Stories of truth, transformation at the Milwaukee Film Festival
The Milwaukee Film Festival returns for another season of inviting film lovers to "enjoy the show." In this episode of Uniquely Milwaukee, we’re talking to filmmakers -- including two from Racine -- about stories of resistance and justice....
May 2, 202531m 10s
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The Milwaukee Film Festival returns for another season of inviting film lovers to "enjoy the show." In this episode of Uniquely Milwaukee, we’re talking to filmmakers -- including two from Racine -- about stories of resistance and justice.
Representing southeastern Wisconsin are Laura Dyan Kezman & William Howell, co-directors of CYCLE, a documentary that explores the narrative of police violence, profiling and accountability through the death of 18-year-old Ty’Rese West of Racine. In June 2019, West was shot two in the head by a Mount Pleasant police officer who stopped him for not having a light on his bicycle. There was no body camera footage, no witnesses and no charges were filed.
Our second conversation is with Elegance Bratton, director of Move Ya Body: The Birth of House, which confronts biased systems and spotlights a movement of freedom, resistance and innovation. The film shares the genres history through the life Vince Lawrence, who in 1984 in Chicago -- along with his friend Jesse Saunders -- recorded what many consider to be the first house song.
Episode host: Kim Shine
Uniquely Milwaukee is sponsored by the Milwaukee Public Library.
For more episodes, visit radiomilwaukee.org/ourstories.
Representing southeastern Wisconsin are Laura Dyan Kezman & William Howell, co-directors of CYCLE, a documentary that explores the narrative of police violence, profiling and accountability through the death of 18-year-old Ty’Rese West of Racine. In June 2019, West was shot two in the head by a Mount Pleasant police officer who stopped him for not having a light on his bicycle. There was no body camera footage, no witnesses and no charges were filed.
Our second conversation is with Elegance Bratton, director of Move Ya Body: The Birth of House, which confronts biased systems and spotlights a movement of freedom, resistance and innovation. The film shares the genres history through the life Vince Lawrence, who in 1984 in Chicago -- along with his friend Jesse Saunders -- recorded what many consider to be the first house song.
Episode host: Kim Shine
Uniquely Milwaukee is sponsored by the Milwaukee Public Library.
For more episodes, visit radiomilwaukee.org/ourstories.