News for September 2013

63 boycott, Gordon Quinn and Haskell Wexler at Kartemquin

'63 Boycott sneak preview at Chicago Social Change Film Fest

September 7, 2013
On September 27th, the Chicago International Social Change Film Festival will host a sneak preview of select scenes from '63 Boycott, followed by a q&a with director and Kartemquin co-founder Gordon Quinn. '63 Boycott chronicles the Chicago (continued …)

Eddie Bocanegra to receive Ed Marciniak Bright Star Award

September 6, 2013
Eduardo Bocanegra, who featured in The Interrupters, will receive the Ed Marciniak Bright Star Award from the Bright Promises Foundation on October 30th in Chicago. We are overjoyed for Eddie to receive this deserved recognition of his important (continued …)

New Kartemquin project "Unity Dinners" to air on WTTW

September 6, 2013
This September, WTTW 11 Chicago PBS will air the television premiere of Unity Dinners, a new short documentary about a series of fun, healthy dinners held to bring together Chicago’s North Lawndale and Little Village neighborhoods through the shared (continued …)

Ebert Movie preview, stunning prizes, views, and people await at Kartemquin Gala

September 5, 2013
Our 2013 Gala is just days away! Join us on Friday September 20th at an exclusive private venue in Chicago for our annual fundraising gala in celebration of collaborative documentaries that spark democracy. Tickets are on sale now - and going fast (continued …)

Celebrating Greatness with Muhammad Ali

September 4, 2013
On October 4th in Louisville, the Muhammad Ali Center will present a screening of The Trials of Muhammad Ali as part of its "Three Days of Greatness" celebrations amid the first ever Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards. Muhammad Ali himself will be (continued …)

Gordon Quinn to speak on documentary ethics in Yamagata and Chicago

September 3, 2013
Kartemquin co-founder and Artistic Director Gordon Quinn will draw on his five decades of filmmaking experience to speak on documentary ethics and fair use at upcoming festivals in Yamagata and Chicago this October. The Yamagata International (continued …)

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