Keep Talking, the award-winning debut feature documentary from director Karen Lynn Weinberg, will be available to view on select local PBS stations through PBS Plus beginning July 2nd! PBS Plus is a syndicated programming service for public television stations. Viewers can access Keep Talking by checking their local PBS listings, or by submitting a request to their local station for Keep Talking. The film will also be available to pre-order on DVD through July 2nd. DVDs can currently be pre-ordered for the special price of $19.95 ahead of the release. Pre-order here! Continued

Leading documentary industry funders will visit Chicago on Saturday, June 23rd to assess the eight in-progress projects being made by Midwestern documentary makers of color through Diverse Voices in Docs (DVID), a nine-month professional mentorship program organized by Kartemquin Films and the Community Film Workshop of Chicago. Funder panelists gathering at the DePaul University School of Cinematic Arts to review pitches and view previews by the 2018 DVID cohort will include: Chloe Gbai, POV Jannet Nuñez, ITVS Hajnal Molnar-Szakacs, Sundance Institute Marjon Javadi, Doc Society Leslie Fields-Cruz, Black Public Media Dan Soles, WTTW Continued

Not only making its UK premiere at Sheffield Doc/Fest, but stirring and stunning fest-goers, Minding the Gap earned both the New Talent Award and the Doc Audience Award at the 2018 Sheffield Doc/Fest. The film has now earned 28 award recognitions since its world premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival in January. Impressions from #SheffDocFest viewers: Thrilled that @MindingGapFilm won TWO awards at @sheffdocfest - an expertly executed film that weaves multiple narratives into a tale about growing up. Plus, there's some great skateboarding. Congratulations Bing! https://t.co/LGXhoxQAXM Continued

Kartemquin is excited to announce the six talented interns that will join us during our Summer 2018 internship term. Learn more about each new member of the Kartemquin community below: Julia Davis Julia Davis is a filmmaker and animator from the northern suburbs of Chicago. She is a recent graduate of Oberlin College, where she majored in Cinema Studies with a minor in Studio Art. She also studied at Prague Film School in the Czech Republic, earning a certificate in narrative filmmaking. In addition to making films, she is passionate about teaching filmmaking and media literacy. Elodie Edjang Continued

Award-winning Keep Talking is now available for pre-order at the special price of $19.95! DVDs ship July 2nd. The DVD includes: Two versions of the film (79 minute and 57 minute) English and Spanish subtitles 18 never-before-seen extra scenes, including A New Word for 'Tweet', Dancing is for Men, and The Eldest Elder Downloadable educational discussion guide (available July 2nd) ABOUT THE FILM Continued

Kartemquin is thrilled to share that Hulu has acquired Sundance award-winning Minding the Gap by Bing Liu. The film will be available on Hulu and released theatrically by Magnolia beginning August 17. Continued

In a momentous weekend for the film, Minding the Gap earned both the Best Documentary Feature Award and the Audience Choice Award at the Mountainfilm Festival, as well as the Special Jury Award for Bravery at the Mammoth Lakes Film Festival. Mountainfilm's jury included Barry Jenkins (Moonlight, Medicine for Melancholy), Jeff Orlowski (Chasing Ice, Chasing Coral), and Roko Belic (Genghis Blues). Continued

Academy Award-nominated Edith+Eddie by Laura Checkoway continues to generate awareness and energy around the issues of elder rights, elder abuse, guardianship abuse, aging, end-of-life issues and legal reform. The film recently screened to five groups as part of its ongoing impact campaign: The American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Law and Aging Iowa Law and Services Together (ILAST) Elder Abuse Coordinated Community Response Team The Gentle/Radical Film Club (dedicated to delivering accessible, grassroots screenings to minority ethnic women in South Wales, Great Britain) Continued

Marking its 13th award recognition, including a 2018 Academy Award nomination, since its world premiere at the 2017 True/False Film Festival, Edith+Eddie was announced today as the recipient of the DocEdge Film Festival's award for Best International Short. The fest was the film's New Zealand premiere. Continued

Academy Award®-nominated Abacus: Small Enough to Jail was announced today as the recipient of the 2018 American Bar Association Award for Media and the Arts in the television category! The Silver Gavel Awards are intended to "recognize outstanding work that fosters the American public's understanding of law and the legal system." Read the ABA's official press release here. Continued