Kartemquin Films is a four-time Oscar-nominated 501(c)3 non-profit production company located in
Chicago
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Illinois
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, that produces a wide range of
documentary films
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. It is the documentary filmmaking home of acclaimed producers such as
Gordon Quinn
Gordon Quinn is Artistic Director and founding member of Kartemquin Films and a 2007 recipient of the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. Gordon Quinn has been making documentaries for over 45 years and has produced or dire ...
(''
A Good Man''),
Steve James (''
Hoop Dreams
''Hoop Dreams'' is a 1994 American documentary film directed by Steve James, and produced by Frederick Marx, James, and Peter Gilbert, with Kartemquin Films. It follows the story of two African-American high school students, William Gates and ...
''),
Peter Gilbert (''Hoop Dreams''; ''
At the Death House Door
''At the Death House Door'' is a 2008 documentary film about Carroll Pickett, who served as the death house chaplain to the infamous "Walls" prison unit in Huntsville, Texas. It was produced and directed by the team of Steve James and Peter Gil ...
''), Maria Finitzo (''
Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita''; ''
In the Game''), Joanna Rudnick (''
In the Family''),
Bing Liu (''
Minding the Gap
''Minding the Gap'' is a 2018 documentary film directed by Bing Liu (filmmaker), Bing Liu. It was produced by Liu and Diane Moy Quon through Kartemquin Films. It chronicles the lives and friendships of three young men growing up in Rockford, Ill ...
''), Aaron Wickenden (''
Almost There''), and Ashley O’Shay (
Unapologetic
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).
The organization was founded in 1966 by
Gordon Quinn
Gordon Quinn is Artistic Director and founding member of Kartemquin Films and a 2007 recipient of the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. Gordon Quinn has been making documentaries for over 45 years and has produced or dire ...
, Jerry Temaner and Stan Karter, three
University of Chicago
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graduates who wanted to make documentary films guided by their principle of "Cinematic Social Inquiry". They were soon joined by Jerry Blumenthal, who remained an integral part of the organization until he died on November 13, 2014. Gordon Quinn remained Executive Director through late 2008 when he transitioned to Artistic Director, and Justine Nagan was named Executive Director. In 2015, Betsy Steinberg, former managing director of the Illinois Film Office, was named the new Executive Director until 2018. In 2019, Jolene Pinder was named Executive Director. Pinder left the organization in 2020.
In 2015, Gordon Quinn was announced as the International Documentary Association's Career Achievement Award recipient for his contributions to documentary filmmaking on over 50 films, and his services to the field through advocacy around fair use and public media.
In 2016, Kartemquin's 50th anniversary was recognized with awards from Ashland International Film Festival; Chicago International Music and Movies Festival (CIMMfest); the Peace on Earth Film Festival; and the Chicago Latino Film Festival, and with retrospectives at Hot Docs;
UCLA Film and Television Archives
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; the University of Chicago's Doc Films; and on Chicago's
PBS
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Station
WTTW
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, and with an art and equipment exhibition at the
City of Chicago
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Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events' Expo 72 gallery.
History
Kartemquin Educational Films was started in 1966 by three
University of Chicago
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graduates,
Gordon Quinn
Gordon Quinn is Artistic Director and founding member of Kartemquin Films and a 2007 recipient of the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. Gordon Quinn has been making documentaries for over 45 years and has produced or dire ...
, Jerry Temaner, and Stan Karter. The company was started to make politically engaged and socially charged documentary films that would use Quinn and Temaner's thesis ''Cinematic Social Inquiry'' as a base point.
Kartemquin's first film in 1966, ''
Home for Life
''Home for Life'', the founding documentary of Kartemquin Films released in 1967, depicts the experiences of two elderly people in their first month at a home for the aged. One is a woman whose struggle to remain useful in her son and daughter-in- ...
