News Gender Representation at #MFF2018!

 

We're very happy to announce that 46.71% of the films at this year's 10th Annual Milwaukee Film Festival are directed by women! That's a 19% leap from last year alone!

 

This couldn't have been possible without the dilligent program research and curation provided to us by our amazing programming team. In an effort to contribute to the industry-wide conversation regarding gender parity in filmmaking. It is clear that audiences are demanding more diverse stories from more diverse storytellers, and we think that this year's festival addresses that desire more soundly than ever before!

 

In addition to to our strides in programming, we're also introducing the inaugural Women In Film Audience Award, sponsored by Live Wire Productions. A $2,500 cash prize will be awarded to the top-rated feature length film directed (or co-directed) by a woman at this year’s festival. Want more specifics? Here's list of all of the titles directed by women at this year's festival:

 

FILMS DIRECTED BY WOMEN AT THE 10TH ANNUAL MILWAUKEE FILM FESTIVAL

 

AMERICAN INDEPENDENTS

 

Keep the Change (USA | 2017 | Director: Rachel Israel)

Madeline's Madeline (USA | 2018 | Director: Josephine Decker)

Night Comes On (USA | 2018 | Director: Jordana Spiro)

Pet Names (USA | 2018 | Director: Carol Brandt)

 

ART & ARTISTS

 

Garry Winogrand: All Things are Photographable (USA | 2018 | Director: Sasha Waters Freyer)

Kusama - Infinity (USA | 2018 | Director: Heather Lens)

Love, Gilda (USA | 2018 | Director: Lisa D'Apolito)

Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist (United Kingdom | 2018 | Director: Lorna Tucker)

 

BLACK LENS

 

The Bill (USA | 2017 | Director: Caralene Robinson)

Bodega (USA | 2017 | Directors: Donna Augustin and Talibah L. Newman)

Forever (USA | 2017 | Director: Joyce Sherrí)

French Fries (USA | 2017 | Director: Janine Sherman Barrois)

Hair Wolf (USA | 2018 | Director: Mariama Diallo)

Jinn (USA | 2018 | Director: Nijla Mumin)

Little Woods (USA | 2018 | Director: Nia DaCosta)

Mighty Ground (USA | 2017 | Director: Delia Vallot)

Mr. SOUL! (USA | 2018 | Directors: Melissa Haizlip and Sam Pollard

Mr. Talented (USA | 2018 | Director: Rochee Jeffrey)

Still Water Runs Deep (Nigeria, USA | 2017 | Director: Abbesi Akhamie)

Suitable (USA | 2017 | Director: Thembi L. Banks)

War Paint (USA | 2017 | Director: Katrelle N. Kindred)

 

CINE SIN FRONTERAS

 

El libro de Lila (Lila's Book) (Columbia, Uruguay | 2017 | Director: Marcela Rincón)

Nos Llaman Guerreras (They Call Us Warriors) (Venezuela, USA, Mexico, Jordan | 2018 | Directors: David Alonso, Edwin Corona Ramos, Jennifer Socorro)

Pájaros de verano (Birds of Passage) (Columbia, Denmark | 2018 | Directors: Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra)

Vuelven (Tigers Are Not Afraid) (Mexico | 2017 | Director: Issa López)

¡Las Sandinistas! (Nicaragua, USA | 2018 | Director: Jenny Murray)

The Unafraid (USA | 2018 | Directors: Heather Courtney, Anayansi Prado)

 

CINEMA HOOLIGANTE

 

The Devil’s Doorway (Ireland | 2018 | Director: Aislinn Clarke)

Let the Corpses Tan (Laissez bronzer les cadavres) (France, Belgium | 2017 | Directors: Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani)

Revenge (France | 2018 | Director: Coralie Fargeat)

 

COMPETITION

 

Ava (France | 2017 | Director: Léa Mysius)

Distant Constellation (Turkey, USA | 2017 | Director: Shevaun Mizrahi)

I Am Not a Witch (UK, France, Zambia, Germany | 2017 | Director: Rungano Nyoni)

Scary Mother (Georgia, Estonia | 2018 | Director: Ana Urushadze)

 

