News for June 2016

Almost There to air on PBS in July

June 30, 2016
Throughout July and beyond, PBS stations around the country will be broadcasting the national television premiere of Almost There, Dan Rybicky and Aaron Wickenden's award-winning exploration of art, ethics, and aging. The PBS broadcasts begin this (continued …)
Kartemquin subjects at #KTQ50

Over 1000 celebrate 50 years of Kartemquin

June 29, 2016
Director Steve James concluded his speech to 1,000 Kartemquin supporters on Friday, June 24th by quoting the late Roger Ebert. “Chaz’s husband once said very memorably that movies are a machine that generates empathy,” said James. “If there has ever (continued …)
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Kartemquin Films marks 50th Anniversary by announcing Fall Festival, New Fund for Filmmaker Support at #KTQ50 Birthday Party Event in Chicago

June 24, 2016
Retrospectives in New York and Los Angeles to Highlight Five Decades of Documentaries Nearly 1,000 Party Attendees Include CEO of PBS, Stars of Films and Directors from the Past 50 Years of Kartemquin, Elected Officials Not-for-profit documentary (continued …)

#KTQ50: Watch The New Americans for free for two weeks

June 24, 2016
From today until next Friday, July 8th, the free KTQ50 series is The New Americans (2003). You saw that date right: We are streaming TWO free weeks of one of Kartemquin's proudest achievements, the 7-part series, The New Americans. Since we know (continued …)

WTTW Celebrates Kartemquin's 50th Birthday with broadcast of Hoop Dreams

June 20, 2016
WTTW, Chicago's premier public television station, will broadcast Hoop Dreams at 8pm on Thursday, June 23rd as part of a year-long series honoring our 50th anniversary. This special broadcast of our most celebrated film - the first time it has (continued …)

"Riveting" Raising Bertie heads to AFI DOCS Impact Lab

June 20, 2016
Ahead of its Washington, D.C., premiere at AFI DOCS this weekend, Raising Bertie has been selected to participate in the 2nd annual AFI DOCS Impact Lab, "a two-day intensive designed for filmmakers with issue-driven films who aim to create broader (continued …)

Legacy, Impact, and Looking Forward: Gordon Quinn Talks Kartemquin

June 17, 2016
In case you missed a couple of emails, posts, or general shouting from the rooftops, we are turning 50 years old this year. To celebrate our birthday, Kartemquin Films has done a small takeover of venues, event, and newspapers, to raise awareness of (continued …)

#KTQ50: Watch Stevie for free all week

June 17, 2016
From today until next Friday, June 24th, the free KTQ50 film is Stevie (2002). "If I was going to document his life, I had to document how ineffectual I was being in helping him." — Director/Producer Steve James In 1995, filmmaker Steve James (continued …)

#KTQ50: Watch Refrigerator Mothers for free all week

June 10, 2016
From today until next Friday, June 17th, the free KTQ50 film is Refrigerator Mothers (2002). Refrigerator Mothers is a portrait of seven women who were wrongly villainized by society, yet who found the strength and courage to survive. The making of (continued …)

Update On Our Work To Fix The DCMA

June 9, 2016
While we are excited about our celebration on June 24th, we are still continuing to fight for the ideals and principles that have driven Kartemquin for the last 50 years. In March of this year, a comment was submitted to the Register of Copyrights (continued …)

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