''—a chronicle of two elderly people entering a home for the aged—established the direction the organization would take over the next four decades. After the initial success of the late 1960s films Kartemquin evolved into a film collective producing films such as ''The Chicago Maternity Center Story'' and the ''
Taylor Chain
''Taylor Chain'' I & II are a pair of documentary films, produced by Kartemquin FIlms, that first examine a seven-week workers' strike at a Hammond, Indiana, chain manufacturing plant and then follow the collective bargaining process of the same p ...
'' films. However, after these and a some other films were released the collective disbanded in the late 1970s due to differing opinions on the direction the company should head. After the dissolution of the collective, co-founders Gordon Quinn and Jerry Blumenthal (who died in late 2014) pushed the organization to its current model, producing high quality works that still had a political edge and mentoring a new generation of young documentary makers. They continued releasing social-issue documentaries (''The Last Pullman Car'', ''Golub'') largely for public television and the educational market into the 1990s.
Kartemquin's best known film, the Oscar-nominated ''
Hoop Dreams
''Hoop Dreams'' is a 1994 American documentary film directed by Steve James, and produced by Frederick Marx, James, and Peter Gilbert, with Kartemquin Films. It follows the story of two African-American high school students, William Gates and ...
'', won several major critics prizes and journalism awards in 1995 and was named on over 150 "ten best" lists. Filmmakers
Steve James,
Peter Gilbert and
Frederick Marx
Frederick Marx is a film producer/director/writer. He was named a Chicago Tribune Artist of the Year for 1994, a 1995 Guggenheim Fellow, examined the complex role
basketball
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plays in the lives of two inner-city high school players. After receiving the
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at the
Sundance Film Festival
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, ''Hoop Dreams'' was released theatrically by
Fine Line Features
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and became the highest grossing documentary at that time and one of highest-rated documentaries broadcast on
PBS
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.
Since ''Hoop Dreams'', Kartemquin has continued producing films that examine and critique society by following the stories of real people. ''
At the Death House Door
''At the Death House Door'' is a 2008 documentary film about Carroll Pickett, who served as the death house chaplain to the infamous "Walls" prison unit in Huntsville, Texas. It was produced and directed by the team of Steve James and Peter Gil ...
'' premiered at SXSW, and went on to win awards at Full Frame and other festivals. Their documentary,
''Terra Incognita: Mapping Stem Cell Research", follows Dr. Jack Kessler of Northwestern University in his search for a cure for spinal cord injuries using embryonic stem cells. Other notable documentaries have included: ''
The New Americans
''The New Americans'' is a seven-hour American documentary, produced by Kartemquin Films, which was originally broadcast on American television over three nights on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in late March 2004.
Description
The obser ...
'', a seven-hour miniseries for PBS that follows immigrant families from five different countries; ''
Stevie''; ''
Refrigerator Mothers
''Refrigerator Mothers'' is a 2003 television documentary film by Kartemquin Films for PBS's P.O.V. series. The film paints an intimate portrait of an entire generation of American mothers whose children were diagnosed with autism. Labeled 'ref ...
''; ''
5 Girls''; and ''
Vietnam, Long Time Coming
''Vietnam, Long Time Coming'' is a 1998 documentary directed by Jerry Blumenthal, Peter Gilbert, and Gordon Quinn and distributed by Kartemquin Films. The film follows a 16-day, 1100 mile bicycle expedition through once war-torn Northern and South ...
''. In 2007, Kartemquin Films received the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. In 2009, Kartemquin's Executive Director Justine Nagan directed the film ''
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''.
The 2010s saw Kartemquin producing films at the fastest rate yet. With several award-winning documentaries being released in these years, including ''
The Homestretch
''The Homestretch'' is a 1947 American drama film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and written by Wanda Tuchock. The film stars Cornel Wilde, Maureen O'Hara, Glenn Langan, Helen Walker, James Gleason, Henry Stephenson and Margaret Bannerman. The ...
