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Come join us on June 24th, 2016, for an unforgettable night celebrating Kartemquin's legacy, reuniting filmmakers and subjects, partners, fans, and alumni at the party of the (half) century! Go to www.KTQ50.org for more information and to reserve your tickets for the 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner Reception and #KTQ50 Birthday Party - and to get year-long streaming access of our entire catalogue of films!

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"I'll never regret the day that I became a UE member." - Union Electric Member in this week’s #KTQ50 free-streaming anniversary film! Watch for free until Friday 3/18 at: http://watch.kartemquin.com/

UE/Wells follows an organizing drive by the United Electrical Workers Union at the Wells Foundry in Chicago. The multi-ethnic work force of Polish, Arab, Jewish, Hispanic and African American men and women unite together despite the company's efforts to use race as a wedge to divide them.

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"When they tear down Wally's house. Well, it will be one less place to play, one less friend to play with." - Pam Taylor in NOW WE LIVE ON CLIFTON (1974)

We are streaming a free film every week throughout 2016 as part of our #KTQ50 Anniversary celebration! One of our favorite #KTQ classics, NOW WE LIVE ON CLIFTON, is available until Friday 3/11!

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"It was a good thing, really for Winnie, that the neighborhood changed because the way it was when she started in the school then, she used to play with only white children, so it's a good thing she has a chance to make other friends now." - Winnie’s mom in Winnie Wright, Age 11.

This week’s #KTQ50 anniversary film streaming free until Friday 3/4! Watch and share: http://watch.kartemquin.com/

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VIVA LA CAUSA is the #KTQ50 free streaming film of the week! Take a glimpse into the 1960s Public Art Movement and how it affected its artists, the neighborhood of Pilsen in Chicago, and the surrounding communities. Watch and share until next Friday 2/26/2016: http://watch.kartemquin.com/

"The force of their work, the powerful feeling of their work. Also that it was related directly to Mexican history and culture to the things that had happened that I never really knew about. So I became interested at the same time in the history and the culture."

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https://soundcloud.com/kartemquin/the-making-of-trick-bag-ktq50

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Live at 12pm CST on #WBEZ Worldview, Director Usama Alshaibi will be talking about his film #AmericanArab! It broadcast premieres TONIGHT at 8PM EST/7PM CST on the World Channel’s #ReFramed #chicago: https://www.kartemquin.com/news/american-arab-airs-on-america-reframed-february-9th-8pm

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A warm #Kartemquin welcome to the 13 new members of #DVID! 2016 will be an exciting new year of projects. To learn more about the program, please visit: https://kartemquin.com/diversevoices

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We continue to screen free films throughout the year for our #KTQ50 anniversary! This week, watch WHAT THE FUCK ARE THESE RED SQUARES + ANONYMOUS ARTISTS OF AMERICA: watch.kartemquin.com 

#documentaryfilm #WTF #freestreaming #artists

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https://soundcloud.com/kartemquin/the-making-of-inquiring-nuns-ktq50

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https://soundcloud.com/kartemquin/gordon-quinn-on-the-making-of-home-for-life-ktq50

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This week, #kartemquin is streaming the Kartemquin Collection: Volume 2 classic, Hum 255! Watch for free until 1/28 at watch.kartemquin.com.

#documentary #free #streaming #film #blackandwhite #KTQ50

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Happy Friday! #KTQ50 is streaming TWO free films today until next Friday 1/22! Enjoy PARENTS + THUMBS DOWN at watch.kartemquin.com as many times as you want this week! #kartemquin #anniversary #parents #thumbsdown #documentaryfilm #free

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We want to celebrate our 50 year anniversary with you! In honor of your faithful support over the years, we’d like to offer you a free #KTQ50 film for every week of 2016! Tune in to: watch.kartemquin.com as we drop a Kartemquin classic film each Friday!

This is the last day to enjoy INQUIRING NUNS before we showcase PARENTS and THUMBS DOWN starting tomorrow!

#KTQ50 #documentary #kartemquin #anniversary #free #film #classic #gordonquinn #areyouhappy #inquiring #nuns 

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Team Kartemquin and Hard Earned at the #IDAawards last night, where our founder Gordon Quinn was honored with the career achievement award! #documentary #democracy (at Paramount Studios, West Holloywood)

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The great people at EIDF in South Korea have designed their own Almost There poster. We have no words to describe it, just love. Amazing!

https://kartemquin.com/news/koreas-eidf-to-host-almost-there-asian-premiere

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Almost There is heading to S. Korea for its Asian premiere!

They've designed two glorious Korean posters for the film - which is your favorite?!

Learn more about the film's upcoming adventure at Eidf-Ebs International Documentary Festival here: http://kartemquin.com/news/koreas-eidf-to-host-almost-there-asian-premiere