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See @AbacusMovie, the award-winning new film by THE INTERRUPTERS director Steve James of @Kartemquin tonight at @IFCCenter!
We return to @IFCCenter tomorrow with the latest from HOOP DREAMS director Steve James​, @AbacusMovie! Tickets:
stfdocs.com/films/abacus/
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New from Steve James, director of THE INTERRUPTERS.
Two episodes of CITY SO REAL, the new miniseries directed by Steve James and produced by @ZakPiper, will world premiere at #Sundance2020.

A mosaic portrait of current-day Chicago set against the backdrop of the city's history-making 2019 mayoral campaign. kartemquin.com/news/city-so-r…
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CITY SO REAL is a 4-hour series about the Chicago Mayoral election from Steve James and @ZakPiper (the team that brought you @TheInterrupters and @EbertMovie) and it's world premiering at #sundance2020: indiewire.com/2019/12/sundan…
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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?
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"Heat emergency plans are important – but in someways they're a band-aid solution. There's an ongoing public health crisis in this city."

@FenellDoremus on @wttw's Chicago Tonight. @CookedTheFilm runs through 7/25 @filmcenter: bit.ly/cookedsiskel

news.wttw.com/2019/07/18/new…
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"For those who don't know the story: You need to see this movie." – @Suntimes

@CookedTheFilm continues its Chicago theatrical run @filmcenter TONIGHT at 8pm, followed by a panel discussion entitled 'Faith, Equity, and Climate Justice." Tickets: bit.lycookedsiskel
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Remembering Chicago's 1995 deadly heat wave. We discuss “Cooked: Survival by Zip Code” with @Kartemquin producer Fenell Doremus. to.wttw.com/2JFLg7G
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739 people died during an unprecedented Chicago heat wave July 12-16 in 1995. @MayorDaley called them "non-violent deaths." But as @judithhelfand remarks in @CookedTheFilm,"being cooked to death behind closed doors... is a pretty violent way to die."
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"For those who don’t know the story: You need to see this movie."
– @richardroeper in @Suntimes

From the deadly July 1995 Chicago heat wave, deep into the politics of “disaster.” @CookedTheFilm opens @filmcenter TONIGHT: bit.ly/cookedsiskel
chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/12/2068…
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TICKETS NOW ON SALE!

Award-winning @CookedTheFilm makes its Chicago premiere in a 2-week theatrical run @filmcenter July 12-25. Filmmakers & special guests in-person at select screenings.

Dir. & prod. by @judithhelfand & prod. by @FenellDoremus.

bit.ly/cookedsiskel
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#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.

@CookedTheFilm delves into the devastating reality of zip code determinism. @filmcenter 7/12-25: bit.ly/cookedsiskel
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Academy Award® nominee. @nytimes Critic's Pick. @filmindependent Spirit Award nominee for Best Documentary.

Now streaming on @hulu. Coming to @POVdocs on @POVdocs February 18 9pm/8c. In theaters and at festivals around the world: bit.ly/mtgscreenings
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Professional skateboarder @tonyhawk on 'Minding the Gap': "Quiet, raw and brutally honest" (guest column) thr.cm/KtmUkY
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Tonight in LA: @tonyhawk interviews @bingliu89 following a sold out screening.
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“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.”

@SlateCultFest on @MindingGapFilm:
itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nob…
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***LAST CHANCE**

Watch award-winning @63Boycott, 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 @GordonQuinnKTQ

WATCH: bit.ly/63Bfree

ABOUT THE FILM ⬇️
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Chronicling over 50 years of the fight for racial equity in education in Chicago public schools in just 30 minutes, Oscar-contender @63Boycott is now available to stream for free for a limited time: bit.ly/63Bfree
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From the same team that brought you THE INTERRUPTERS!
Participant Media partners with filmmaker Steve James on documentary "Chicago Story" (EXCLUSIVE) wp.me/p2WgDE-1jq1Ap
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New from the director of THE INTERRUPTERS: #AmericaToMe.
Watch America to Me on STARZ tonight! - mailchi.mp/kartemquin/atm…
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"Astonishing" – @nytimes
"Mesmerizing" - @villagevoice
"Perfect" - @WSJ
"Raw & true" - @EW
"Intelligent & compassionate" - @latimes
"A tour de force" - @TheFilmStage
"Unforgettable" - @RollingStone

#MindingtheGap is now on @hulu, in theaters through @MagnoliaPics ❤️
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