Kartemquin Films

Documentaries on the Frontlines of Democracy

Patricia Aufderheide

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University of California Press
03 January 2025

Film theory & criticism; Documentary movies & films; History of the Americas; Political structures: democracy

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.

By: Patricia Aufderheide
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 499g
ISBN: 9780520401662
ISBN 10: 0520401662
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 03 January 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Patricia Aufderheide is University Professor of Communication Studies at American University in Washington, D.C. An award-winning scholar and journalist, she is also author of, among other books, Documentary Film: A Very Short Introduction.

Reviews for Kartemquin Films: Documentaries on the Frontlines of Democracy

"""Historical background on the political developments documented in Kartemquin’s Films sheds light on the New Left’s waning after the 1960s, and Aufderheide offers edifying insight into Kartemquin’s intellectual underpinnings. . . . Documentary buffs will want to seek this out."" * Publishers Weekly *"