News for May 2008

Kartemquin kicks off Rooftop Films series in New York

May 22, 2008
Join us for the kickoff of Rooftop Films 2008 summer season with a screening of Kartemquin's award-winning doc, At the Death House Door, Saturday May 31st, on the lawn in Fort Greene Park (Brooklyn). Get more information. (continued …)

In the Family festival premiere

May 19, 2008
Kartemquin is thrilled to announce that In the Family will have its festival premiere at the prestigious SILVERDOCS film festival this June. Details to come! (continued …)

Tune in to Fresh Air

May 19, 2008
Reverend Pickett, the subject of Kartemquin's recent doc, At the Death House Door, will be interviewed today on NPR's "Fresh Air." Get the details Additionally, you can watch an interview with the filmmakers by Chicago Tribune reporter Rob Elder, (continued …)

In the Family in the Sun Times

May 17, 2008
In anticipation of Monday's Chicago premiere of In the Family, read this review in the Chicago Sun Times. (continued …)

Hoop Dreams to CPS

May 17, 2008
Kartemquin recently donated 200 copies of Hoop Dreams to the Chicago Public Schools district. The CPS Offices of Arts Education and Sports Administration are collaborating to distribute the film to schools around Chicago. (continued …)

Visit Maxwell Street this Memorial Day weekend

May 17, 2008
The acclaimed Mike Shea documentary, And This is Free, will be featured during the Blues Season Maxwell Street Film Series on Saturday, May 24 at 1:00pm at the Chicago Cultural Center. Kartemquin's Gordon Quinn will introduce the film as he worked (continued …)

See Kartemquin around Chicago!

May 17, 2008
A reminder about all of the fantastic and free upcoming Kartemquin screenings. Come support your local documentarians. Come to the Chicago premiere of Kartemquin's In the Family directed by Joanna Rudnick. Joanna will be present at both screenings, (continued …)

Typeface generating buzz

May 17, 2008
Production is wrapped on Typeface, and the filmmakers are heading into the editing room. As we work to raise completion funds for the film, several blogs have picked up the cause to help. Check out recent posts onDesign Observer and Typophile. (continued …)

At the Death House Door in San Francisco

May 17, 2008
Join us for a discussion on Capital Punishment featuring clips from Kartemquin's At the Death House Door tomorrow at noon in San Francisco. For more information, and to RSVP, click here. (continued …)

Kartemquin in DC on Wednesday

May 17, 2008
At the Death House Door will have its Washington DC premiere this Wednesday night at 7pm. We hope you can join us. There will be a post-screening discussion with Rev. Carroll Pickett, filmmakers Steve James and Peter Gilbert, and Diann Rust-Tierney (continued …)

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