The director behind Hoop Dreams had a new series that begins tonight on Starz. It is fantastic. theundefeated.com/features/ameri…

New from the director of THE INTERRUPTERS: #AmericaToMe.

From the same team that brought you THE INTERRUPTERS!

Chronicling over 50 years of the fight for racial equity in education in Chicago public schools in just 30 minutes, Oscar-contender '63 Boycott is now available to stream for free for a limited time: bit.ly/63Bfree

***LAST CHANCE** Watch award-winning '63 Boycott, 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 Gordon Quinn WATCH: bit.ly/63Bfree ABOUT THE FILM ⬇️

“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.” Slate Culture Gabfest on Minding the Gap: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nob…

Tonight in LA: Tony Hawk interviews Bing Liu following a sold out screening.

Academy Award® nominee. The New York Times Critic's Pick. Film Independent Spirit Award nominee for Best Documentary. Now streaming on Hulu. Coming to POV on PBS on POV on PBS February 18 9pm/8c. In theaters and at festivals around the world: bit.ly/mtgscreenings

Professional skateboarder Tony Hawk on 'Minding the Gap': "Quiet, raw and brutally honest" (guest column) thr.cm/KtmUkY

TICKETS NOW ON SALE! Award-winning COOKED: Survival by Zip Code makes its Chicago premiere in a 2-week theatrical run Gene Siskel Film Center July 12-25. Filmmakers & special guests in-person at select screenings. Dir. & prod. by Judith Helfand & prod. by Fenell Doremus. 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. COOKED: Survival by Zip Code delves into the devastating reality of zip code determinism. Gene Siskel Film Center 7/12-25: bit.ly/cookedsiskel

739 people died during an unprecedented Chicago heat wave July 12-16 in 1995. Richard M. Daley called them "non-violent deaths." But as Judith Helfand remarks in COOKED: Survival by Zip Code,"being cooked to death behind closed doors... is a pretty violent way to die."

"For those who don’t know the story: You need to see this movie." – Richard Roeper in Chicago Sun-Times From the deadly July 1995 Chicago heat wave, deep into the politics of “disaster.” COOKED: Survival by Zip Code opens Gene Siskel Film Center TONIGHT: bit.ly/cookedsiskel chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/12/2068…

"For those who don't know the story: You need to see this movie." – Chicago Sun-Times COOKED: Survival by Zip Code continues its Chicago theatrical run Gene Siskel Film Center TONIGHT at 8pm, followed by a panel discussion entitled 'Faith, Equity, and Climate Justice." Tickets: bit.lycookedsiskel

Remembering Chicago's 1995 deadly heat wave. We discuss “Cooked: Survival by Zip Code” with Kartemquin Films producer Fenell Doremus. to.wttw.com/2JFLg7G

"Heat emergency plans are important – but in someways they're a band-aid solution. There's an ongoing public health crisis in this city." Fenell Doremus on WTTW - Chicago PBS's Chicago Tonight. COOKED: Survival by Zip Code runs through 7/25 Gene Siskel Film Center: bit.ly/cookedsiskel news.wttw.com/2019/07/18/new…

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📢POLL #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?

CITY SO REAL is a 4-hour series about the Chicago Mayoral election from Steve James and Zak Piper (the team that brought you The Interrupters and Life Itself) and it's world premiering at #sundance2020: indiewire.com/2019/12/sundan…

New from Steve James, director of THE INTERRUPTERS.