'', ''
Life Itself'', ''
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
''The Trials of Muhammad Ali'' is a 2013 American documentary about the heyday of boxer Muhammad Ali's career, with special focus on his conversion to Islam and his refusal to fight in the Vietnam War. It won an award for Best Use of News Foo ...
'', and ''
In the Game''.
In 2016, Kartemquin celebrated its 50-year anniversary. The event was widely recognized throughout Chicago and the world with Kartemquin receiving awards from Ashland International Film Festival; Chicago International Music and Movies Festival (CIMMfest); the Peace on Earth Film Festival; and the Chicago Latino Film Festival.
In 2018, Kartemquin received two Academy Award nominations, for ''
Edith+Eddie'' & ''
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail''. In 2019, Kartemquin's ''
Minding the Gap
''Minding the Gap'' is a 2018 documentary film directed by Bing Liu (filmmaker), Bing Liu. It was produced by Liu and Diane Moy Quon through Kartemquin Films. It chronicles the lives and friendships of three young men growing up in Rockford, Ill ...
'' was nominated for the Academy Award, and also won a
Peabody Award
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. Kartemquin was also recognized with an institutional Peabody Award.
Later works
Films that were recently completed include ''
Raising Bertie
''Raising Bertie'' is a 2016 American documentary film directed by Margaret Byrne and produced by Ian Robertson Kibbe, Margaret Byrne, and Jon Stuyvesant. It was distributed by Kartemquin Films and aired in shortened form on the 30th season of P ...
'' (2016), an intimate six year portrait of three African American boys growing into adulthood in rural North Carolina, exploring complex relationships between generational poverty, educational inequity, and race; ''
In the Game''(2015), examining the roles of
Title IX
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legislation and a dedicated coach in the lives of U.S. female athletes through the story of a Chicago high school girls' soccer team; ''
Almost There'' (2014) which follows the remarkable journey of two filmmakers and their relationship with an artist whose past hides a terrible secret; ''
The Homestretch
''The Homestretch'' is a 1947 American drama film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and written by Wanda Tuchock. The film stars Cornel Wilde, Maureen O'Hara, Glenn Langan, Helen Walker, James Gleason, Henry Stephenson and Margaret Bannerman. The ...
'' (2014), which follows three homeless teens in Chicago as they brave life alone on the streets, and ''
Life Itself'' (2014) which recounts the surprising and entertaining life of world-renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert—a story that turns personal, wistful, funny, painful, and transcendent.
In 2013, Kartemquin released several highly regarded films including: ''On Beauty'', which follows former fashion photographer
Rick Guidotti
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, who after 15 years of working for clients such as
Yves Saint Laurent, ''
Elle
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'', and ''
Harpers Bazaar
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'', grew tired of seeing the same ideal of beauty and who now works towards redefining the standards; ''
American Arab'', in which an Iraqi-American filmmaker explores the diverse experiences of people living as Arabs in the U.S.; ''
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
''The Trials of Muhammad Ali'' is a 2013 American documentary about the heyday of boxer Muhammad Ali's career, with special focus on his conversion to Islam and his refusal to fight in the Vietnam War. It won an award for Best Use of News Foo ...
'', which recounts legendary boxer
Muhammad Ali
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's battle to overturn a five-year prison sentence he received for refusing U.S. military service during the
Vietnam War
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.
In 2011, ''
A Good Man'' and ''
The Interrupters
''The Interrupters'' is a 2011 documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films, that tells the story of three violence interrupters who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. It examines a year in which Chi ...
'' were released and garnered wide praise from the film community. ''A Good Man'' examines
Bill T. Jones' Ravinia Festival interpretive dance piece inspired by
Abraham Lincoln
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and interrogates the myths surrounding political heroes in general, and ''The Interrupters'' tells the story of a group of men and women in
Chicago
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—most of them former gang leaders—who now work for
CeaseFire
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, an organization that interrupts shootings and crimes in Chicago.
''
The Interrupters
''The Interrupters'' is a 2011 documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films, that tells the story of three violence interrupters who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. It examines a year in which Chi ...
