Kartemquin Films Movies
A collection of movies produced by Kartemquin Films where we put together films that have two or even more than three parts, this could almost be called a series, but since it is an all night film and each film has a complete story, it is definitely not a series. When a film hits theaters, they usually don't know exactly what kind of story it will receive. Viewer opinions are often unpredictable, but they have tremendous power. Some stories are designed to continue, while others get new chapters as people respond positively. With a successful film, we can almost guarantee that we will get more scenes to please the audience. On the other hand, a lot of new things hit theaters in a year. How do you know a newer part of one of your favorites is available? This collection was created by including films produced by Kartemquin Films. All the important movies here, whether it's two or twenty, if you liked the first part of a story, it's time to check out the newest one too!
Hoop Dreams (1994)
7.6 / 10
Documentary
Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High...
Watch movieLife Itself (2014)
7.505 / 10
Documentary
The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling...
Watch movieMinding the Gap (2018)
7.7 / 10
Documentary
Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations...
Watch movieStevie (2002)
6.9 / 10
Documentary, Drama
In 1995 Director Steve James (Hoop Dreams) returned to rural Southern Illinois to reconnect with Stevie Fielding, a troubled young boy he had been an...
Watch movieThe Interrupters (2011)
6.783 / 10
Documentary
The Interrupters tells the moving and surprising stories of three Violence Interrupters — former gang members who try to protect their Chicago...
Watch movieEdith+Eddie (2017)
7.3 / 10
Documentary
Edith and Eddie, ages 96 and 95, are America's oldest interracial newlyweds. Their unusual and idyllic love story is threatened by a family feud that...
Watch movieRepresent (2020)
0 / 10
Documentary
In the heart of the American Midwest, three women take on entrenched political systems in their fight to reshape local politics on their own terms.
Watch movieInquiring Nuns (1968)
0 / 10
Documentary
Two nuns travel across Chicago asking people the question, "Are you happy?"
Watch movieAbacus: Small Enough to Jail (2017)
6.8 / 10
Documentary
The incredible saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, New York. Accused of mortgage fraud by...
Watch movieA Compassionate Spy (2022)
6.6 / 10
Documentary
Physicist Ted Hall is recruited to join the Manhattan Project as a teenager and goes to Los Alamos with no idea what he'll be working on. When he...
Watch movieThe Trials of Muhammad Ali (2013)
7.1 / 10
Documentary
Brash boxer Cassius Clay burst into the American consciousness in the early 1960s, just ahead of the Civil Rights movement. His transformation into...
Watch movieAlmost There (2015)
6.8 / 10
Documentary
A coming-of-(old)-age story about Peter Anton, an elderly "outsider" artist living in isolated and crippling conditions whose world changes when two...
Watch movieThe Homestretch (2014)
7 / 10
Documentary
Three homeless teenagers brave Chicago winters, the pressures of high school, and life alone on the streets to build a brighter future.
Watch movieGrassroots Chicago (1991)
0 / 10
Documentary
A documentary about neighborhood people creating change. Produced for the MacArthur Foundation by Kartemquin Films, this piece features six vignettes...
Watch movieAmerican Arab (2013)
0 / 10
Documentary
Iraqi-American filmmaker Usama Alshaibi shares his own story of experiencing racism in post-9/11 America. Showcasing the diversity of Arabs living in...
Watch movieNo Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson (2010)
7 / 10
Documentary
Director Steve James returns to his home town of Hampton, Virginia to tell the story of how the trial of a young basketball star left a city divided.
Watch movieFinding Yingying (2020)
8 / 10
Documentary
Yingying Zhang, a 26-year-old Chinese student, comes to the U.S. to study. In her detailed and beautiful diaries, the aspiring young scientist and...
Watch movieHum 255 (1969)
5 / 10
In 1968, striking students at the University of Chicago occupied an administration building. A year later, two expelled young women were asked by...
Watch movieTypeface (2010)
7 / 10
Documentary
The Hamilton Wood Type Museum in Two Rivers, WI personifies cultural preservation, rural re-birth and the lineage of American graphic design. At...
Watch movieUnbroken Glass (2017)
0 / 10
Documentary
Unbroken Glass is a documentary about filmmaker Dinesh Sabu's journey to understand his parents, who died 20 years ago when he was six years old.
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