Milwaukee Film
Mission
Milwaukee Film’s mission is to create world-class cinematic experiences that convene our communities to entertain, educate, and engage audiences of all ages, and to uplift local filmmakers.
Funding request details
Support will aid Milwaukee Film in our endeavors to host the annual Milwaukee Film Festival, the Dialogues Documentary Festival, and continue to present the quality year-round programming that our audiences have come to expect. Your support helps keep film accessible in Milwaukee and allows us to platform and champion local filmmakers alongside internationally recognized artists.
Specific funding needs
Amount needed
$500,000
How gifts at different levels would be used
$2,500: Live Wurlitzer Organ performance
$5,000: Annual Michael Schultz Luminary Black Filmmaker Award
$10,000: Milwaukee Film festival sponsorship
$25,000: Photography/videography work for Milwaukee Film
$50,000: Visiting filmmaker hospitality expenses
Impact in action
Through our Cinematic Sisterhood series we were able to bring Rachel Talalay (director of Tank Girl, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, etc) to Milwaukee to share her journey with our audiences as she strives to make the films she envisions in a male-dominated field. “We need more films from women filmmakers,” one attendee told us upon hearing Talalay speak after a screening of Tank Girl, “and not only that, we need them to be given the creative license to make what THEY want. So much of this film, even in the face of adversity, is brimming with energy and passion that you can see carries on to other films made by women.” Bringing guests in to speak with our audiences gives them a glimpse into the creative process and inspires artists of all generations. Another attendee described “the wondrous feeling of watching an absolutely fearless woman. Never experienced that in 70 years!”
