Gordon Quinn is Artistic Director and founding member of

Kartemquin Films Kartemquin Films is a four-time Oscar-nominated 501(c)3 non-profit production company located in Chicago, Illinois, that produces a wide range of documentary films. It is the documentary filmmaking home of acclaimed producers such as Gordon Quinn ...

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 directed over 30 films. His recent directing credits include ''

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 ...

'' and '' A Good Man''. His producing credits include the films ''

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 an ...

''; '' In the Family'';'' Vietnam, Long Time Coming''; ''Golub: Late Works Are the Catastrophes''; '' 5 Girls''; ''

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 ' ...

''; and '' Stevie''. Most recently, Gordon executive produced '' Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita'' and '' The New Americans'', for which he directed the Palestinian segment. Currently, he is executive producing several new films for Kartemquin. Gordon has been a long-time supporter of public media and community-based independent media groups, and served on the boards of several organizations including the National Coalition of Public Broadcast Producers, the Citizens Committee on the Media, the Chicago Access Corporation, the Illinois Humanities Council, the Public Square Advisory Committee and the Illinois Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

Filmography

Executive Producer: *'' The Interrupters'', in 2011 *'' No Crossover'', in 2010 *'' Typeface'', in 2009 *''

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 Gilb ...

'', in 2008 *'' Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita'', 2007 *'' The New Americans'', 2004 TV episode *'' 5 Girls'', 2001 *''

'', 1994 Producer: *''

'', in 2010 (with Joanna Rudnick and Howard Reich) *'' In the Family'', in 2008 (with Joanna Rudnick) *'' Golub: Late Works Are the Catastrophes'', 2004 (with Jerry Blumenthal) *''

'', 2003 (with JJ Hanley and David E. Simpson) *'' Stevie'', 2002 *'' Vietnam, Long Time Coming'', 1998 *''Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries'', 1994 *''Higher Goals'', 1993 *''Grassroots Chicago'', 1991 *'' Golub'', 1988 *'' Taylor Chain'', 1985 *''Women's Voices: The Gender Gap'', 1984 *''The Last Pullman Car'', 1983 *''The Chicago Maternity Center Story'', 1976 *''Marco'', 1970 (with Gerald Temaner) *''Thumbs Down'', 1968 *'' Home for Life'', 1968 Director: *'' A Good Man'', in 2011 *''

'', in 2010 *'' Golub: Late Works Are the Catastrophes'', 2004 *'' The New Americans'', 2004 TV episode (Palestinian story director) *'' Vietnam, Long Time Coming'', 1998 *'' Golub'', 1988 *''Marco'', 1970 *''Thumbs Down'', 1968 *'' Home for Life'', 1968 *'' Inquiring Nuns'', 1968 Cinematographer: *'' Golub: Late Works Are the Catastrophes'', 2004 *'' The New Americans'', 2004 TV episode *''Aging Out'', 2004 *''

'', 2003 *'' Stevie'', 2002 *'' Vietnam, Long Time Coming'', 1998 *''Grassroots Chicago'', 1991 *'' Golub'', 1988 *''Women's Voices: The Gender Gap'', 1984 *'' Taylor Chain II: A Story of Collective Bargaining'', 1984 *''Anarchism in America'', 1983 *''The Last Pullman Car'', 1983 *''All of Us Stronger'', 1976 *''Hum 255'', 1969 *''Thumbs Down'', 1968 *'' Home for Life'', 1968 *'' Inquiring Nuns'', 1968 Editor: *''Marco'', 1970 *'' Home for Life'', 1968 *'' Inquiring Nuns'', 1968 *''Thumbs Down'', 1968 Writer: *''The Last Pullman Car'', 1983

Awards

*Excellence in Documentary Cinematography at the Sundance Film Festival for ''Stevie'', 2003

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Quinn, Gordon Living people American documentary film producers Directors Guild of America Award winners American documentary film directors 1942 births Film directors from Washington, D.C.