May 10, 2019 10:47 am
Kartemquin Films and the Music Box Theatre will honor the life of Chicago filmmaker Bill Siegel on June 5, 2019 with a double feature of the director’s award-winning films, The Weather Underground (nominated for a 2003 Academy Award®) and The Trials of Muhammad Ali (winner of a 2015 Emmy® Award).
March 1, 2019 12:26 pm
The Trials of Muhammad Ali will screen at the IFC Center in New York City on March 5th at 7:30pm in tribute to director Bill Siegel, who passed away in December of 2018.
Trials producer Rachel Pikelny, editor Aaron Wickenden, and executive producer Justine Nagan will be present for a post-screening discussion.
December 11, 2018 10:09 am
With great sadness and shock, we share the news that Kartemquin associate Bill Siegel, Director of the Academy Award-nominated The Weather Underground (2003) and Emmy Award-winning The Trials of Muhammad Ali (2013), has passed away.
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.
April 30, 2018 4:11 pm
Kartemquin is deeply saddened by the passing of Art Shay, one the country's most renowned photographers who snapped countless celebrities and pivotal moments of the 20th century. Shay graciously shared his photos of the 1963 Chicago Public Schools Boycott with the filmmaking team of our 2017 film '63 Boycott.
January 13, 2017 3:08 pm
As 2017 begins, certain social issues explored in our films are becoming particularly pertinent. For the next 45 days, receive 45% off the following titles on DVD or streaming in our VHX catalogue with the code: DEMOCRACY
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:
October 10, 2016 5:39 pm
The 29th annual Dallas VideoFest will honor Kartemquin's 50th Anniversary Oct 18-23, screening Hoop Dreams, Where's I.W. Abel?, Unbroken Glass and The Trials of Muhammad Ali.
September 16, 2016 1:41 pm
August 19, 2016 12:36 pm
Starting tonight, the Museum of the Moving Image will host Kartemquin's first ever New York retrospective, featuring 16 films covering each decade of Kartemquin’s 50 years. Get tickets here.
The series has already drawn significant praise from the New York media, with some highlights below: