Gordon Quinn
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Gordon Quinn is Artistic Director and founding member of Kartemquin Films
, a 2007 recipient of the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. Gordon Quinn has been making documentaries for over 45 years and has produced or directed over 30 films. His recent directing credits include Prisoner of Her Past
and A Good Man
. His producing credits include the films Hoop Dreams
; In the Family
;Vietnam, Long Time Coming
; Golub: Late Works Are the Catastrophes; 5 Girls
; Refrigerator Mothers
; and Stevie. Most recently, Gordon executive produced Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita
and The New Americans
, for which he directed the Palestinian segment. Currently, he is Executive Producing several new films for Kartemquin.
Gordon has been a long-time supporter of public media and community-based independent media groups, and served on the boards of several organizations including the National Coalition of Public Broadcast Producers, the Citizens Committee on the Media, the Chicago Access Corporation, the Illinois Humanities Council, the Public Square Advisory Committee and the Illinois Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
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Kartemquin Films
Kartemquin Films is a not-for-profit organization that was founded in 1966 by Gordon Quinn, Jerry Temaner and Stan Karter, three University of Chicago graduates who wanted to make documentary films guided by their principle of "Cinematic Social Inquiry." They were soon joined by Jerry Blumenthal...
, a 2007 recipient of the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. Gordon Quinn has been making documentaries for over 45 years and has produced or directed over 30 films. His recent directing credits include Prisoner of Her Past
Prisoner of Her Past
Prisoner of Her Past is a 2010 documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films, that follows the journey of Chicago Tribune music critic Howard Reich as he travels to Europe to discover why his elderly mother, Sonia Reich, believes people are trying to kill her.Inspired by conversations with young...
and A Good Man
A Good Man
"A Good Man" is the title of a song recorded by Canadian country music band Emerson Drive. It was released in March 2006 as the first single released from their album, Countrified. The song reached the Top 20 on the U.S...
. His producing credits include the films Hoop Dreams
Hoop Dreams
Hoop Dreams is a 1994 documentary film directed by Steve James, with Kartemquin Films. It follows the story of two African-American high school students in Chicago and their dream of becoming professional basketball players....
; In the Family
In the Family
In the Family is a 2008 documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films, about predicting breast and ovarian cancer and the choices women make when they are faced with the dangers of a possible life-threatening disease. The film's director, Joanna Rudnick, tests positive for the familial BRCA...
;Vietnam, Long Time Coming
Vietnam, Long Time Coming
Vietnam, Long Time Coming is a documentary released in 1998 by Kartemquin Films. The film follows a 16-day, 1100 mile bicycle expedition through once war-torn Northern and Southern Vietnam that was organized by World T.E.A.M. Sports. The event drew an array of veterans from the U.S. and Vietnam,...
; Golub: Late Works Are the Catastrophes; 5 Girls
5 Girls
5 Girls is a documentary released in 2001 by Kartemquin Films for PBS's P.O.V. series. The film follows five strong young women between the ages of 13 and 17...
; Refrigerator Mothers
Refrigerator Mothers
Refrigerator Mothers is a documentary released in 2003 by Kartemquin Films for PBS's P.O.V. series. The film paints an intimate portrait of an entire generation of American mothers whose children were diagnosed with autism...
; and Stevie. Most recently, Gordon executive produced Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita
Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita
Terra Incognita: The Perils and Promise of Stem Cell Research, also known as Terra Incognita: Mapping Stem Cell Research, is a documentary film released by Kartemquin Films in 2007. The film follows Dr. Jack Kessler of Northwestern University in his search for a cure for spinal cord injuries using...
and The New Americans
The New Americans
The New Americans is a seven-hour American documentary, produced by Kartemquin Films, that was originally broadcast on American television over three nights on the Public Broadcasting Service in late March 2004....
, for which he directed the Palestinian segment. Currently, he is Executive Producing several new films for Kartemquin.
Gordon has been a long-time supporter of public media and community-based independent media groups, and served on the boards of several organizations including the National Coalition of Public Broadcast Producers, the Citizens Committee on the Media, the Chicago Access Corporation, the Illinois Humanities Council, the Public Square Advisory Committee and the Illinois Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
Filmography
Executive Producer:- 'The InterruptersThe InterruptersThe Interrupters is a 2011 documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films, that tells the story of three violence interrupters who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed...
, in 2011 - ''No CrossoverNo Crossover: The Trial of Allen IversonNo Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson is a 2010 documentary film produced by Kartemquin Films for ESPN's 30 for 30 series and directed by Steve James...
, in 2010 - ''TypefaceTypeface (film)Typeface is an independent documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films, about visual culture, technology and graphic design, centered around the Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum in Two Rivers, Wisconsin...
, in 2009 - ''At the Death House DoorAt the Death House DoorAt the Death House Door is a 2008 documentary film about Carroll Pickett, who served as the death house chaplain to the infamous "Walls" prison unit in Huntsville, Texas. It was produced and directed by the team of Steve James and Peter Gilbert...
