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Kartemquin and Freep Film Festival Partner on Midwest Documentary Filmmaker Sustainability Conversation

March 19, 2019 4:50 pm

We're excited to share that Kartemquin Films is partnering with Freep Film Festival, held April 10-14 in Detroit, to host a conversation on filmmaker sustainability and a special rough cut lab. Both events bring to Detroit for the first time initiatives and expertise Kartemquin has pioneered as part of its acclaimed filmmaker development programs and advocacy on behalf of the documentary field.

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Minding the Gap, America to Me win at Cinema Eye Honors

January 11, 2019 12:41 pm

Both and America to Me took home top prizes at Thursday's 12th Annual Cinema Eye Honors, presented at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, NY and hosted by Steve James.

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2018's #1 Doc and #1 TV Show: see Minding the Gap and America to Me in NYC

December 22, 2018 11:25 am

This past week The Hollywood Reporter published their year-end critics' picks, with Minding the Gap earning the #1 spot on its list of best documentaries and America to Me earning the #1 spot on its list of the

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America to Me, Minding the Gap play IDFA

October 30, 2018 4:43 pm

We're thrilled to share two of our acclaimed 2018 releases, Minding the Gap and America to Me will play the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, running November 14-November 25.

In an unprecedented screening for the series, America to Me will play in its 10.5 hour totality on November 18, 10:00AM - 11:00PM.

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Minding the Gap earns 5 Critics' Choice Award nominations; America to Me nominated for Best Limited Doc Series

October 15, 2018 4:19 pm

We are thrilled to share two Kartemquin films, Minding the Gap and America to Me have earned nominations for the 2018 Critics' Choice Awards. Minding the Gap is the second-most nominated film this year, with five nominations total.

Read the full list of nominees in IndieWire.

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Kartemquin Films to announce inaugural grant recipients at 2018 Empowering Truth Benefit Luncheon

September 24, 2018 10:00 am

Kartemquin will for the first time announce recipients of $150,000 in grants for up to 15 films at the 2018 Kartemquin Films Empowering Truth Benefit Luncheon, taking place on November 1st at 11:30am at the Union League Club of Chicago.

Grants of up to $20,000 will be announced for eligible projects by debut or emerging filmmakers who are already receiving support through Kartemquin’s revered production process, which has guided over 65 award-winning, socially impactful films since the collective was founded in 1966.

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Episode 2 of America to Me airs tonight on STARZ, still 2018's best-reviewed original TV show

September 2, 2018 12:05 am

"Some documentary makers are adept at addressing the structural forces that govern society, and others are skilled at emotional, character-driven storytelling, but few do both simultaneously with the richness and precision of Steve James."
– Akiva Gottlieb, Los Angeles Times

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America to Me premieres tonight on Starz as 2018's best reviewed original TV show

August 26, 2018 4:49 pm

"Eye-opening... an invaluable look at where inequity begins, as well as the difficulty of getting to the place where it ends."
– James Poniewozik, The New York Times

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America to Me kicks off 10-city tour, on Starz Sunday

August 23, 2018 2:04 pm

America to Me, the 10-part documentary series from director Steve James, begins a nationwide 10-city tour tomorrow, August 24, in Atlanta, GA.

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America to Me premieres to sold-out crowds in Oak Park, Chicago

August 15, 2018 11:23 am

Audiences turned out in droves for two special preview screenings this week of the upcoming docu-series America to Me by Steve James. The series airs on Starz beginning August 26, 9PM CST.

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