News for January 2019

Minding the Gap broadcasts on POV February 18

January 28, 2019
Minding the Gap, directed by Bing Liu and produced by Diane Quon, will make its world television broadcast premiere on the PBS documentary series POV and pov.org on Monday, February 18 at 9pm/8c (check local listings). Find out how to host your own (continued …)

'63 Boycott opens tonight at the Gene Siskel Film Center in special double bill

January 24, 2019
Chicago-based filmmaking houses One City Films and Kartemquin Films are teaming up to present a double-bill of activist documentary shorts: the world premiere of F*** Your Hair, from One City Films, and ‘63 Boycott, directed by Kartemquin founder (continued …)

Minding the Gap nominated for an Academy Award®

January 22, 2019
Kartemquin is absolutely thrilled to share that Minding the Gap has been nominated for the 91st Academy Awards® in the Feature Documentary category. Minding the Gap is presented by Hulu; edited by Joshua Altman and Bing Liu; original music by Nathan (continued …)

Kartemquin Executive Director Search

January 15, 2019
Kartemquin Films seeks an Executive Director to lead the dynamic organization at a pivotal moment in its venerable history. Building on the strong foundation established by its founders and constituents throughout the last 53 years, the Executive (continued …)

Minding the Gap, America to Me win at Cinema Eye Honors

January 11, 2019
Both and America to Me took home top prizes at Thursday's 12th Annual Cinema Eye Honors, presented at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, NY and hosted by Steve James. Minding the Gap earned three prizes – tying with Free Solo as the most (continued …)

Announcing the 2019 Diverse Voices in Docs (DVID) Fellows

January 9, 2019
Kartemquin Films and the Community Film Workshop of Chicago today announced the eight new 2019 Diverse Voices in Docs (DVID) fellows. The fellows are Shiraz Ahmed, Aisha Allen, Joua Lee Grande, Milton Guillen, Sebastián Pinzón-Silva, Shawn Taylor, (continued …)

ONE WEEK ONLY: '63 Boycott now available for free streaming

January 8, 2019
'63 Boycott, one of 10 short documentaries to advance as a contender for Best Documentary Short at the 2019 Academy Awards, is now available for free streaming for one week only through Kartemquin Films, Public Media’s WORLD Channel and the PBS App (continued …)