'' was released to critical and audience acclaim. The film won several awards, including "Best Documentary" from the 2012
Independent Spirit Awards
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, as well as "Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking" and "Best Direction" from
Cinema Eye Honors
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. Film critic
Roger Ebert
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called the film "mighty and heart-wrenching."
[Ebert, Roger]
"The Interrupters"
''Chicago Sun-Times'': Aug. 10, 2011.
Filmography
* ''
Home for Life
''Home for Life'', the founding documentary of Kartemquin Films released in 1967, depicts the experiences of two elderly people in their first month at a home for the aged. One is a woman whose struggle to remain useful in her son and daughter-in- ...
'' (1966)
* ''Thumbs Down'' (1968)
* ''
Inquiring Nuns
''Inquiring Nuns'' is a 1968 Kartemquin Films production directed by Gordon Quinn and Gerald Temaner. The documentary film features Sisters Marie Arne and Mary Campion, two young Catholic nuns who visit a variety of Chicago locales to ask people ...
'' (1968)
* ''Parents'' (1968)
* ''Anonymous Artists of America'' (1970)
* ''What the Fuck Are These Red Squares?'' (1970)
* ''Marco'' (1970)
* ''Hum 255'' (1970)
* ''Sports-Action Pro-Files'' (1972)
* ''Winnie Wright, Age 11'' (1974)
* ''Viva la Causa'' (1974)
* ''Trick Bag'' (1974)
* ''Now We Live on Clifton'' (1974)
* ''UE/Wells'' 1975
* ''HSA Hospital Strike '75'' (1975)
* ''Where's I.W. Abel?'' (1975)
* ''What's Happening at Local 70?'' (1975)
* ''
The Chicago Maternity Center Story'' (1976)
* ''
Taylor Chain I: A Story in a Local Union'' (1980)
* ''
The Last Pullman Car
''The Last Pullman Car'' is a 1983 feature-length documentary film produced by Kartemquin Films. The film focuses on the conflict between labor unions and corporations, and was created during a time in the company's history when its directors were ...
'' (1983)
* ''
Taylor Chain II: A Story of Collective Bargaining'' (1984)
* ''Women's Voices: The Gender Gap'' (1984)
* ''
Golub'' (1988)
* ''Grassroots Chicago'' (1991)
* ''Higher Goals'' (1992)
* ''
Hoop Dreams
''Hoop Dreams'' is a 1994 American documentary film directed by Steve James, and produced by Frederick Marx, James, and Peter Gilbert, with Kartemquin Films. It follows the story of two African-American high school students, William Gates and ...
'' (1994)
* ''Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries'' (1994)
* ''When Billy Broke His Head'' (1995)
* ''
Vietnam, Long Time Coming
''Vietnam, Long Time Coming'' is a 1998 documentary directed by Jerry Blumenthal, Peter Gilbert, and Gordon Quinn and distributed by Kartemquin Films. The film follows a 16-day, 1100 mile bicycle expedition through once war-torn Northern and South ...
'' (1998)
* ''
5 Girls'' (2001)
* ''
Stevie'' (2002)
* ''
Refrigerator Mothers
''Refrigerator Mothers'' is a 2003 television documentary film by Kartemquin Films for PBS's P.O.V. series. The film paints an intimate portrait of an entire generation of American mothers whose children were diagnosed with autism. Labeled 'ref ...
'' (2003)
* ''
The New Americans
''The New Americans'' is a seven-hour American documentary, produced by Kartemquin Films, which was originally broadcast on American television over three nights on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in late March 2004.
Description
The obser ...
'' (2004)
* ''
Golub: Late Works Are the Catastrophes'' (2004)
* ''
Terra Incognita
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'' (2007)
* ''
At the Death House Door
''At the Death House Door'' is a 2008 documentary film about Carroll Pickett, who served as the death house chaplain to the infamous "Walls" prison unit in Huntsville, Texas. It was produced and directed by the team of Steve James and Peter Gil ...
