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Where's I. W. Abel?

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Made by Kartemquin and a rank-and-file steel workers caucus, the film documents the opposition of the rank-and-file to the no-strike agreement between Steelworkers President I.W. Abel and the ten major steel companies, made without a vote by the membership of the union.

Dallas VideoFest to honor #KTQ50 Oct 18-23

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. Continued

NEA awards grants to '63 Boycott and Media Burn's Kartemquin Digitization Project

May 8, 2015 9:58 am

Jerry Blumenthal, Kartemquin founding partner, has passed away.

November 13, 2014 2:06 pm

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