November 19, 2016 8:00 pm

Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N State St
Chicago, IL
Raising Bertie will be playing at the Gene Siskel Film Center beginning Friday, November 18th until Wednesday, November 23rd. Raising Bertie is an intimate six year portrait of three African American boys growing into adulthood in rural North Carolina, exploring complex relationships between generational poverty, educational inequity, and race. For more information and tickets, click here.

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