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Kartemquin events at this year's Chicago Humanities Festival announced

September 6, 2005
Kartemquin Films will be involved with two events at the 2005 Chicago Humanities Festival. Sunday November 13th - Noon KARTEMQUIN FILMS: Revisiting The New Americans The New Americans tracks four years in the lives of a diverse group of (continued …)

Historic Kartemquin film showing this Thursday, September 8th, 6:00pm at The Gene Siskel Film Center

September 6, 2005
From The Chicago Reader: Urban Rural Wild: Chicagoland Gridded/Revised In conjunction with an exhibit of the same title opening at I Space on September 9, filmmaker Thomas Comerford curated this program of six films and videos on Chicago geography. (continued …)

Mark your calendar -- Kartemquin Retrospective this fall!

September 6, 2005
We are proud to announce the upcoming "Truth in Motion: A Retrospective of Kartemquin Films -- a tribute to Chicago's respected documentary film collective as they enter their 40th year." The retrospective will run at the University of Chicago from (continued …)

Terra Incognita supported by the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Fund

August 31, 2005
Terra Incognita: Exploring the World of Stem Cell Research has been granted a $20,000 "Quality of Life" grant from the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Fund for continuing production. (continued …)

Milking the Rhino receives grant from MacArthur Foundation

August 31, 2005
David E. Simpson and Jeannie Magill's latest documentary, Milking the Rhino on the controversial issue of community-based conservation in Africa, has been awarded a $350,000 grant from the MacArthur Foundation. David and Jeannie have just returned (continued …)

Golub: Late Works television broadcasts

August 31, 2005
Kartemquin Films' recent documentary on the late artist Leon Golub, Golub: Late Works are the Catastrophes is currently airing on Link TV. PBS will also run the feature documentary as part of its "True Lives" programming. Dates and times to be (continued …)

In the Family begins first shoot, receives Illinois grant support

August 31, 2005
This summer In the Family launched production by filming a support group for women who tested for the hereditary breast and ovarian cancer mutations. Filmmaker Joanna Rudnick, who participated in the support group, followed it up with a shoot with (continued …)

Golub remembered at Art Institute of Chicago

December 2, 2004
An introduction to Golub: Late Works are the Catastrophes delivered at a memorial service for Leon Golub at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, November 23, 2004 by Judy Hoffman: We first met Leon and Nancy in 1985. We had been making films (continued …)

The New Americans wins another award

November 2, 2004
The International Documentary Association awarded The New Americans its 2004 Limited Series Award. The other nominees were Martin Scorcese's The Blues, Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire, and American Experience: New York: A Documentary Film--The (continued …)

Late Works to show at IDFA

November 2, 2004
Golub: Late Works are the Catastrophes has been accepted and will screen at this year's International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam which takes place from November 18 to 28. Check back later for more details. (continued …)

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