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On Tuesday, February 26 at 7pm EST ’63 Boycott will air on ITVS’ OVEE platform, followed by a live-streamed discussion with filmmakers Tracye A. Matthews and Gordon Quinn. The screening and discussion is presented in partnership with Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Moderated by Emmalee Hackshaw. RSVP here.
63 Boycott, a film by Rachel Dickson, Tracye A. Matthews, and Gordon Quinn, will make its world television broadcast premiere on PBS’ World Channel February 25 at 9pm/8c, as part of the channel’s LOCAL, USA series.
The film will be available to stream immediately following the broadcast from February 25-March 26 on worldchannel.org. Check local listings here.
Special OVEE Screening & Discussion
On Tuesday, February 26 at 7pm EST ’63 Boycott will air on ITVS’ OVEE platform, followed by a live-streamed discussion with filmmakers Tracye A. Matthews and Gordon Quinn. The screening and discussion is presented in partnership with Georgia Public Broadcasting.
You can RSVP and join the discussion by clicking here.
About the Film
’63 Boycott revisits October 22, 1963, when more than 250,000 students boycotted the Chicago Public Schools to protest racial segregation. Many marched through the city calling for the resignation of School Superintendent Benjamin Willis, who placed trailers, dubbed ‘Willis Wagons,’ on playgrounds and parking lots of overcrowded black schools rather than let them enroll in nearby white schools. Blending unseen 16mm footage of the march shot by Kartemquin founder Gordon Quinn with the participants’ reflections today, ‘63 Boycott connects the forgotten story of one of the largest northern civil rights demonstrations to contemporary issues around race, education, school closings, and youth activism.
’63 Boycott Producer Tracye Matthews and Director Gordon Quinn will participate in an online screening followed by a live video chat on Tuesday, February 26 at 7pm. Hosted by ITVS’ OVEE platform, RSVP here to watch the film and join this insightful conversation.
Moderated by Emmalee Hackshaw. This screening and discussion is presented in partnership with Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Read more about the film’s 55-year journey here on the UChicago News website.
Gordon Quinn filmed footage for ‘63 Boycott more than 55 years ago. Yet, the impact of this profound story is still emerging. The film is one of just 10 short documentaries to advance as a contender for Best Documentary Short at the 2019 Academy Awards. This achievement comes as the film team, which includes producers Rachel Dickson and Tracye A. Matthews, prepares for a national debut.
PBS WORLD Channel will broadcast ‘63 Boycott nationwide on February 25. The film is also available now for free streaming for one week only through Kartemquin Films, Public Media’s WORLD Channel and the PBS App.
“I’m very happy to be working with PBS again. I believe it’s essential that a film about the struggle for equality and equity in education be accessible to all,” Quinn said.
Blending unseen 16mm footage of the march shot by Quinn when he was just 21 years old with the participants’ reflections today,’63 Boycott connects the forgotten story of one of the largest northern civil rights demonstrations to contemporary issues around race, education, school closings and youth activism.
This award-winning film revisits October 22, 1963, when more than 250,000 students boycotted the Chicago Public Schools to protest racial segregation. Many marched through the city calling for the resignation of School Superintendent Benjamin Willis, who placed trailers, dubbed ‘Willis Wagons,’ on playgrounds and parking lots of overcrowded black schools rather than let them enroll in nearby white schools.
‘63 Boycott is directed by Gordon Quinn and produced by Rachel Dickson and Tracye A. Matthews. Edited by Liz Kaar. Executive produced by Betsy Steinberg, Justine Nagan and Gordon Quinn.
FILM HONORS
ABOUT KARTEMQUIN FILMS
Kartemquin Films is a collaborative community empowering filmmakers who create documentaries that foster a more engaged and just society. For 52 years, Kartemquin has embraced a vision of democracy through documentary, producing over 65 documentaries including the Academy Award-nominated Hoop Dreams, the 2018 Academy Award-nominees Abacus: Small Enough to Jail and Edith+Eddie, 2018’s best reviewed documentary Minding the Gap and 2018’s best reviewed original TV series, America to Me. The organization’s films have also garnered other major prizes, including six Emmys, two Peabody Awards and multiple Independent Spirit, IDA, PGA, DGA and festival awards, and duPont-Columbia and Robert F. Kennedy journalism awards.