The Film & Media Archive at WashU Libraries is celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of the award-winning documentary house Kartemquin Films. Since its founding in 1966, filmmakers associated with Kartemquin Films have produced seventy-plus documentary films that focus on social justice issues and the experiences of marginalized groups. Based in Chicago, the organization’s films have received numerous honors, including six Emmy Awards, three Peabody Awards, and four Academy Award nominations. Kartemquin Films donated its extensive collection of materials to the Film & Media Archive in 2020.

Learn more about the Kartemquin Films Collection.

The Film & Media Archive is honoring Kartemquin’s important filmmaking legacy by partnering with Hi-Pointe Theatre to offer free screenings of a diverse range of films produced by the production house this summer. View details below.

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New Grant to Preserve Documentary from Kartemquin Films Collection

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Film & Media Archive Receives Gift of Archival Materials from Kartemquin Films