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Kartemquin Films Statement of Solidarity

June 2, 2020
We at Kartemquin Films stand in solidarity with Black communities against the unchecked brutality, state-sanctioned violence, and pernicious racist ideology alive deep in the soul of this nation. We grieve for the loss of Black lives taken (continued …)

NOW STREAMING: City So Real & The Dilemma of Desire at Hot Docs Festival Online

May 28, 2020
Steve James' City So Real and Maria Finitzo's The Dilemma of Desire are both available for streaming in Ontario as part of the Hot Docs Festival Online. For the Festival’s 10 days, May 28 to June 6, Ontario (continued …)

Eating Up Easter Debuts on PBS, Q&A with Directors TONIGHT

May 26, 2020
Eating Up Easter is enjoying its national television debut on the PBS television series Independent Lens this week (check your local listings). The film is also now streaming for free for one month on PBS Independent Lens website.  In (continued …)

First Projects Announced for Hulu/Kartemquin Accelerator

May 6, 2020
Kartemquin Films announced the two projects that will participate in the first year of the Hulu/Kartemquin Accelerator: Traces of Home by director Colette Ghunim and Tres Fridas by director Reveca Torres.The Accelerator program offers two alumni of (continued …)

City So Real, The Dilemma of Desire to stream at Hot Docs Festival Online

May 5, 2020
Hot Docs announced that it will launch Hot Docs Festival Online on May 28 to offer at-home viewers a rich array of titles from its 2020 official selection. Steve James' City So Real and Maria Finitzo's The Dilemma of Desire will be (continued …)

Gordon Quinn Returns Home; AIDC Masterclass Available

April 29, 2020
The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) has released the audio of Gordon Quinn's producing masterclass, held in Melbourne in March 2020. For over 50 years, Gordon and Kartemquin Films have been at the forefront of documentary (continued …)

Eating Up Easter STREAMING NOW via Music Box StreamLocal's "Virtual Cinema"

April 22, 2020
In honor of Earth Day, Eating Up Easter begins streaming today in "virtual cinemas" nationwide. Ticket purchases support your local art house theater while giving you the chance to explore native Rapanui filmmaker  (continued …)

Unapologetic chosen for the 2020 Impact Kickstart Program

April 20, 2020
Unapologetic, a new in-progress Kartemquin film, has been selected to participate in the 2020 Working Films Impact Kickstart Program. For a documentary film to make a difference, a solid strategy for audience engagement and strong (continued …)

Represent World Premieres at CIFF44 Streams

April 20, 2020
Kartemquin is exciting to announce that Represent is enjoying its world premiere as part of CIFF44 Streams, April 15th - 28th.In her debut feature, Chicago-based documentary filmmaker Hillary Bachelder creates a tender and often unexpected portrait (continued …)

COOKED: Survival By Zip Code #StayHomeWatchTogether Virtual Screening

April 20, 2020
In honor or Earth Week, #StayHomeWatchTogether, a global initiative to bring groundbreaking, documentaries to online audiences this April, will host a virtual screening of COOKED: Survival By Zip Code, followed by a panel discussion and (continued …)

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