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Kartemquin labor classic screens May 5th

May 2, 2008
Join us for a screening of Kartemquin's labor documentary, UE/Wells this Saturday night at 7:00pm at the New World Resource Center in Chicago. Following the film, there will be a discussion with the filmmakers and several union organizers from the (continued …)

Listen to Gordon's MIT panel on fair use

May 2, 2008
Listen to a podcast of the Cultural Commons and Fair Use panel that Kartemquin's President Gordon Quinn, and Board Member Pat Aufderheide participated in at last week's international conference at MIT. (continued …)

Typeface awarded first big grant from the IHC

May 2, 2008
Typeface, a new Kartemquin documentary by Justine Nagan, received a $10,000 grant from the Illinois Humanities Council for continued production on the film. (continued …)

Terra Incognita in the news

May 2, 2008
Kartemquin's latest doc, Terra Incognita, is currently featured in a story on Northwestern University's website. Read it. The film premieres Thursday night at Thorne Auditorium in Chicago. (continued …)

Join us at Steppenwolf for a documentary discussion

May 2, 2008
Kartemquin is excited to invite you to a discussion with Howard Reich and John Callaway about Kartemquin's documentary in progress, Prisoner of Her Past, Sunday, May 20th at 5:30pm in Steppenwolf's Upstairs Theatre. The event will include footage (continued …)

More In the Family News

May 2, 2008
Joanna Rudnick was profiled on the local NBC 10 o'clock news on Monday, February 13th. The story focused on Joanna's personal story and the production of In the Family. (continued …)

From Blum to The Nation

May 2, 2008
A letter to the Editor on "Torture in Art" from Kartemquin's Jerry Blumenthal to "The Nation" was published in the February 12th edition of the magazine. Click here to read the letter. (continued …)

Kartemquin/IFC film collaboration in the Hollywood Reporter

May 2, 2008
At the Death House Door, a new Kartemquin work by Steve James and Peter Gilbert, was recently mentioned in the Hollywood Reporter. The documentary is being produced by Kartemquin for the Independent Film Channel. Read the description. (continued …)

Kartemquin in the classroom

May 2, 2008
On Friday, February 23rd, Kartemquin’s Director of Communications Justine Nagan traveled to Madison to participate in the University of Wisconsin’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication’s Undergraduate Colloquium on Professional Practices in (continued …)

In the Family on the web

May 2, 2008
In the Family has recently launched a website designed by Dizzy Giant. Come visit us here. (continued …)

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