News for March 2015

Celebrate the Hoop Dreams Blu-Ray with a Full Frame Exclusive

March 31, 2015
Our classic documentary Hoop Dreams is available today on Blu-Ray for the first time, courtesy of The Criterion Collection. Besides a wealth of extras, including essays by author John Edgar Wideman and filmmaker and critic Robert Greene (who states (continued …)

On Beauty Wins Cleveland Jury Award for Best Documentary Short

March 30, 2015
The 39th Cleveland International Film Festival has awarded On Beauty with the Jury Prize for Best Documentary Short. This is the second film festival award in as many weeks for director Joanna Rudnick's film, following the Geneva Film Festival also (continued …)

Almost There screens twice in Chicago in April

March 27, 2015
Our home town crowd will get two chances to see our highly-acclaimed new film Almost There this April. The Midwest Independent Film Festival hosts the film on Tuesday, April 7th at Landmark's Century Centre Cinema, with directors Dan Rybicky and (continued …)

Four New Kartemquin Projects to Present at Spring Showcase

March 24, 2015
We are delighted to introduce new in-progress Kartemquin projects. Presenting: All the Queen's Horses; Minding the Gap; The Prosecutors; and Keep Talking. On Friday, May 1 at 8:15pm at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago, the 4th annual (continued …)
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Interview with Maggie Bowman, producer of Hard Earned

March 19, 2015
Hard Earned is a six-part documentary series produced by Kartemquin Films and Al Jazeera America that explores the hopes, fears and realities of low-wage American workers, following five families across the country trying to achieve the American (continued …)

RSVP for "Testing Season," fourth event in The School Project series

March 18, 2015
The School Project, a collaboratively-made transmedia documentary series about public education, hosts its fourth event on Tuesday, March 31st at 5:00pm at the the Claudia Cassidy Theater in the Chicago Cultural Center. RSVP now to attend for free (continued …)

Steve James Super Sale!

March 16, 2015
In honor of the new Blu-Ray release of Hoop Dreams on March 31st, we're offering multiple ways to save on films directed by Steve James until the end of March. Steve James' affiliation with Kartemquin began in 1987 with the start of production of (continued …)

On Beauty and Almost There win at Geneva Film Festival

March 16, 2015
This weekend, the 2015 Geneva Film Festival gave Joanna Rudnick's On Beauty the Best Documentary Short award, and Dan Rybicky and Aaron Wickenden were given an Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award for Almost There. Dan and Aaron were able to pick (continued …)

Join the Chicago PBS Listening Tour event

March 16, 2015
Make your voice heard on the last stop of the PBS Listening Tour in Chicago. This is your chance to help set priorities and share ideas around strengthening viewership, distribution, and community engagement of independent film. PBS Listening Tour (continued …)
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Almost There is a breakout hit at True/False 2015

March 13, 2015
Aaron Wickenden and Dan Rybicky's Almost There came out of Columbia, Missouri's True/False Film Festival as one of the most acclaimed documentaries of the weekend, drawing critical acclaim and passionate viewer responses. Across three screenings, (continued …)

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