From July 20th several members of the Kartemquin community will be speaking at the exhibition Kartemquin at 50: Democracy through Documentary. The Exhibition is open daily, is free to all, and will run until August 20th, and is located at Expo 72 ( 72 E. Randolph St.)

The exhibition features 50 years of equipment, documents and artifacts. In a recent blog post for PBS' POV documentary strand, Heather McIntosh writes that, "centered around themes of craft, community, and change, the curated items represent the organization’s history and ideologies, not to mention documentary history more generally."

Some of the speakers that will be giving talks include our Technical Director Jim Morrissette, Almost There Directors Dan Rybicky & Aaron Wickenden, as well as Kartemquin Co-Founder Gordon Quinn and Rachel Dickinson. A Full list of the speakers and topics is below.

FULL LIST OF #KTQ50 EXHIBITION SPEAKERS AND TOPICS:

• Wednesday, July 20th 1:30PM
  Featured Speaker: Jim Morrissette
  Topic: Legacy Camera and Editing Equipment
• Monday, July 25th 5:30PM
  Featured Speaker: Maggie Bowman
  Topic: Kartemquin Trivia
• Thursday, July 28th 5:30PM
  Featured Speakers: Dan Rybicky and Aaron Wickenden
  Topic: The making of Almost There
• Monday, August 1st 11:30AM
  Featured Speaker: Betsy Steinberg
  Topic: Careers in Documentary Film
• Wednesday, August 3rd 1:30PM
  Featured Speaker: Liz Stanton
  Topic: The Making of Hard Earned
• Monday, August 8th 5:30PM
  Featured Speaker: Nora Gully
  Topic: Archiving and KTQ History and Technology
• Wednesday, August 10th 5:30PM
  Featured Speakers: Gordon Quinn and Rachel Dickson
  Topic: Making an Archival Film in the Digital Age
• Thursday, August 11th 5:30PM
  Featured Speaker: Thavary Krouch
  Topic: Kartemquin's Diverse Voices in Documentary alumni member, Thavary Krouch, will hold a meeting about the program, share the works-in-progress and “Filmmaker Chat” interviewing a fellow DVID current or alums' experiences on topics ranging from diversity in documentary filmmaking to audience engagement and Kartemquin's role in promoting both.
• Saturday, August 13th 1:30PM
  Featured Speaker: Ife Olatunji
  Topic: Collective Voices Ethnographic Film Festival Preview
• Monday, August 15th 5:30PM
  Featured Speaker: Matt Lauterbach
  Topic: Making Media Accessible to Blind and Deaf Audiences
• Wednesday, August 17th 1:30PM
  Featured Speaker: Tim Horsburgh
  Topic: Marketing and Distributing Documentaries
• Thursday, August 18th 11:30AM
  Featured Speaker: Thavary Krouch
  Topic: Kartemquin’s Diverse Voices in Documentary Program