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Refrigerator Mothers panel

May 2, 2008
JJ Hanley, producer of Refrigerator Mothers, shared the stage with pioneer mothers who raised their autistic children during the era of “mother blame” of the 50s and 60s during the Autism Society of America’s (ASA) national conference in Phoenix, AZ (continued …)

Terra Incognita hits the festivals this fall

May 2, 2008
Kartemquin is excited to announce that Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita will be a part of this year's prestigious IDFA festival in Amsterdam this November. Also, the film will have its world premiere at DOCNZ in New Zealand in September, (continued …)

Kartemquin Associate's work featured in Chicago film showcase

May 2, 2008
An early film from long-time Kartemquin associate, Peter Kuttner, will be screened as a part of the Chicago Film Archives' upcoming show entitled, "Chicago My Town: Portraits From the Margins," on September 20th and 21st. Kuttner's film, Cause (continued …)

Gordon on "Hello Beautiful"

May 2, 2008
Tune in at 10am on Sunday, September 16th, to 91.5 fm in Chicagoland, to hear Kartemquin's Gordon Quinn interviewed on WBEZ's Hello Beautiful. Gordon will be talking about his experience working on the acclaimed Mike Shea documentary, And This is (continued …)

Kartemquin- Waiting to Inhale

May 2, 2008
Join Kartemquin's Gordon Quinn at the Chicago premiere of the new documentary, Waiting to Inhale, Thursday September 20th, sponsored by The Public Square, The Illinois Humanities Council and Columbia College. The film explores the evolution of the (continued …)

In the Family in the field

May 2, 2008
In the Family Producer Joanna Rudnick and Associate producer Beth Iams attended the kick-off event for the Associate Board of the Chicago Center For Jewish Genetic Disorders last night. Joanna and Beth talked about the film and the potential for (continued …)

Terra Incognita Premieres Tonight

May 2, 2008
Terra Incognita: The Promise and Peril of Stem Cell Research, directed by Maria Finitzo, premieres tonight at Thorne Auditorium in Chicago. View details for the event here. Thanks to The Center for Genetic Medicine at Northwestern University and The (continued …)

Kartemquin on the quick

May 2, 2008
Kartemquin's Director of Communications, Justine Nagan, recently served as a jury-member for the Chicago 48-hour film project competition. 14 films were completed and screened by the judges- the highlights of which are being shown tonight at The (continued …)

You're invited

May 2, 2008
Mark your calendars! You're invited to a benefit for Typeface, Kartemquin's work-in-progress on cultural preservation and graphic design history in the Midwest. Please join us Friday, June 15th at 7pm for champagne, desserts and stunning original (continued …)

Free Outdoor Screening

May 2, 2008
To celebrate the re-release of Kartemquin's Emmy-Award winning documentary, Vietnam, Long Time Coming on DVD, the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum and Kartemquin Films are hosting a reception at the Museum and an outdoor screening of the film in (continued …)

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