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). RSVP here to join us for the opening night reception and preview from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m on Friday, May 20. Continued

Join us for The School Project’s sixth and final episode, which features the world premiere of Teaching, a short documentary directed by Gordon Quinn and Rachel Dickson that explores a model for math education that has quietly been getting results year after year. Thursday, May 21st, 5:30-7:30 pm Conference Chicago At University Center - Lake Room 525 S. State Street, Chicago, IL 60605 RSVP to attend. Continued

What's the future of Charter Schools in Chicago? The School Project, a collaboratively-made transmedia documentary series about public education, will explore this question in its fifth episode. UnChartered Territory, at the Chicago Cultural Center at 2pm on April 25th. RSVP to attend this free event. This 10-minute film examines issues such as the growing trend toward privatization of public schools, the idea of ‘choice’ and how it affects the system, and the role of innovation in charter schools. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with community leaders, educators, and education experts. The segment will launch simultaneously on the interactive website http://www.schoolprojectfilm.com. Continued

We're honored to again be named in Realscreen's Global 100, their annual "listing of the top international non-fiction and unscripted prodcos working in the industry today, chosen through input from our readers." We were doubly pleased to be given a special mention, with Manori Ravindran writing: Continued

The School Project, a collaboratively-made transmedia documentary series about public education, has released its fourth episode. Testing Season explores the hot topic of high stakes school testing from the boycotts of 2013 to the implementation of the PARCC test rolling out this spring, and the grassroots movement to end "teaching to the test" in Illinois and around the country.The segment will launch simultaneously on the interactive website http://www.schoolprojectfilm.com. Continued

The School Project, a collaboratively-made transmedia documentary series about public education, hosts its fourth event on Tuesday, March 31st at 5:00pm at the the Claudia Cassidy Theater in the Chicago Cultural Center. RSVP now to attend for free and see the world premiere of the episode Testing Season followed by a discussion moderated by Linda Lenz of Catalyst Chicago. Panelists will include community leaders, educators, and education experts. Continued

The third episode of The School Project, a collaboratively-made transmedia documentary series about public education, is now online. Watch "Restoring Justice" here: Continued

The School Project, a collaboratively-made transmedia documentary series about public education, hosts its third public event on Thursday, March 5th at 5:30pm at the North Lawndale College Prep Collins Campus Auditorium in Chicago. RSVP now to attend for free and see the world premiere of episode Restoring Justice, followed by a discussion moderated by Xavier Ramey of the University of Chicago Social Innovation & Philanthropy. Panelists include Miriame Kaba of Project NIA, Karen Van Ausdal of Chicago Public Schools Social and Emotional Learning, Quabeeny Daniels of Mikva Challenge, and Pam Purdie, independent restorative justice practitioner and trainer. Continued

In a sold out live event premiere tonight at 6:30pm, The School Project, a collaboratively-made documentary web series about public education, presents its second episode: "Chicago Public Schools: Closed", followed by a debate about the effect of the 2013 Chicago Public School closings. Watch it now ahead of tonight's conversation. Continued

A record-breaking year for Kartemquin saw six of our documentary projects have world premieres in 2014: Life Itself at Sundance Film Festival in January. The Homestretch at Hot Docs in April. On Beauty at Chicago International Film Festival in October. The School Project simultaneously on the web, TV and with a live event at Chicago History Museum in October. Almost There at DOC NYC in November. Saving Mes Aynak at IDFA in November. Continued