Kartemquin in the press
May 09, 2008
There's a flurry of press activity this morning in anticipation of the At the Death House Door Chicago premiere tomorrow. Read reviews in the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun Times. Listen to an interview with the filmmakers on WBEZ's Eight Forty-Eight, and read coverage in the Chicago Reader and on Gaper's Block.
Get your tickets now for Saturday!
May 07, 2008
Get your tickets now while they're still available for the Chicago premiere of At the Death House Door this Saturday! The film opens downtown at 8pm at the Siskel Film Center. If you can't make it for the premiere, the award-winning doc will continue to play the Siskel the remainder of the week.
The film has been generating significant press lately, including this piece on the Huffington Post.
In the Family sneak preview a big success
May 07, 2008
The Northwestern Memorial Foundation hosted a sneak preview of In the Family for friends of the organization last night at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago. The crowd participated in a panel discussion with filmmaker Joanna Rudnick and experts in the field following the film.
Kartemquin's foundation funding referenced
May 03, 2008
Kartemquin's Steve James was quoted in an article today in the Philanthrophy News Digest about the ever-changing documentary funding landscape. Kartemquin has strived to build strong relationships with foundations over time to help support documentary work, particularly since the break-out success of our film Hoop Dreams.
At the Death House Door community screening
May 01, 2008
If you can't make the Chicago premiere of At the Death House Door during its run at the Siskel, you have another chance!
Kartemquin Films, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Illinois, the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University School of Law, and The Public Square at the Illinois Humanities Council present...
At the Death House Door Screening and Discussion Wednesday, May 28
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM (doors open at 6:30)
Thorne Auditorium, Northwestern University School of Law
375 East Chicago Avenue
This event is free and open to the public. Reservations are required. Email events@prairie.org or call 312-422-5580.
After the screening, there will be a discussion featuring Pickett, Chicago Tribune reporter Steve Mills, filmmakers Steve James and Peter Gilbert, Ed Yohnka of the ACLU of Illinois, and Rob Warden, Executive Director of the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University School of Law. At the Death House Door tells the story of Rev. Carroll Pickett, who served 15 years as the death house chaplain to the infamous "Walls" prison unit in Huntsville, Texas and presided over 95 executions, including the world‚s first lethal injection. The film particularly focuses on how Pickett was affected by Carlos De Luna, one of the inmates he counseled and who is now widely-regarded as wrongfully convicted˜based on evidence uncovered by Chicago Tribune reporters Steve Mills and Maurice Possley. It is a film about of the failures of the criminal justice system; about one man‚s spiritual and moral journey; and how this very final act of punishment does not bring closure.
Additionally, The Documentary Channel Blog recently covered the film. Read the post.
At the Death House Door heads to Baltimore
April 29, 2008
Get your tickets now for the Baltimore premiere of At the Death House Door at the Maryland Film Festival, May 2nd. The film will screen again at the festival on May 4th.
Terra Incognita in Greece
April 29, 2008
We are excited to announce that Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita has been accepted into the 3rd annual International Science Film Festival in Athens next month. The film will premiere in Greece on Wednesday May 21st at 8:00pm. Get more information.
At the Death House Door Chicago premiere tickets now available
April 28, 2008
Get your tickets now for the Chicago premiere of Kartemquin's latest, At the Death House Door, at the Gene Siskel Film Center at 8pm. Filmmakers Steve James and Peter Gilbert will be in attendance.
The premiere has started to generate press coverage.
Kartemquin's Executive Director search in the press
April 28, 2008
Reel Chicago recently covered Kartemquin's recently initiated Executive Director search. Read the article. Read the job posting.
Catch At the Death House Door in Boston tonight
April 27, 2008
Come to the New England premiere of At the Death House Door at the Independent Film Festival in Boston today and tomorrow. Get tickets.
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