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See Kartemquin around Chicago!

May 15, 2008

A reminder about all of the fantastic and free upcoming Kartemquin screenings. Come support your local documentarians.

Come to the Chicago premiere of Kartemquin's In the Family directed by Joanna Rudnick. Joanna will be present at both screenings, and following the film stay for a panel discussion with the filmmaker and leaders in the field.

  • Monday, May 19; 7 pm
  • Thorne Auditorium, Arthur Rubloff Building at Northwestern University
  • 375 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL
  • Wednesday, May 21; 7 pm
  • Ryan Family Auditorium, Technological Institute at Northwestern University
  • 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL

Both screenings are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Then, 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.