July 2009

In anticipation of upcoming screenings around the country, read this great post on the Felt and Wire blog about the Typeface premiere at Typecon.  Additionally, Kartemquin would like to thank Mohawk Paper for their generous $5,000 donation to support outreach and distribution for the film.  Their support will help us complete and release the film to a wide audience.

Just a week ago Typeface held its domestic premiere before an audience of over 300 type enthusiasts at the 2009 TypeCon in Atlanta, GA. After the screening an animated panel discussion ensued with Director Justine Nagan, Jim Moran, printer and curator of the Hamilton museum, and Nick Sherman, a designer who interned there. Stay tuned for information on more screenings coming soon and check out these great mentions on the Fontolia blog and Realm Advertising's news feed.

At the upcoming ABA 2009 Annual Meeting, the Special Committee on Bioethics and the Law will sponsor the CLE Program Is it in My Family? One Woman's Journey through Genetic Testing.

The session, which impacts a broad range of legal topics, includingfamily law, health law, intellectual property, individual rights andresponsibilities, insurance law, science and technology, and bioethicsand the law, will examine the pros and cons of predictive genetictesting and the effects on individuals and their families.

The July 31st program will feature clips from In the Family and a panel discussion with filmmaker Joanna Rudnick.  The film will also screen in its entirety as a part of the ABA Annual meeting on August 2nd.

As we enter week four of The New Americans encore broadcast on Global Voices on PBS, listen to this interview with Executive Producer Gordon Quinn, who discusses the ongoing relevance of the work with the host of New America Now, an award-winning news and culture radio magazine, or catch Series Producer Gita Saedi on Digital Production Buzz who discusses the challenges of organizing crews in six countries over several years.