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The Homestretch

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In The Homestretch directors Anne de Mare and Kirsten Kelly explore the crisis of homelessness amongst adolescents enrolled in the Chicago Public Schools.

 Chicago, IL
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Kartemquin Films@Kartemquin20 Aug 2019
Voting ends this Friday for @sxsw's 2020 panel selections! Cast your vote for #KTQ in-progress film @dilemmaofdesire's panel proposal, 'The Politics of Pleasure: Can We Come Together?' to be included at #SXSW2020. ➡️ow.ly/Hz3650vs8J0
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Kartemquin Films@Kartemquin19 Jul 2019
"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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WTTW - Chicago PBS@wttw19 Jul 2019
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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Hear from Chicago leaders @AlmaAnaya7th, Allison Arwady of @ChiPublicHealth, Ranjani Prabhakar of @SustainChicago & moderator Alden Loury of @WBEZ on 7/20 @filmcenter for a post-screening discussion about the future of #Chicago. ow.ly/T9wo50uXZ9y #survivalbyzipcode
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Kartemquin Films@Kartemquin21 Jun 2019
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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Kartemquin Films@Kartemquin5 Jul 2019
#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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@THR17 Feb 2019
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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Replying to @SashaBruceYouth
Awwww! The @HomestretchDoc haunts me to this day. One of the best films ever made on youth homelessness."Homeless is a situation. It's not who you are."
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Kartemquin Films@Kartemquin13 Jan 2019
***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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Kartemquin Films@Kartemquin9 Jan 2019
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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Kartemquin Films@Kartemquin23 Nov 2018
“Part cultural artifact, part sociological experiment, part American response to cinéma verité, #InquiringNuns regularly overpowers its own gag to turn in something more complex.” - Meg Shields, @nonfics Now playing @MovingImageNYC! nonfics.com/inquiring-nuns-r… – at Chicago, IL
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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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Gay Essential@GayEssential26 Apr 2018
Queer Cinema History - 26 April 2014: The Homestretch premiered at Hot Docs gay-themed-films.com/watch-t… #OnThisDay @hotdocs @HomestretchDoc
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Kasey and Maria LIVE ABC TODAY! abc7chicago.com/…/homestretch-documentary-l…/3181679/
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Kartemquin Films@Kartemquin15 Jun 2017
Unmissable panel Sun night aftr 7PM screening of @RaisingBertie. @evanFmoore, @eveewing, @mbyrnefilm & @ianrkibbe. bit.ly/RaisingBertieSMG
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“In the end, The Homestretch is story of a broken system, not broken people.” gay-themed-films.com/watch-t… @HomestretchDoc
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Sandra Shimon@shimonlit12 May 2017
I was honored to be recognized and wish all of the amazing adults @Prosser_CA and throughout CPS could have their stories told, too! teapawt.net/ChiPubSchools/status/8…
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.@shimonlit does it all for her students @Prosser_CA #thankateacher blog.cps.edu/2017/05/04/teac…
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Kids For A Better Future Tackle Homelessness homestretchdoc.com/news/2017…

Kids For A Better Future Tackle Homelessness — The Homestretch

Last month, Kids For A Better Future , a non-profit organization run by and for children, held a screening of The Homestretch in Brooklyn, NY with director Kirsten Kelly in attendance.  Next, on May...

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