Two episodes of CITY SO REAL, the new miniseries directed by Steve James and produced by @ZakPiper, will world premiere at #Sundance2020.
A mosaic portrait of current-day Chicago set against the backdrop of the city's history-making 2019 mayoral campaign. kartemquin.com/news/city-so-…
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#SteveJames will offer an exclusive preview of his newest in-progress project, a mosaic portrait of Chicago & its citizens captured amidst the 2019 mayoral election campaign, at our #EmpoweringTruth Benefit.[ktqbenefit.com]
What's your favorite Steve James film?
"For those who don't know the story: You need to see this movie." – @Suntimes@CookedTheFilm continues its Chicago theatrical run @filmcenter TONIGHT at 8pm, followed by a panel discussion entitled 'Faith, Equity, and Climate Justice." Tickets: bit.lycookedsiskel
739 people died during an unprecedented Chicago heat wave July 12-16 in 1995. @MayorDaley called them "non-violent deaths." But as @judithhelfand remarks in @CookedTheFilm,"being cooked to death behind closed doors... is a pretty violent way to die."
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Award-winning @CookedTheFilm makes its Chicago premiere in a 2-week theatrical run @filmcenter July 12-25. Filmmakers & special guests in-person at select screenings.
Dir. & prod. by @judithhelfand & prod. by @FenellDoremus.
bit.ly/cookedsiskel
#Chicago has the largest gap in life expectancy (30 yrs) in the US across neighborhoods, w/ life expectancy in Streeterville at 90 yrs vs. Englewood's 60 yrs.
@CookedTheFilm delves into the devastating reality of zip code determinism. @filmcenter 7/12-25: bit.ly/cookedsiskel
“You just spend the whole movie marveling that it exists... It’s just such a beautiful object.”
“I have an unlimited love for this movie.”
“It’s extraordinary. Please, please, please watch it.”
@SlateCultFest on @MindingGapFilm:
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***LAST CHANCE**
Watch award-winning @63Boycott, a film 50 years in the making. Featuring unseen 16mm footage of one of the largest northern civil rights demonstrations in history, shot by #Kartemquin co-founder @GordonQuinnKTQ
WATCH: bit.ly/63Bfree
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Chronicling over 50 years of the fight for racial equity in education in Chicago public schools in just 30 minutes, Oscar-contender @63Boycott is now available to stream for free for a limited time: bit.ly/63Bfree