June 2009

Listen to Typeface Director Justine Nagan and Executive Producer Gordon Quinn tomorrow morning at 10am on Milwaukee Public Radio's Lake Effect.  If you're in the area, tune in locally to WUWM 89.7 FM or listen online. Also, read this great blog post about the film.

In addition to the TYPECON screening in Atlanta next month, screenings are in the works across the country. Check out the events page for details as they're available.

At the Death House Door receives 3 1/2 stars and the title of "Pick of the Week" in new DVD releases from Wilmington on Movies. Reviewer Mike Wilmington calls the film a "moving, provocative and deeply convincing portrait." DVDs will go on sale by the end of the week in the Kartemquin store.

As the Ravinia Festival opens its summer season, buzz continues to build around the Kartemquin/MPG collaboration, "A Good Man," documenting Bill T. Jones' commission for the fest. Read more about it, along with other highlights from this summer's Ravinia program, at the Sun Times, Daily Herald, and About.com.

Continuing his fair use advocacy and Kartemquin's mission of education, Artistic Director Gordon Quinn taught two master classes in Chicagoland last week. At filmmaker Joanna Rudnick’s class at Northwestern University, Gordon viewed and critiqued rough cuts of student documentaries, as well as discussed Fair Use and documentary ethics.

On Friday Gordon returned to his alma mater University of Chicago to give a master class. Joined by former Kartemquin producer Beth Iams Wellman and Kartemquin staff member Dinesh Sabu, the three talked about documentary ethics, fair use, editing, producing on a low budget, and the rich history of filmmaking at the University of Chicago.