New book from subject of Vietnam: Long Time Coming
January 29, 2007
George Brummell, one of the characters from Kartemquin's Emmy-award winning film Vietnam: Long Time Coming, has published a memoir entitled, Shades of Darkness. Brummell, who was blinded by a landmine in Vietnam, recounts his experiences during the war and in the aftermath. Visit www.georgebrummell.com for more information or to order.
ITF and the IHC team up to discuss genetic testing
January 26, 2007
Join Kartemquin Filmmaker Joanna Rudnick on February 13, 2007, as she screens scenes from her documentary in progress, In the Family, as part of an Illinois Humanities Council evening entitled,“What Would You Do? Genetic Testing and Life Decisions.”
The event runs from 6:00pm – 8:00pm at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) McCormick Tribune Campus Center (3201 S State St) in Chicago.
The event is free, but registration is required.
The program is part of the Illinois Humanities Council 2006-2007 series Future Perfect: Conversations on the Meaning of the Genetics Revolution.
Reel Chicago profiles Kartemquin’s works in progress
January 24, 2007
Reel Chicago published an update to their 2006 article about local docs in production, including five current Kartemquin films. Check it out.
Former intern featured in Reel Chicago
January 22, 2007
Former Kartemquin intern, Shana East, is hard at work on her first documentary. Read about her efforts in this month's issue of Reel Chicago.
Fair-use Alum
January 22, 2007
Gordon continues the fair-use discussion in the University of Chicago Alumni magazine’s Op-Ed section.
Stevie in L.A.
January 05, 2007
On November 4th, Stevie screened to members of the American Society of Criminology as a part of their annual meeting weekend. According to conference organizers, the film was extremely well received. For more information about the ASC, click here.
Kartemquin en Francais!
January 04, 2007
University of Chicago professor James Chandler discusses the work of Kartemquin Films in his recent article for the Autumn 2006 issue of the French journal “Agenda de la Pensee Contemporaine”. For an English translation, click here (40k Word file).
In the Family has a lot to celebrate in the New Year
January 03, 2007
The film recently received a $10,000 production grant from the Jewish Women’s Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago.
In the Family also topped the list of Screen Magazine’s December "Call Sheet" - a rundown of the movers and shakers of independent film in the Midwest. Check it out here.
Kartemquin’s Refrigerator Mothers as Media policy tool
January 03, 2007
The Center for Social Media at American University recently posted clips from Refrigerator Mothers to be used to help understand "fair use" issues in documentary filmmaking. Check it out, you might learn something!
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