, in 2008 - Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra IncognitaMapping Stem Cell Research: Terra IncognitaTerra Incognita: The Perils and Promise of Stem Cell Research, also known as Terra Incognita: Mapping Stem Cell Research, is a documentary film released by Kartemquin Films in 2007. The film follows Dr. Jack Kessler of Northwestern University in his search for a cure for spinal cord injuries using...
, 2007 - The New AmericansThe New AmericansThe New Americans is a seven-hour American documentary, produced by Kartemquin Films, that was originally broadcast on American television over three nights on the Public Broadcasting Service in late March 2004....
, 2004 TV episode - 5 Girls5 Girls5 Girls is a documentary released in 2001 by Kartemquin Films for PBS's P.O.V. series. The film follows five strong young women between the ages of 13 and 17...
, 2001 - Hoop DreamsHoop DreamsHoop Dreams is a 1994 documentary film directed by Steve James, with Kartemquin Films. It follows the story of two African-American high school students in Chicago and their dream of becoming professional basketball players....
, 1994
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- 'Prisoner of her PastPrisoner of Her PastPrisoner of Her Past is a 2010 documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films, that follows the journey of Chicago Tribune music critic Howard Reich as he travels to Europe to discover why his elderly mother, Sonia Reich, believes people are trying to kill her.Inspired by conversations with young...
, in 2010 (with Joanna Rudnick and Howard Reich) - ''In the FamilyIn the FamilyIn the Family is a 2008 documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films, about predicting breast and ovarian cancer and the choices women make when they are faced with the dangers of a possible life-threatening disease. The film's director, Joanna Rudnick, tests positive for the familial BRCA...
, in 2008 (with Joanna Rudnick) - Golub: Late Works Are the CatastrophesGolub (film)Golub is a 1988 documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films, that examines the life and work of controversial painter, Leon Golub. Inspired by war, political oppression and the fight for Free Speech, Golub and his paintings are famous for their depictions of extreme violence. Also featured...
, 2004 (with Jerry Blumenthal) - Refrigerator MothersRefrigerator MothersRefrigerator Mothers is a documentary released in 2003 by Kartemquin Films for PBS's P.O.V. series. The film paints an intimate portrait of an entire generation of American mothers whose children were diagnosed with autism...
, 2003 (with JJ Hanley and David E. Simpson) - Stevie, 2002
- Vietnam, Long Time ComingVietnam, Long Time ComingVietnam, Long Time Coming is a documentary released in 1998 by Kartemquin Films. The film follows a 16-day, 1100 mile bicycle expedition through once war-torn Northern and Southern Vietnam that was organized by World T.E.A.M. Sports. The event drew an array of veterans from the U.S. and Vietnam,...
, 1998 - Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, 1994
- Higher Goals, 1993
- Grassroots Chicago, 1991
- ''GolubGolub (film)Golub is a 1988 documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films, that examines the life and work of controversial painter, Leon Golub. Inspired by war, political oppression and the fight for Free Speech, Golub and his paintings are famous for their depictions of extreme violence. Also featured...
, 1988 - Taylor ChainTaylor ChainTaylor Chain I & II are a pair of documentary films, produced by Kartemquin FIlms, that first examine a seven-week workers' strike at a Hammond, Indiana chain manufacturing plant and then follow the collective bargaining process of the same plant one decade later...
, 1985 - Women's Voices: The Gender Gap, 1984
- The Last Pullman Car, 1983
- The Chicago Maternity Center Story, 1976
- Marco, 1970 (with Gerald Temaner)
- Thumbs Down, 1968
- Home For LifeHome For LifeHome for Life, the founding documentary of Kartemquin Films released in 1967, depicts the experiences of two elderly people in their first month at a home for the aged. One is a woman whose struggle to remain useful in her son and daughter-in-law's home is no longer appreciated. The other is a...
, 1968
Director:
- A Good ManA Good Man"A Good Man" is the title of a song recorded by Canadian country music band Emerson Drive. It was released in March 2006 as the first single released from their album, Countrified. The song reached the Top 20 on the U.S...
, in 2011 - 'Prisoner of her PastPrisoner of Her PastPrisoner of Her Past is a 2010 documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films, that follows the journey of Chicago Tribune music critic Howard Reich as he travels to Europe to discover why his elderly mother, Sonia Reich, believes people are trying to kill her.Inspired by conversations with young...
, in 2010 - ''Golub: Late Works Are the CatastrophesGolub (film)Golub is a 1988 documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films, that examines the life and work of controversial painter, Leon Golub. Inspired by war, political oppression and the fight for Free Speech, Golub and his paintings are famous for their depictions of extreme violence. Also featured...
, 2004 - The New AmericansThe New AmericansThe New Americans is a seven-hour American documentary, produced by Kartemquin Films, that was originally broadcast on American television over three nights on the Public Broadcasting Service in late March 2004....
