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Prisoner of Her Past Benefit a huge success

May 2, 2008
This winter Prisoner of Her Past raised nearly $80,000 in individual donations as a result of a screening and benefit generously underwritten by Sage Foundation. The event, hosted by WTTW's John Callaway, featured new footage from the documentary, a (continued …)

In the Family in the spotlight

May 2, 2008
Kartemquin's Director of Development Joanna Rudnick is scheduled to participate in the closing plenary of the Grantmakers in Health National Conference in Los Angeles in February 2008. The plenary, "Lights, Camera, Action: Working with Media to (continued …)

Rare Inquiring Nuns screening in Chicago

May 2, 2008
Continuing their "Project Sunday" Chicago documentary series, the Chicago History Museum will screen Kartemquin's 1968 classic, Inquiring Nuns, on Sunday March 9th at 1:30pm. Tickets to the screening are free with museum admission. Filmmakers Gordon (continued …)

Hoop Dreams screens at Eastern libraries

May 2, 2008
Kartemquin's 1994 hit, Hoop Dreams, will screen this afternoon at the Westport Massachusetts Public Library, next Wednesday at the Wakefield Branch of the New York Public Library and then again in March in Essex, Connecticut as a part of a community (continued …)

Kartemquin Master Class

May 2, 2008
Mark your calendars! As a part of the first annual Inspire Films Symposium at Northwestern University, Gordon Quinn will be giving a master class on social issue documentary filmmaking on May 10th. Details to come! (continued …)

Stevie screening in Oak Park

May 2, 2008
Kartemquin's 2003 documentary, Stevie, will be the focus of a free public screening at Oak Park’s Lake Theater on Saturday, March 15, at 9:00am. Director and Oak Park resident, Steve James, will be in attendance to answer questions following the (continued …)

At the Death House Door hits more festivals

May 2, 2008
Kartemquin's upcoming release, At the Death House Door, is filling up its spring festival calendar. The film has been officially accepted into competition at the 2008 Independent Film Festival of Boston which will be held April 23-29. It will also (continued …)

Terra Incognita in DC - listen now

May 2, 2008
Catch the webcast of Kartemquin's Maria Finitzo as she discusses Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita with bioethicist Cynthia B. Cohen at the National Cathedral this past weekend. The screening was also featured on the dcist blog. (continued …)

Kartemquin Films Makes its Media Matter

May 2, 2008
Kartemquin's Zak Piper and Justine Nagan were in Washington DC last week representing the organization at the Center for Social Media's annual "Make Your Media Matter" conference. Media makers, funders, students and documentary enthusiasts gathered (continued …)

In the Family Sneak Preview in Chicago

May 2, 2008
You're invited to a sneak preview of Kartemquin's latest documentary, In the Family, next Tuesday night at the Gene Siskel Film Center. Read the invitation. (continued …)

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