Reserve seat: https://tinyurl.com/y4esglyd Ryan Stemple/COLORIST REEL Alex White/MY KIND OF ART Phil Ranstrom/PIEROGI BLUES Halonah Abraham Paiss/STANGIRL David Weathersby/THE COLOR OF ART Dan Andries/MAKING A NEW AMERICAN NUTCRACKER Leslie Buchbinder/HAIRY WHO &THE CHICAGO IMAGISTS Esau Melendez/MY NEIGHBORHOOD-HECTOR DUARTE
Presented by Groundswell Films X Curated and Hosted by Jeff Spitz October 25, 7:30pm – 9:30pm The Doc Talk Show #19: Women Drivers features an array of non-fiction stories by and about powerful women. Hilary Bachelder/REPRESENT (first time female candidates) Shamerea/THE SCOOP WITH SHAMEREA (unsung sheroes) Myra Rivera/JUVENILE EXPUNGEMENT (a myth buster) Nick Nummerdor/SKATEPARK (one mom’s unique roll) Maria Finitzo/THE DILEMMA OF DESIRE […]
The Doc Talk Show is proud to present a sneak preview in partnership with the 5th annual (in)Justice For All Film Festival. Born in a south side church on 95th street (Trinity United), this innovative film festival embeds into audiences at institutions and untraditional venues all over the Chicago metro area including Lake County. What started with one small prison ministry and […]
The Doc Talk Show team is on a break. August is it. Our next show is September 27th. So, filmmakers now is the perfect time to send in your clip to jeff@groundswellfilms.org It’s that easy to have your clip or short film considered. We are eager to see new work and consider it for future shows. Our monthly themes evolve from your work. We […]
The Doc Talk Show #17: LGBTQ POV Curated and Hosted by Jeff Spitz July 26th, 6:30pm – 7:30pm (NETWORKING) 7:30 – 9pm (showtime) Every last Thursday at… Uncommon Ground, 3800 North Clark Street, Chicago CLICK HERE FOR RESERVATIONS Every month Jeff Spitz, Sundance Film Festival honoree and Columbia College Chicago documentary professor, curates a fresh new lineup of […]
The Doc Talk Show #16: cutting remarks Curated and Hosted by Jeff Spitz June 28th, 6:30pm – 7:30pm (NETWORKING) 7:30 – 9pm (showtime) Every last Thursday at… Uncommon Ground, 3800 North Clark Street, Chicago CLICK HERE FOR RESERVATIONS Join us for an evening of short documentaries and conversation with the filmmakers. Each month Jeff Spitz curates a […]
Doc Talk Show #15: Chicago Footwork Curated and Hosted by Jeff Spitz May 31st, 7PM – 9:30PM Uncommon Ground, 3800 N. Clark St., Chicago CLICK HERE FOR RESERVATIONS Join us for an evening of short documentaries and conversation with the filmmakers. Each month Jeff Spitz curates a fresh new lineup of inspiring documentaries organized around a theme. […]
Doc Talk Show #13: Diverse Voices In Documentary – A partnership with Kartemquin Films & Community Film Workshop Curated and Co-Hosted by Jeff Spitz & Anu Rana, Program Coordinator, DVID March 29th, 7PM – 9:30PM Uncommon Ground, 3800 N. Clark St., Chicago CLICK HERE FOR RESERVATIONS Join us for an evening of short documentaries and conversation with the […]
Doc Talk Show #12: Lost & Found Curated and Hosted by Jeff Spitz February 22, 7PM – 9:30PM Uncommon Ground, 3800 N. Clark St., Chicago CLICK HERE FOR RESERVATIONS Join us for an evening of short documentaries and conversation with the filmmakers. Each month Jeff Spitz curates a fresh new lineup of inspiring docs organized around […]
Groundswell Presents The Doc Talk Show #9: Life Lessons A Monthly Non-Fiction Film Showcase Q&A with Filmmakers November 30th, 7PM at Uncommon Ground Chicago, IL––November 10, 2017 — The Doc Talk Show is a monthly live showcase of non-fiction films by diverse Chicago filmmakers curated by Jeff Spitz, Sundance Film Festival honoree and Columbia […]
Groundswell Presents The Doc Talk Show #7: Women! A Monthly Live Showcase of Themed Non-Fiction Films Followed by Q&A with Filmmakers Sept. 28, 7PM at UnCommon Ground Chicago, IL––September 21, 2017 — The Doc Talk Show is a monthly live showcase of non-fiction films by diverse Chicago filmmakers curated […]
February 23rd, 7 pm – 9 pm, Uncommon Ground-Lakeview (3800 N. Clark) An eye-opening variety of micro-documentaries with filmmakers, Q&A and discussion on the art and craft of storytelling. Curated and hosted by Jeff Spitz (Sundance Film Festival honoree and professor of documentary film at Columbia College Chicago), The Doc Talk Show #3: Acts of Love introduces […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Japan struggles to contain radioactive contamination, Groundswell is reminding Americans that over a thousand abandoned Cold War-era uranium mines still contaminate the American Southwest. The US Department of Energy will feature The Return of Navajo Boy project as a case study in film, media, public engagement and measurable […]
April 28th and 29th, 2011
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May 3rd, 2010
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November 18th, 2009
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September 24, 2008
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival, NY Cornell University & Ithaca College
October 17, 2004
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Sedgewick Cultural Center, Philadelphia
October 9, 2004
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Stars in the Desert Festival, Arizona
April 16, 2004
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Big Sky Documentary Festival, Montana
February 25, 2004
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Siskiyou Environmental Film Festival Oregon
February 24, 2004
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Mashantucket Pequot Museum, Connecticut
February 14th and 21st, 2004
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at INPUT in the USA, South Carolina ETV
December 10th, 2003
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Hirschhorn Museum, Environmental Film Festival, Washington, DC
March 13th, 2003
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian, NY
February 24th, 2003
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Museum of Modern Art, New York
December 15, 2002
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Columbia College Chicago, The Documentary Center
