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In remembrance of Coach Pingatore, star of Hoop Dreams

July 1, 2019
Kartemquin Films is sad to learn of the passing of Gene Pingatore, who featured prominently in our 1994 film Hoop Dreams.Pingatore coached basketball at St. Joseph High School in Westchester for over 50 years and holds the title of the winningest (continued …)

Kartemquin wins 2019 NAMLE Award

June 27, 2019
We're thrilled to share Kartemquin is a 2019 recipient of a National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) Media Literate Media Award! Kartemquin co-founder and Artistic Director Gordon Quinn will travel to Washington, (continued …)

WATCH: Contaminated Memories, a New York Times Op-Doc

June 25, 2019
  Contaminated Memories, directed and produced by Debra Tolchinsky, is available to view today via The New York Times Op-Docs. The short film precedes True Memories and Other Falsehoods, Tolchinsky's feature-length documentary currently in (continued …)

America to Me nominated for TV Critics Association Award

June 23, 2019
America to Me, the award-winning series directed by Steve James, has earned a nomination for a 2019 Television Critics Association (TCA) Award in the Outstanding Achievement in News and Information category. The series is nominated alongside 60 (continued …)

WATCH the official trailer for COOKED; Chicago theatrical premiere July 12-25

June 21, 2019
Kartemquin is excited to share official trailer for COOKED: Survival by Zip Code, marking the upcoming release of the searing documentary on the politics of “disaster” that blends investigative reporting and humor to make a (continued …)

'63 Boycott Now Available for Pre-Order on DVD

June 13, 2019
‘63 Boycott, the award-winning film by Rachel Dickson, Tracye A. Matthews, and Gordon Quinn, will be released on DVD for individuals and educational institutions on Tuesday, July 2nd. The new DVD comes with 40 minutes of special (continued …)

Kartemquin to Receive $45,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

May 29, 2019
Kartemquin Films is delighted to receive an Art Works grant of $45,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts to engage the Midwest documentary community (makers, media arts organizations and distribution partners) in dialogue and solutions- (continued …)

Documentary as Community: 2019 Peabodys Re-Cap

May 23, 2019
This past Saturday members of Kartemquin's staff, board, and filmmaking community attended the 2019 Peabody Awards ceremony in New York City to accept an Institutional Award on behalf of the organization– and to celebrate Minding the Gap's (continued …)

Kartemquin Welcomes Jolene Pinder as New Executive Director

May 15, 2019
Kartemquin Films, the award-winning Chicago-based documentary nonprofit organization, today named Jolene Pinder as Executive Director. Pinder will begin on June 10th, overseeing all aspects of operations, programs, and serving as Executive Producer (continued …)

Kartemquin and Music Box Theatre honor life of Bill Siegel on June 5

May 10, 2019
Kartemquin Films and the Music Box Theatre will honor the life of Chicago filmmaker Bill Siegel on June 5, 2019 with a double feature of the director’s award-winning films, The Weather Underground (nominated for a 2003 Academy Award®) and The Trials (continued …)

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