Kartemquin Films

11/17/2025

Kartemquin is partnering with , the Polsky Foundation, .for.ukraine , Ukrainian Museum of Modern Art, and the to host a screening of the film, 'Porcelain War'.

📅 When: December 8th, 7:00pm CST (doors open at 6:30pm)
📍Where: Chopin Theatre - 1543 W Division St. Chicago, IL 60642
🎟 Cost: Suggested donation of $10

RSVP here by December 2nd!: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/amdocevents/event/porcelainwarscreeningqawithktqnandpolskyfoundation/

11/13/2025

🗓 Save the Date! 🗓

The 2026 Diverse Voices in Docs Fellowship Application will open on December 1st, kicking off ✨DVID DECEMBER✨.

Submissions will be accepted through January 12th, 2026. Mark your calendars and tell your friends!!

APPLICATIONS OPEN: December 1, 2025

APPLICATIONS CLOSE: January 12, 2026

Questions? Email us at [email protected].

11/11/2025

We are SO excited to announce our upcoming DVID Culminating Event & Showcase on December 5th! We will be celebrating the incredible work of our five fellows over the last year:

Top row (left to right) Myron Miller, Cherrelle Swain, AMARANTA
Bottom row (left to right) Mariam Atallah and Obed Lamy

Tickets are on sale NOW and are free for all DVID Alums! (Email us at [email protected] for a promo code 🎟)

Date & Time: December 5th at 6:00pm CST
Location: Collaboraction Theater at the Kimball Arts Center

Register here!: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/diverse-voices-in-docs-2025-culminating-event-tickets-1936206749509?aff=oddtdtcreator

11/05/2025

Join us at —Chicago’s first and only women’s sports bar—for the first public sneak preview of the upcoming feature-length KTQ In-Association-With film 'EJ LEE" about women’s basketball legend Eun Jung “EJ” Lee, nicknamed by Sports Illustrated as the “Korean Magic Johnson of NCAA women’s basketball.”

DATE: Sunday, November 9, 2025 @ 5:00pm
LOCATION: Babe's Sports Bar

This intimate evening will feature an exclusive screening of early scenes from the in-progress documentary, a panel discussion featuring film team members and local women's sports advocates in the city, a community feedback session, and a fundraising raffle to support the completion of the film.

Register here!: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ej-lee-documentary-sneak-preview-event-tickets-1855443354019

10/30/2025

'Brewer,' a KTQ Emerging Storyteller Grantee, will be having its world premiere at the St. Louis International Film Festival on November 11th. Brewer is a short documentary that juxtaposes poetic visuals of the craft beer brewing process with reflections of bias, illustrating the physicality and grit of the brewers in their industrial work environment. The film directed by DVID Alum, Erika Valenciana and produced by Program Alum & former Staff Member, Anuradha Rana.

The film will screen as a part of their Community Pulse Shorts Program on November 11th, at 5:00 pm.

🍻 Learn more and buy ticket here!: https://festivals.cinemastlouis.org/sliff2025/movies/brewer/

10/29/2025

The November installment of Haymarket House's monthly screening series will be 'A State of Passion', by Carol Mansour and Muna Khalidi. The film tells the story of British-Palestinian reconstructive surgeon, Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah, who after 43 horrific days working round the clock under constant bombardment in the emergency rooms of Gaza’s Al Shifa and Al Ahli hospitals, emerged to find himself as a face of Palestinian resistance.

📆 : Sunday, November 2nd
🕰️: Doors open at 3:15pm; Screening starts at 3:30pm
📍: Haymarket House in Uptown

This screening is part of , and is being sponsored by , and . The conversation after the film will be led by Nina Shoman-Dajani, the Executive Director of the Chicago Palestine Film Festival.

Register here!: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/haymarketbooks/1902842

10/28/2025

🏀 Basketball fans — if you’re checking out the new Allen Iverson doc, don’t miss the one that came first. 'No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson', from the filmmakers behind 'Hoop Dreams', looks at the trial that changed everything — and how one community’s divisions shaped one of basketball’s most electrifying players.

📺 Streaming now on ESPN’s 30 for 30.

10/23/2025

Sareen Hairabedian's film, My Sweet Land is having it's Chicago Premiere on October 26th at the Glenview Public Library. The documentary follows 11-year-old Vrej, living in Nagorno-Karabakh, who has ambitions of becoming a dentist and serving his rural community. His life takes a sudden turn when war erupts and he and his family are forced to flee. Hairabdedian's intimate camera work tells the story through the eyes of Vrej, one child among the millions who stand on the brink of an uncertain future in war zones.

Admission is FREE but you will need to reserve your seat here: https://ticketsource.com/agbuchicago

10/08/2025

10/08/2025

Join Full Spectrum Features for their 10-Year Anniversary Celebration! 🥂 A night honoring a decade of independent filmmaking with food, drinks, live music, and more. All tickets are pay-what-you-can and directly support their ongoing mission to create space for underrepresented voices.

🎟️ Grab your tickets: events.humanitix.com/fsf10

10/03/2025

No to kings, yes to arts and crafts! Come make protest signs with us before Saturday’s march. We’ll have supplies and snacks—bring your voice and imagination.

When: Tuesday, October 7th from 3–5 pm
Where: Kartemquin office, Kimball Arts Center

Let’s make art that can’t be ignored!

10/02/2025

Our friends at the Reva & David Logan Foundation are celebrating the life of Barbara Dane, a prolific Blues artist, with a screening of 'The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane' as a part of their Blues@Logan series.

The screening will take place on Sunday, October 5th at 3pm at the Logan Center.

Register here!: https://events.uchicago.edu/event/9-lives-of-barbara-dane