News for November 2016

WTTW to broadcast Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita in honor of #KTQ50

November 30, 2016
WTTW, Chicago's premier public television station, will broadcast Kartemquin's Peabody Award-winning Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita (2007) at 10PM on Thursday December 15, in honor of Kartemquin's 50th anniversary. This is the final (continued …)
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Month of December: 50% off EVERYTHING in the Kartemquin Store; KTQ: The Early Years Vol. 1-4 and #KTQ50 Book for just $50!

November 30, 2016
USE COUPON CODE: KTQ50 during the month of December and receive 50% off EVERYTHING in the Kartemquin Store, including the newly released Saving Mes Aynak on DVD, the Almost There Special Edition DVD, which includes an Almost There Update and deleted (continued …)

Empathy. Now more than ever.

November 29, 2016
Dear Friends, As our 50th year draws to a close we are grateful for your friendship and support. These final days of 2016 have been filled with much reflection and dialogue here at Kartemquin Films–as they have been in communities around the (continued …)

Stranded by the State - Episode 2/ At-Risk Youth premieres today

November 29, 2016
The second episode of Stranded by the State, entitled "At-Risk Youth" premieres today. A collaboration between In These Times and Kartemquin Films. the series is directed, edited and produced by Kartemquin associate Liz Kaar and explores the human (continued …)

In remembrance of Earl Smith

November 23, 2016
Kartemquin is sad to learn of the passing of Earl Smith, who was featured in our 1994 film Hoop Dreams. An insurance executive who on weekends acted as a volunteer basketball talent scout for local high schools, "Big Earl" was one of the first (continued …)

In the Game and director Maria Finitzo head to Tajikistan, India and Morocco with the American Film Showcase

November 22, 2016
In the Game has been chosen by the U.S. State Department to be one of the 10 films to participate in the American Film Showcase (AFS), the United States' premier film diplomacy program. AFS organizes screenings and workshops with American filmmakers (continued …)

Applications now open for 2017 Diverse Voices in Docs Program

November 22, 2016
Kartemquin Films and The Community Film Workshop of Chicago have opened applications for the 2017 edition of Diverse Voices in Docs (DVID). 12 producers will be selected from those who apply before the December 19 deadline. 2017 will be the fifth (continued …)

Stranded by the State - Episode 1 / Public Higher Education premieres today

November 21, 2016
Announcing the first episode of Stranded by the State, a new web series in collaboration between In These Times and Kartemquin Films. Directed, edited and produced by Kartemquin associate Liz Kaar, the series explores the human impact of Illinois' (continued …)

Announcing Stranded by the State: a new video series chronicling the human impact of Illinois' ongoing budget crisis

November 18, 2016
Today, In These Times magazine and Kartemquin Films announced a new multi-part video series, Stranded by the State, that chronicles the long-term toll of the ongoing budget crisis in Illinois on state residents. Directed, edited and produced by (continued …)

DePaul celebrates #KTQ50 with FREE screening of Now We Live On Clifton; Peter Kuttner in conversation

November 16, 2016
DePaul University Special Collections and Archives and the Lincoln Park Community Research Initiative will host a FREE screening of Now We Live On Clifton at the DePaul University Student Center at 7PM on Thursday, November 17. Peter Kuttner, one of (continued …)

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