I think purity can become a dead end. In other words, we saw how important emotion was in changing people’s minds [about a subject]. What we saw with Hoop Dreams was that if you could really get someone, grab them by the heart, and create that emotional power, then you can reach out to audiences who aren’t already sympathetic necessarily to your characters.
Gordon Quinn, Co-founder and Artistic Director of Kartemquin Films
Jean Rouch in Chicago: An interview with Judy Hoffman and Gordon Quinn of Kartemquin Films, part two
Source: kartemquin.com
Kartemquin’s co-founder and artistic director, Gordon Quinn, discusses Camera # 1- used to shoot Home For Life, Thumbs Down, Marco and Parents
In honor of the New Americans Initiative and the push to make Chicago a more immigrant friendly city, enjoy some production shots from our 2004 series The New Americans