'' (2008)
* ''
Milking the Rhino
''Milking the Rhino'' is a 2009 documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films, that examines the relationship between the indigenous African wildlife, the villagers who live amongst this wildlife and conservationists who look to keep tourism doll ...
'' (2008)
* ''
In The Family'' (2008)
* ''
Typeface
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'' (2009)
* ''Sacred Transformations'' (2010)
* ''
Prisoner of Her Past
''Prisoner of Her Past'' is a 2010 documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films, that follows the journey of ''Chicago Tribune'' music critic Howard Reich as he travels to Europe to discover why his elderly mother, Sonia Reich, believes people a ...
'' (2010)
* ''
No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson'' (2010)
* ''
The Interrupters
''The Interrupters'' is a 2011 documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films, that tells the story of three violence interrupters who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. It examines a year in which Chi ...
'' (2011)
* ''
A Good Man'' (2011)
* ''
As Goes Janesville'' (2012)
* ''
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
''The Trials of Muhammad Ali'' is a 2013 American documentary about the heyday of boxer Muhammad Ali's career, with special focus on his conversion to Islam and his refusal to fight in the Vietnam War. It won an award for Best Use of News Foo ...
'' (2013)
* ''
American Arab'' (2013)
* ''
Life Itself'' (2014)
* ''
The Homestretch
''The Homestretch'' is a 1947 American drama film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and written by Wanda Tuchock. The film stars Cornel Wilde, Maureen O'Hara, Glenn Langan, Helen Walker, James Gleason, Henry Stephenson and Margaret Bannerman. The ...
'' (2014)
* ''
On Beauty
''On Beauty'' is a 2005 novel by British author Zadie Smith, loosely based on ''Howards End'' by E. M. Forster. The story follows the lives of a mixed-race British/American family living in the United States, addresses ethnic and cultural dif ...
'' (2014)
* ''The School Project'' (2014)
* ''
Almost There'' (2014)
* ''
Saving Mes Aynak
''Saving Mes Aynak'' is a 2014 independent documentary film, directed, produced, shot and edited by Brent E. Huffman. It was produced out of Kartemquin Films, the landmark Chicago-based documentary house, along with producer Zak Piper.
It focuses ...
'' (2014)
* ''
In the Game'' (2015)
* ''Hard Earned'' (2015)
* ''
Unbroken Glass'' (2016)
* ''
Raising Bertie
''Raising Bertie'' is a 2016 American documentary film directed by Margaret Byrne and produced by Ian Robertson Kibbe, Margaret Byrne, and Jon Stuyvesant. It was distributed by Kartemquin Films and aired in shortened form on the 30th season of P ...
'' (2016)
* ''
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail'' (2016)
* ''All The Queen's Horses'' (2017)
* ''
Edith+Eddie'' (2017)
* ''63 Boycott'' (2017)
* ''Keep Talking'' (2017)
* ''
America to Me
''America to Me'' is a 2018 American documentary television series directed by Steve James, produced by Kartemquin Films and Participant Media. The 10-episode series was filmed during the 2015-2016 school year at Oak Park and River Forest High Sc ...
'' (2018)
* ''
Minding the Gap
''Minding the Gap'' is a 2018 documentary film directed by Bing Liu (filmmaker), Bing Liu. It was produced by Liu and Diane Moy Quon through Kartemquin Films. It chronicles the lives and friendships of three young men growing up in Rockford, Ill ...
'' (2018)
* ''
Cooked: Survival by Zip Code'' (2018)
* ''Eating Up Easter'' (2018)
* ''Dilemma of Desire'' (2020)
* ''
Finding Yingying'' (2020)
* ''Represent'' (2020)
* ''
The First Step'' (2021)
References
External links
*
Center for Social Media Interview with Gordon QuinnChicago Film article: Battleship Kartemquin
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