Films preserved by

Kartemquin Films ( )

Anonymous Artists of America (1969–70), footage of an outdoor concert at the University of Chicago by the eponymous psychedelic rock collective (2019 Federal Grants).
The Chicago Maternity Center Story (1976), profile of the 75-year-old community-based health organization that provided home birth services to low-income women (2010 Federal Grants).
Home for Life (1966), cinéma vérité documentary about two elderly arrivals at a home for the aged (2006 Partnership Grants).
Hum 255 (1970), filmed discussion of political activism led by students expelled after the 1968 strike at the University of Chicago (2019 Federal Grants).
Inquiring Nuns (1968), Philip Glass–scored sociological documentary with nuns asking random Chicagoans if they are happy (2018 Federal Grants).
Now We Live on Clifton (1974), film, produced for use in the classroom, designed to help inner city children deal with gentrification (2011 Federal Grants).
Trick Bag (1974), short in which Vietnam veterans, gang members, and young factory workers recount personal experiences with racism (2011 Federal Grants).
Viva La Causa (1974), reflection on Chicago’s vibrant mural movement, based on interviews with residents (2012 Federal Grants).
What the F*%k Are These Red Squares? (1970), documentation of a “Revolutionary Seminar” teach-in held during a teacher/student strike at the Art Institute of Chicago (2019 Federal Grants).
Winnie Wright, Age 11 (1974), insiders’ view of Chicago’s Cage Park, a neighborhood in transition (2012 Federal Grants).