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  • Uncovering 'Hoop Dreams' Tie-Ins
    'Hoop Dreams' is a tasteful exception to the branded merchandise of Hollywood movies.
    Heather McIntosh 4 min read May 4, 2017 Documentary Site Comments
  • The Stories Documentary Archives Tell
    Sometimes the coolest film discoveries lurk in dusty cardboard filing boxes.
    Heather McIntosh 5 min read October 26, 2016 Documentary Site Comments
  • Doc Memo: Film Uncovers Competitive Tickling World, the 10 SFFS Doc Fund Finalists
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read August 19, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Regional Filmmakers With an International Footprint: 50 Years of Kartemquin Films
    Kartemquin Films co-founder Gordon Quinn shares the key to the Chicago production company's longevity.
    Tom Roston 5 min read August 18, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • Exhibit Highlights 50 years of Kartemquin Films History
    Is the personal political? Kartemquin Films retrospective engages visitors on this crucial question.
    Heather McIntosh 5 min read July 18, 2016 Documentary Site Comments
  • Doc Memo: Core Ethical Values in Documentary, Summer Camp for Filmmakers
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read June 17, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: An Honest Look at Kartemquin Films, Recap on VR at Hot Docs 2016
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read June 1, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: Flashback Friday of Palme d'Or Winners, Art Exhibit Celebrates Kartemquin
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read May 20, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: 10 + 10: Documentaries of Impact and Photography
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 2 min read May 16, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Constructing Conversations about Race in 'Trick Bag'
    How Kartemquin Films' 1974 short 'Trick Bag' illuminated the intersectionalities of race and class.
    Heather McIntosh 3 min read March 8, 2016 Documentary Site Comments
  • The Challenges of Getting and Staying 'In the Game'
    In the Game makes an important contribution to girls' sports documentary with its balanced approach to representing a team and life.
    Heather McIntosh 5 min read September 16, 2015 Documentary Site Comments
  • POV Hackathon 9: Explore the Prototypes and the Technology
    Four teams 're-invented the documentary' at POV's latest weekend laboratory of nonfiction storytelling and technology at the Chicago Innovation Exchange in Chicago!
    POV Staff 8 min read August 18, 2015 Documentary News Comments
  • POV Hackathon Chicago – August 15-16, 2015 – Apply by July 10
    POV is now accepting applications for POV Hackathon 9 (Chicago - August 15-16, 2015). Apply by July 10, 2015.
    POV Staff 1 min read June 11, 2015 POV Films Blog Comments
  • 'Hard Earned' Shows the Challenges of Making a Living and a Life
    An upcoming documentary series from Kartemquin Films tells stories about people working to make a living and working to make a life following the economic recession.
    Heather McIntosh 5 min read May 1, 2015 Documentary Site Comments
  • Watching Kartemquin Films
    Kartemquin Films has a strong Chicago connection, and many of its documentaries are about the city and its people in some way.
    Heather McIntosh 3 min read February 18, 2015 Documentary Site Comments
  • In Memory of Kartemquin Films Co-Founder Jerry Blumenthal
    Kartemquin Films founding member Jerry Blumenthal passed away in November. From POV's archive, watch an interview with Jerry Blumenthal and his POV documentary, Golub, which we are now streaming free.
    POV Staff 1 min read January 8, 2015 POV Films Blog Comments
  • #365Docs: Life Itself (11/365)
    I'm watching 365 documentaries and writing about each one in 2014. Tweet your suggestions to @documentarysite.
    Heather McIntosh 4 min read February 28, 2014 Documentary Site Comments
  • #365Docs: A Place Called Pluto (10/365)
    I'm watching 365 documentaries and writing about each one in 2014. Tweet your suggestions to @documentarysite.
    Heather McIntosh 2 min read February 26, 2014 Documentary Site Comments

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