Kartemquin Films and award-winning journalist Howard Reich are in production on a documentary feature based on "Prisoner of Her Past," a searing article written by Reich and published in the Chicago Tribune as a special section of the newspaper on Nov. 30, 2003. The article recounts Howard's journey to Dubno, in Ukraine, where he reconstructs the harsh childhood of his mother, Sonia, who began running and hiding from the Nazis when she was 10 years old during the Second World War and who now suffers from late-onset post-traumatic stress disorder. Visit official site
Sad Kartemquin News
June 24, 2009
Today we mourn the loss of John Callaway, a brilliant journalist and dear friend to Kartemquin Films. John was a vocal champion of Kartemquin's mission, and over the last few years was an irreplaceable, force-of-nature advocate for our work in progress, Prisoner of Her Past. John died yesterday of a heart attack. He was 72.You can read more about his legacy in The Chicago Tribune. Or, listen to an interview with John and a remembrance of his life on WBEZ.
- Director
- Gordon Quinn
- Producers
- Joanna Rudnick
- Howard Reich
- Producer
- Jerry Blumenthal