“Marion Lipschutz and Rose Rosenblatt's fly-on-the-wall approach fulfills one of the glorious promises of documentary – to put us in the middle of situations we otherwise might never be in.” – Washington Post

“Filmmakers Rose Rosenblatt and Marion Lipschutz address such big themes as religion, politics and families without losing sight of their unique and memorable main character.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Formed in 1991 as a partnership of Award Winning Producers/Directors Marion Lipschutz and Rose Rosenblatt, the company produces high-profile television documentaries and educational materials on subjects of social and cultural significance. Cine Qua Non, Inc. has had 501(c)(3) not-for-profit status since 1995. Incite Pictures is the for-profit arm of Cine Qua Non.

Their last film, The Education of Shelby Knox won Best Cinematography at the Sundance Film Festival, as well as a dozen other awards.  It launched the 2005 PBS Point of View season, a series that also featured Live Free or Die, the story of a doctor banned from teaching in his children’s schools because he provides abortions. Other work includes Fatherhood USA, a series on contemporary fatherhood; The Abortion Pill; and for a change of pace, The Trenchcoat Gang, a Court TV special about the most successful bank robbers in U.S. history.

Programs are designed to function as part of an extensive educational and outreach campaign that includes dedicated websites, high profile press coverage, and widespread dissemination to the educational market, generating screenings and discussions for years after their original release.

Their work has been called “unique and memorable,” “pure gold,” and “balanced and truthful.” They have been interviewed by every major U.S. newspaper, on television and radio, and for books. Every major festival in the U.S. has screened their films, and they have been widely distributed internationally.

Marion and Rose explained their outreach strategy in an interview with MediaRights. Click here to read the Outreach Journal.

“Really, any time you make a film you're partaking in somebody else's life and world. That always changes you.” Click here to see what else Marion and Rose said in the POV Filmmaker Interview.