December 6, 2002
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Toronto International Environmental Film Fest, Toronto
September 2nd, 2002
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Festival of Narrative Arts, Las Vegas, NM
August 5th, 2002
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at George Eastman House, Rochester, NY
July 18th, 2002
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA
March 2nd, 2002
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR
February 7th, 2002
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at U of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
November 11, 2001
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at University of New Mexico, Gallup
October 27, 2001
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, Hopkins Center Film
October 4, 2001
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Honolulu Academy of Arts, Hawaii
October 1st, 2nd, 2001
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Docupolis Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain
October, 2001
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Mesa Verde Nat'l Park, Chapin Mesa Theatre
August 9th, 2001
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Association of Health Physicists, Cleveland, OH
June 11th, 2001
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at First People's Festival, Montreal, Canada
June 15th, 2001
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at University of California - Santa Barbara
May 14th, 2001
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Cape Town, South Africa
April 29th - May 5th, 2001
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago
April 21st, 2001
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
April 20th, 2001
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Shiprock Campus of Dine College
April 11th, 2001
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Flagstaff, AZ du Bois Center Ballroom, NAU south campus
April 7th, 2001
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
March 29th, 2001
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Albuquerque Public Library (Albuquerque, NM)
March 29th, 2001
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Durango Film Festival
March 16th, 2001
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Durango Film Festival
March 12th, 2001
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Durango Film Festival
March 15th, 2001
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at California State - Fullerton
March 5th, 2001
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Native Visions Film Festival, St. Petersburg, FL
February 26th, 2001
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Day of Remembrance, University of Utah
January 27th, 2001
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Santa Fe Film Festival, Santa Fe, NM
December 1st & 3rd, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, Washginton, DC
November 17th, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at US Geological Survey, Reston, VA
November 17th, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Native American Film & Video Festival, New York
November 16th, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at American Anthropological Association Conference, San Francisco
November 16th, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Landmark's Embarcadero Center Cinema
November 12th, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at American Indian Film & Video Festival, San Francisco
November 9th-16th, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Texas Union Theatre, Austin, TX
November 8th, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, Washington Square Hall
November 3rd, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Durango Film Society, Durango, CO
October 22nd, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Denver Int'l Film Festival, CO
October 17, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Mill Valley Film Festival, Mill Valley, CA
October 15, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Navajo Studies Conference, San Juan College, Farmington, NM
September 28th, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Chicago Historical Society, Chicago, IL
September 25th, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at NAES College, Chicago
September 24th, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at American Indian Center, Chicago
September 23rd, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Old Town School of Folk Music Auditorium, Chicago IL
September 22nd, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Reel Aboriginal Voices Film Fest, John Spotten cinema, Toronto
June 17st, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at University of Chicago
May 12th, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at American Indian Center, Chicago
May 3rd, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Eastern Connecticut State University, Shafer Auditorium Willimantic, CT
April 26th, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Alamo Drafthouse, Austin TX
April 19th, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Arizona Film Festival, Tucson AZ
April 7th, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at International Art Center, Nations Hall Arizona Film Festival, Tucson AZ
April 9th, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Navajo Nation Museum, Window Rock, AZ
April 1st, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at University of New Mexico - Gallup campus
March 31st, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Monument Valley High School, Utah
March 31st, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Post Effects, Chicago in High Definition theatre.
March 9th noon, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at The Public Interest Environmental Law Conference at the University of Oregon
March 4th & 5th, 2000
The Return of Navajo Boy Screening at Sundance Film Festival (Premiere)
January 28, 2000