CREAM CITY CINEMA

 

Alice's Garden (USA | 2017 | Director: Jenny Plevin)

Amanda Huff - "Gravetalking" (USA | 2018 | Director: Kristen Peterson)

Attraper des Gemmes (USA | 2017 | Directors: Bria Smith, Brian Le, Alyssa Cunningham, Leilah Covington)

Balance Beam (USA | 2018 | Director: Leean Le)

Brothers (USA | 2018 | Directors: Sheyam Ghieth, Emmett Jack Lundberg)

Bruise Violet - "Nightmare" (USA | 2018 | Director: Robyn Ehrlich)

Dreams Tonight (USA | 2018 | Directors: Gavin Portillo, Brayden Lemke, Angie Charchesi)

Invisible Lines (USA | 2018 | Directors: Laura Dyan Kezman, Nate Imig, Vianca Fuster)

Marie (USA | 2017 | Director: Katie Theel)

Meet Uncle Paul (USA | 2018 | Director: Jessica Bursi)

A Modern Valentine's Day (USA | 2018 | Directors: Chloe Ullenberg, Mitchell Jakubowski, Katie Koehler)

Respect in Representation (USA | 2018 | Directors: Tori Frank, Elena Gonzalez Clark)

Sijan (USA | 2018 | Directors: Tim Seymour, Janine Sijan Rozina)

This Is America (USA | 2018 | Directors: Bria Smith, Aya Fares, Kate Meyer)

This Little Light (USA | 2018 | Directors: Ada McMahon, Wendi Moore-O'Neal)

The Water Will Carry Us Home (USA | 2018 | Director: Gabrielle Tesfaye)

You Find Yourself (Sick) in Bolivia (USA | 2017 | Director: Hannah Raye White)

 

DAS KINO

 

3 Days in Quiberon (Germany, Austria, France | 2018 | Director: Emily Atef)

Western (Germany, Bulgaria, Austria | 2017 | Director: Valeska Grisebach)

 

DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL FAVORITES

 

Bee Nation (Canada | 2017 | Director: Lana Šlezić)

Blowin’ Up (USA | 2018 | Director: Stephanie Wang-Breal)

Capturing the Flag (USA | 2018 | Director: Anne de Mare)

Charm City (USA | 2018 | Director: Marilyn Ness)

Day One (USA | 2018 | Director: Lori Miller)

The Feeling of Being Watched (USA | 2018 | Director: Assia Boundaoui)

General Magic (United Kingdom, USA | 2018 | Directors: Sarah Kerruish, Matt Maude)

Netizens (USA | 2018 | Director: Cynthia Lowen)

On Her Shoulders (USA | 2018 | Director: Alexandria Bombach)

Silas (Canada, South Africa, Kenya | 2017 | Directors: Anjali Nayar, Hawa Essuman)

Time for Ilhan (USA | 2018 | Director: Norah Shapiro)

United Skates (USA | 2018 | Directors: Dyana Winkler, Tina Brown)

Warrior Women (USA | 2018 | Directors: Christina D. King, Elizabeth A. Castle)

Zero Weeks (USA | 2017 | Director: Ky Dickens)

 

FILM FEAST

 

The Heat: A Kitchen (R)evolution (Canada | 2018  | Director: Maya Gallus)

 

GENREQUEER

 

Bixa Travesty (Tranny Fag) (Brazil | 2018 | Directors: Kiko Goifman, Claudia Priscilla)

Chedeng and Apple (Si Chedeng at si Apple) (Philippines | 2017 | Directors: Rae Red, Fatrick Tabada)

Rafiki (Kenya, South Africa | 2018 | Director: Wanuri Kahiu)

 

RATED K: FOR KIDS

 

Ant (Germany | 2017 | Director: Julia Ocker)

A Bit Lost (Un peu perdu) (France | 2016 | Director: Hélène Ducrocq)

Black Barbie (Ghana | 2016 | Director: Comfort Arthur)

Dark, Dark Woods (Denmark | 2017 | Director: Emile Gignou)

Doll’s Letters (Russia | 2016 | Director: Natalia Grofpel)

The Fruits of Clouds (Czech Republic | 2017 | Director: Kateřina Karhánková)

