Kartemquin Films

Kartemquin Films
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 360
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ISBN-10 : 9780520401679
ISBN-13 : 0520401670
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Book Synopsis Kartemquin Films by : Patricia Aufderheide

Download or read book Kartemquin Films written by Patricia Aufderheide and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2024-09-10 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How filmmaker-philosophers brought the dream of making documentaries and strengthening democracy to award-winning reality—with help from nuns, gang members, skateboarders, artists, disability activists, and more. The evolution of Kartemquin Films—Peabody, Emmy, and Sundance-awarded and Oscar-nominated makers of such hits as Hoop Dreams and Minding the Gap—is also the story of U.S. independent documentary film over the last seventy years. Patricia Aufderheide reveals the untold story of how Kartemquin developed as an institution that confronts the brutal realities of the industry and society while empowering people to claim their right to democracy. Kartemquin filmmakers, inspired by pragmatic philosopher John Dewey, made their studio a Chicago-area institution. Activists for a more public media, they boldly confronted in their own productions the realities of gender, race, and class. They negotiated the harsh terms and demands of commercial media, from 16mm through the streaming era, while holding fast to their democratic vision. Drawing on archival research, interviews, and personal experience, Aufderheide tells an inspiring story of how to make media that matters in a cynical world.


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