Films

Future Releases

In Development
A Rebel Without A Pause
In Development
Maya Cueva
In Association With
Bike Vessel
In Association With
Eric Seals
In Development
Papi’s Pregnant
In Development
Oli Rodriguez
In Development
Sitting In Limbo
In Development
Kevin Shaw
Co-ProductionStatus: In Production
Spirited
Co-ProductionStatus: In Production
Joua Lee Grande
Status: Post Production
Still Searching
Status: Post Production
Latoya Flowers
Co-ProductionStatus: Post Production
Traces of Home
Co-ProductionStatus: Post Production
Colette Ghunim
Co-ProductionStatus: In Production
Untitled Scientist Project
Co-ProductionStatus: In Production
Jiayan "Jenny" Shi
Co-ProductionStatus: In Production
Untitled: Art and Disability Culture
Co-ProductionStatus: In Production
Reveca Torres

Past Releases

2022
A Compassionate Spy
2022
Steve James
2021
Miracle On 19th Street
2021
Mark Mitten
2021
The Ants and the Grasshopper
2021
Raj Patel
Zak Piper
2021
For the Left Hand
2021
Leslie Simmer
Gordon Quinn
2021
Wuhan Wuhan
2021
Yung Chang
2021
The First Step
2021
Brandon Kramer
2020
Finding Yingying
2020
Jiayan "Jenny" Shi
2020
City So Real
2020
Steve James
2020
Unapologetic
2020
Ashley O'Shay
2020
Represent
2020
Hillary Bachelder
2020
The Dilemma of Desire
2020
Maria Finitzo
2019
We Are Witnesses
2019
Maggie Bowman
Stacy Robinson
2018
Eating Up Easter
2018
Sergio Rapu
2018
America To Me
2018
Steve James
2018
Minding the Gap
2018
Bing Liu
2018
Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
2018
Judith Helfand
2017
Edith+Eddie
2017
Laura Checkoway
2017
All The Queen’s Horses
2017
Kelly Richmond Pope
2017
Keep Talking
2017
Karen Lynn Weinberg
2017
’63 Boycott
2017
Gordon Quinn
2016
Stranded by the State
2016
Liz Kaar
2016
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
2016
Steve James
2016
Raising Bertie
2016
Margaret Byrne
2016
Unbroken Glass
2016
Dinesh Sabu
2015
Hard Earned
2015
Liz Kaar
David E. Simpson
2015
In the Game
2015
Maria Finitzo
2014
Almost There
2014
Aaron Wickenden
Dan Rybicky
2014
On Beauty
2014
Joanna Rudnick
2014
Saving Mes Aynak
2014
Brent E. Huffman
2014
The School Project
2014
Jon Siskel
Greg Jacobs
Jeff McCarter
2014
Life Itself
2014
Steve James
2014
The Homestretch
2014
Anne de Mare
Kirsten Kelly
2013
American Arab
2013
Usama Alshaibi
2013
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
2013
Bill Siegel
2012
As Goes Janesville
2012
Brad Lichtenstein
2011
The Interrupters
2011
Steve James
2011
A Good Man
2011
Bob Hercules
Gordon Quinn
2010
Sacred Transformations
2010
Justine Nagan
2010
No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson
2010
Steve James
2010
Prisoner of Her Past
2010
Gordon Quinn
2009
Typeface
2009
Justine Nagan
2008
At the Death House Door
2008
Steve James
Peter Gilbert
2008
In the Family
2008
Joanna Rudnick
2008
Milking the Rhino
2008
David E. Simpson
2007
Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita
2007
Maria Finitzo
2004
Golub: Late Works Are the Catastrophes
2004
Jerry Blumenthal
Gordon Quinn
2003
The New Americans
2003
2002
Refrigerator Mothers
2002
David E. Simpson
2002
Stevie
2002
Steve James
2001
5 Girls
2001
Maria Finitzo
1998
Vietnam, Long Time Coming
1998
Jerry Blumenthal
Peter Gilbert
Gordon Quinn
1995
When Billy Broke His Head
1995
David E. Simpson
Billy Golfus
1994
Hoop Dreams
1994
Steve James
1994
Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries
1994
1992
Higher Goals
1992
Frederick Marx
Steve James
1991
Grassroots Chicago
1991
Steve James
1988
Golub
1988
Gordon Quinn
Jerry Blumenthal
1984
Women’s Voices: The Gender Gap
1984
Jenny Rohrer
1983
The Last Pullman Car
1983
Gordon Quinn
Jerry Blumenthal
1983
Taylor Chain II: A Story of Collective Bargaining
1983
Jerry Blumenthal
Gordon Quinn
1980
Taylor Chain I: A Story in a Union Local
1980
Jerry Blumenthal
Gordon Quinn
1976
The Chicago Maternity Center Story
1976
1975
Where’s I. W. Abel?
1975
Gordon Quinn
1975
HSA Strike ’75
1975
Judy Hoffman
1975
UE/Wells
1975
Jerry Blumenthal
Gordon Quinn
Guillermo Brzostowski
1975
What’s Happening at Local 70?
1975
Judy Hoffman
1974
Trick Bag
1974
1974
Viva la Causa
1974
Teena Webb
1974
Winnie Wright, Age 11
1974
1974
Now We Live on Clifton
1974
1972
Sports-Action Pro-Files
1972
Jeffrey Pill
1970
Anonymous Artists of America
1970
1970
Marco
1970
1970
What the Fuck Are These Red Squares?
1970
1970
Hum 255
1970
1968
Inquiring Nuns
1968
Gordon Quinn
Gerald Temaner
1968
Thumbs Down
1968
Gerald Temaner
Gordon Quinn
1968
Parents
1968
1966
Home For Life
1966
Gerald Temaner
Gordon Quinn

Kartemquin Films

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Future Releases

A Rebel Without A Pause

Bike Vessel

Papi’s Pregnant

Sitting In Limbo

Spirited

Still Searching

Traces of Home

Untitled Scientist Project

Untitled: Art and Disability Culture

Past Releases

A Compassionate Spy

Miracle On 19th Street

The Ants and the Grasshopper

For the Left Hand

Wuhan Wuhan

The First Step

Finding Yingying

City So Real

Unapologetic

Represent

The Dilemma of Desire

We Are Witnesses

Eating Up Easter

America To Me

Minding the Gap

Cooked: Survival by Zip Code

Edith+Eddie

All The Queen’s Horses

Keep Talking

’63 Boycott

Stranded by the State

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

Raising Bertie

Unbroken Glass

Hard Earned

In the Game

Almost There

On Beauty

Saving Mes Aynak

The School Project

Life Itself

The Homestretch

American Arab

The Trials of Muhammad Ali

As Goes Janesville

The Interrupters

A Good Man

Sacred Transformations

No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson

Prisoner of Her Past

Typeface

At the Death House Door

In the Family

Milking the Rhino

Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita

Golub: Late Works Are the Catastrophes

The New Americans

Refrigerator Mothers

Stevie

5 Girls

Vietnam, Long Time Coming

When Billy Broke His Head

Hoop Dreams

Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries

Higher Goals

Grassroots Chicago

Golub

Women’s Voices: The Gender Gap

The Last Pullman Car

Taylor Chain II: A Story of Collective Bargaining

Taylor Chain I: A Story in a Union Local

The Chicago Maternity Center Story

Where’s I. W. Abel?

HSA Strike ’75

UE/Wells

What’s Happening at Local 70?