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Minding the Gap nominated for 2019 Emmy Award

July 16, 2019
Minding the Gap, directed by Bing Liu and produced by Diane Quon, today received a nomination for a 2019 Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special.The 2019 Emmy Awards will air September 22 on Fox.Minding the Gap  (continued …)

Cooked: Survival by Zip Code's Chicago theatrical run opens tonight

July 12, 2019
Cooked: Survival by Zip Code is Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand's searing investigation into the politics of “disaster” – by way of the deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave, in which 739 residents perished (mostly (continued …)

In remembrance of Milos Stehlik, our friend at Facets

July 10, 2019
Kartemquin is saddened by the passing of Milos Stehlik, legendary founder of Facets.A longtime friend and collaborator with our organization, we worked with Facets and Milos on many film, VHS, and DVD releases and screenings of our films over (continued …)

Eating Up Easter makes European and New York premieres this July and August

July 6, 2019
Eating Up Easter, a film by Sergio and Elena Rapu, will make both its European and New York premieres this summer. Directed by native Rapanui filmmaker Sergio Rapu, the film explores the dilemma his people are facing. Crafted as a story (continued …)
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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 …)

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