{"product_id":"kartemquin-films-patricia-aufderheide-9780520401655","title":"Kartemquin Films: Documentaries on the Frontlines of Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow filmmaker-philosophers brought the dream of making documentaries and strengthening democracy to award-winning reality--with help from nuns, gang members, skateboarders, artists, disability activists, and more.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The evolution of Kartemquin Films--Peabody, Emmy, and Sundance-awarded and Oscar-nominated makers of such hits as \u003ci\u003eHoop Dreams \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Minding the Gap--\u003c\/i\u003eis also the story of U.S. independent documentary film over the last seventy years. Patricia Aufderheide reveals the untold story of how Kartemquin developed as an institution that confronts the brutal realities of the industry and society while empowering people to claim their right to democracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kartemquin filmmakers, inspired by pragmatic philosopher John Dewey, made their studio a Chicago-area institution. Activists for a more public media, they boldly confronted in their own productions the realities of gender, race, and class. They negotiated the harsh terms and demands of commercial media, from 16mm through the streaming era, while holding fast to their democratic vision. Drawing on archival research, interviews, and personal experience, Aufderheide tells an inspiring story of how to make media that matters in a cynical world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patricia Aufderheide\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520401654\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520401655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d","brand":"Patricia Aufderheide","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46094459601151,"sku":"9780520401655","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1010692d-9838-48fe-b859-4742f122d0c5.jpg?v=1724844721","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kartemquin-films-patricia-aufderheide-9780520401655","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}