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The sustainability of Midwestern storytellers and a thriving regional ecosystem is a marker of success for Kartemquin.
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Centering our work in justice and equity, through a reparations framework, we commit to supporting work by those traditionally excluded from the documentary space and at Kartemquin.
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Integrity in our work means respecting people’s experiences, understanding that our commitments are to people and not projects, and declining transactional, extractive ways of working.
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Safety and accountability must be planned for and intentionally and consistently curated, particularly at a legacy White-led organization like Kartemquin.
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Fostering transparency in our work is essential to (re)building trust in our community, by having clearer frameworks around our criteria for with whom we work and why.