, 2004 TV episode (Palestinian story director) - Vietnam, Long Time ComingVietnam, Long Time ComingVietnam, Long Time Coming is a documentary released in 1998 by Kartemquin Films. The film follows a 16-day, 1100 mile bicycle expedition through once war-torn Northern and Southern Vietnam that was organized by World T.E.A.M. Sports. The event drew an array of veterans from the U.S. and Vietnam,...
, 1998 - GolubGolub (film)Golub is a 1988 documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films, that examines the life and work of controversial painter, Leon Golub. Inspired by war, political oppression and the fight for Free Speech, Golub and his paintings are famous for their depictions of extreme violence. Also featured...
, 1988 - Marco, 1970
- Thumbs Down, 1968
- Home For LifeHome For LifeHome for Life, the founding documentary of Kartemquin Films released in 1967, depicts the experiences of two elderly people in their first month at a home for the aged. One is a woman whose struggle to remain useful in her son and daughter-in-law's home is no longer appreciated. The other is a...
, 1968 - Inquiring NunsInquiring NunsInquiring Nuns is 1968 Kartemquin Films production directed by Gordon Quinn and Gerald Temaner. In the film, two young nuns visit a variety of locales in the city of Chicago, asking people the question, "Are you happy?" They meet a variety of individuals ranging from hippie musicians to...
, 1968
Cinematographer:
- Golub: Late Works Are the CatastrophesGolub (film)Golub is a 1988 documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films, that examines the life and work of controversial painter, Leon Golub. Inspired by war, political oppression and the fight for Free Speech, Golub and his paintings are famous for their depictions of extreme violence. Also featured...
, 2004 - The New AmericansThe New AmericansThe New Americans is a seven-hour American documentary, produced by Kartemquin Films, that was originally broadcast on American television over three nights on the Public Broadcasting Service in late March 2004....
, 2004 TV episode - Aging Out, 2004
- Refrigerator MothersRefrigerator MothersRefrigerator Mothers is a documentary released in 2003 by Kartemquin Films for PBS's P.O.V. series. The film paints an intimate portrait of an entire generation of American mothers whose children were diagnosed with autism...
, 2003 - Stevie, 2002
- Vietnam, Long Time ComingVietnam, Long Time ComingVietnam, Long Time Coming is a documentary released in 1998 by Kartemquin Films. The film follows a 16-day, 1100 mile bicycle expedition through once war-torn Northern and Southern Vietnam that was organized by World T.E.A.M. Sports. The event drew an array of veterans from the U.S. and Vietnam,...
, 1998 - Grassroots Chicago, 1991
- Golub'Golub (film)Golub is a 1988 documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films, that examines the life and work of controversial painter, Leon Golub. Inspired by war, political oppression and the fight for Free Speech, Golub and his paintings are famous for their depictions of extreme violence. Also featured...
', 1988 - Women's Voices: The Gender Gap, 1984
- ''Taylor Chain II: A Story of Collective BargainingTaylor ChainTaylor Chain I & II are a pair of documentary films, produced by Kartemquin FIlms, that first examine a seven-week workers' strike at a Hammond, Indiana chain manufacturing plant and then follow the collective bargaining process of the same plant one decade later...
, 1984 - Anarchism in America, 1983
- The Last Pullman Car, 1983
- All of Us Stronger, 1976
- Hum 255, 1969
- Thumbs Down, 1968
- Home For LifeHome For LifeHome for Life, the founding documentary of Kartemquin Films released in 1967, depicts the experiences of two elderly people in their first month at a home for the aged. One is a woman whose struggle to remain useful in her son and daughter-in-law's home is no longer appreciated. The other is a...
, 1968 - Inquiring NunsInquiring NunsInquiring Nuns is 1968 Kartemquin Films production directed by Gordon Quinn and Gerald Temaner. In the film, two young nuns visit a variety of locales in the city of Chicago, asking people the question, "Are you happy?" They meet a variety of individuals ranging from hippie musicians to...
, 1968
Editor:
- Marco, 1970
- Home For LifeHome For LifeHome for Life, the founding documentary of Kartemquin Films released in 1967, depicts the experiences of two elderly people in their first month at a home for the aged. One is a woman whose struggle to remain useful in her son and daughter-in-law's home is no longer appreciated. The other is a...
, 1968 - ''Inquiring NunsInquiring NunsInquiring Nuns is 1968 Kartemquin Films production directed by Gordon Quinn and Gerald Temaner. In the film, two young nuns visit a variety of locales in the city of Chicago, asking people the question, "Are you happy?" They meet a variety of individuals ranging from hippie musicians to...
, 1968 - Thumbs Down, 1968
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- The Last Pullman Car, 1983
Awards
- Excellence in Documentary Cinematography at the Sundance Film FestivalSundance Film FestivalThe Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
for Stevie, 2003