The Milwaukee Film Festival 2011 takes over local theaters Sept. 22 to Oct. 2. More than a dozen UWM students and alumni will screen their films during the 10-day festival, and their submissions are as follows:
“Are you Busy?”
Friday, Sept. 23, 9:45 p.m. and Tuesday, Sept. 27, 7 p.m.
Directed by Peck School of the Arts alumni Nick Sommer (BFA Film ’06) and Chris Thompson (BFA Film ‘06) and Milwaukee filmmaker Frankie Latina.
“Valley Maker”
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 7:15 p.m.
Directed by Peck School of the Arts alumnus and film lecturer Sean Kafer (BFA Film ’03, MFA Performing Arts ’10).”Valley Maker” is Kafer’s graduate thesis.
“Passing the Baton”
Wednesday, Sept. 28, 7:15 p.m.
Directed by doc|UWM instructor Ryan Sarnowski. Produced by doc|UWM instructor Jenny Plevin (BFA Film ’98).
Contributors include doc|UWM students and/or recent alumni: Chloe Arbiture (BFA Film ’09); Sean Bannier; Alex Block (BFA Film ’10); Jacob Feiring (BFA Film ’09); Dominitric Griffin (BFA Film ’10); Quinn Hester (BFA Film ’11); Gavin Jackson; Sebastian Juarez; William Olsen (BFA Film ’10); Joseph Steigerwald; Alex Youngen.
“The Milwaukee Show,” a collection of short films about, you guessed it, Milwaukee.
Thursday, Sept. 29, 7 p.m.- “Anima Mundi,” by PSOA lecturer Kate Balsley (BFA Film ’03)
- “Documenting Westphal,” by Kurt Raether (BFA Film ’11)“Everyday,” by Blyth Meier (MFA Art ’04)
- “Please Remember Me,” by Lisa Danker. “Please Remember Me” is Danker’s graduate thesis.
- “Secrets of Animal Navigation” by Daniel Boville (BFA Film ’11).
- “The Wheel” by BFA alumnus John Roberts
- “Missed Connections”, by Susan Kerns of the Department of English, and alumna Kara Mulrooney (BFA InterArts ’05).
“Points of Interest”
Friday, Sept. 30, 9:30
Directed by Jon Salimes and Anthony Lopez (BFA Film ‘08)
Find all the films at http://www.milwaukee-film.org
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