Messwood

MKE Film Festival

Messwood
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Runtime: 1 Hr. 35 Min. Rating: Release Year: 2021 Director: Emily Kuester, Brad Lichtenstein Producer: Suzanne Jurva, Brad Lichtenstein, Emily Kuester Screenwriter: David E. Simpson Cinematographer: Keith Walker, Erik Ljung, Brad Lichtenstein, Colin Sytsma Editor: David E. Simpson

Screenings Sponsored By:

Patti Keating Kahn and Chuck Kahn

Declining participation leads Milwaukee's own Messmer (predominantly Black) and Shorewood (prediminately white) high schools to combine their football programs. After a successful season in 2018, quite a few starters graduate and in 2019 the team is forced to rebuild. At the center of this familiar and thrilling sports season drama, these teenage athletes attempt to make sense of their adolescence and of the perceived and tangible racial fissures in southeast Wisconsin.

Community Partners:  Volley Life LLC, Bay Bridge Wisconsin

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Milwaukee Film is a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to entertaining, educating, and engaging our community through cinematic experiences. We operate the magnificent Oriental Theatre, a historic cinema palace committed to high-quality and accessible film and education programming. Since 2009, the annual Milwaukee Film Festival has brought together film fans and filmmakers to celebrate the power of cinema. Our education programs and Cultures & Communities platform provide avenues toward making our community a more empathetic and equitable place for everyone to live.

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