July 29, 2019 5:03 pm
Kartemquin is excited to share that we have partnered with OVID.tv, an innovative subscription video-on-demand service, to make nine Kartemquin films newly available to the platform's subscribers. OVID is an initiative of Docuseek, LLC and a collaborative effort of eight independent film distribution companies in the US.
About the films
October 13, 2016 12:38 pm
Newcity Film has named twelve Kartemquin associates to its Film 50 2016 List: Chicago's Screen Gems. This year, NewCity has devoted its list to honoring artists rather than producers, programmers and all-round facilitators:
July 29, 2016 2:46 pm
"A common theme in Kartemquin docs is that making a living is a political matter. Simpson skillfully adapts that perspective to rural Africa, where investing in wildlife links the Masai and others to the new globalism." — Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times
May 17, 2016 1:00 pm
Ahead of our 50th anniversary celebration on June 24th at the Harris Theater Rooftop, we open our archives to the Chicago public with the exhibition “Kartemquin Films 1966-2016: Democracy through Documentary” opening on May 21st and running through August 20th at Expo 72 (72 E. Randolph St, Chicago, IL, 60601).
September 10, 2012 3:00 pm
Milking the Rhino is now available for free online streaming on PBS's video portal as part of the Global Voices Collection, through October 9. Watch it here.
September 4, 2012 12:22 pm
Check out the first publicly released footage of Mormon Movie, a new Kartemquin documentary from director/producer Xan Aranda.
Xan has put the demo online for a Kickstarter campaign to raise production funding for the film. Please support it!
August 29, 2012 10:16 pm
On September 9th, hundreds of PBS stations across the United States will air Milking the Rhino, the award-winning 2008 Kartemquin film by David E. Simpson and Jeannie Magill. The film will then stream for free for 30 days on the PBS website. Check here to see if your PBS station is showing the film.
May 2, 2012 11:01 am
Taking his film Milking the Rhino to West Virginia for his first ever visit to the area, filmmaker David E.
April 13, 2012 2:02 pm
If you want to make yourself jealous, read filmmaker David E. Simpson's new blog from the US Virgin Islands, where he recently screened his 2008 Kartermquin documentary Milking the Rhino.
April 6, 2012 1:15 pm
Throughout April, Kartemquin's David E. Simpson will take his film Milking the Rhino across the Mid-Atlantic Region on the On Screen/In Person tour.