Funny Fish (Drole de Poisson) (France, Switzerland | 2017 | Director: Krishna Chandran A. Nair)

Hadia (The Gift) (Hediye) (Germany, Turkey | 2017 | Director: Sinem Sakaoglu)

I Want To Live In The Zoo (Hotschu jit w zooparke) (Russia | 2017 | Director: Evgenia Golubeva)

If You Fall (Canada: 2017 | Director: Tisha Deb Pillai)

Jubilee (France | 2016 | Directors: Charlotte Pioge, Coralie Soudet, Marion Duvert, Marie El Kadiri, Agathe Marmion)

Land Without Evil (Tierra Sin Mal) (Argentina, Hungary | 2017 | Director: Katalin Egely)

Lion (Germany | 2017 | Director: Julia Ocker)

Outdoors (France | 2017 | Directors: Adrien Rouquié, Anne Castaldo, Elsa Nesme, Sarah Chalek)

Patchwork Dog (Germany | 2017 | Director: Angela Steffen)

The Penguin (France, Belgium | 2016 | Director: Pascale Hecquet)

Pride & Prejudice (Trots & Treiter) (Netherlands | 2017 | Director: Mirjam Marks)

A Reptile Repents (USA | 2017 | Director: Rosie duPont)

Scrap Dolls (USA | 2016 | Director: Aude Cuenod)

Sherbert Rozencrantz, You’re Beautiful (Australia | 2018 | Director: Natalie van den Dungen)

Tip-Top (Russia | 2016 | Director: Alla Vartanyan)

Two Trams (Russia | 2016 | Director: Svetlana Andrianova)

Water Path for a Fish (Camino de agua para un pez) (Spain, Colombia, France | 2015 | Director: Mercedes Marro)

 

SHORTER IS BETTER

 

9 at 38 (South Korea, USA | 2017 | Director: Catherine K. Lee)

Agua Viva (USA | 2018 | Director: Alexa Lim Haas)

Are We Good Parents? (Ireland | 2017 | Director: Bola Ogun)

The Beetle at the End of the Street (El Escarabajo al final de la calle) (Spain | 2017 | Director: Joan Vives Lozano)

Bloeistraat 11 (Belgium, Netherlands | 2018 | Director: Nienke Deutz)

Caroline (USA | 2018 | Directors: Logan George, Celine Held)

Contact (France | 2018 | Director: Léa Bancelin)

End of the Line (USA | 2017 | Director: Jessica Sanders)

Death Metal Grandma (USA | 2018 | Director: Leah Galant)

Eve (USA | 2017 | Director: Susan Bay Nimoy)

Freaks of Nature (Canada | 2018 | Director: Alexandra Lemay)

Funeral for a Bird (USA | 2018 | Director: Zoe Lubeck)

Homeless: The Soundtrack (USA | 2018 | Director: Irene Taylor Brodsky)

Judith Loves Martha (USA | 2017 | Director: Anna Gaskell)

Laundry (New Zealand | 2017 | Director: Becs Arahanga)

Liberty Hill (USA | 2018 | Director: Katie Graham)

Ming (USA | 2017 | Director: Danski Tang)

Muteum (Estonia, Hong Kong | 2017 | Director: Äggie Pak Yee Lee)

Pan (Germany | 2017 | Director: Anna Roller)

Pink Trailer (USA | 2017 | Director: Mary Neely)

Pumpkin Movie (Canada: 2018 | Director: Sophy Romvari)

Rien Ne Va Plus! (Germany | 2017 | Director: Sophie Linnenbaum)

Second Best (Australia | 2018 | Director: Alyssa McClelland)

Smithy & Dickie (Ireland | 2017 | Director: Hannah Quinn)

Simbiosis Carnal (Belgium | 2017 | Director: Rocío Álvarez)

Tibor (Canada | 2017 | Director: Petra O’Toole)

Wendy’s Shabbat (USA | 2017 | Director: Rachel Myers)

While I yet Live (USA | 2018 | Director: Maris Curran)

Wild Wild West: A Beautiful Rant by Mark Bradford (USA | 2017 | Director: Dime Davis

With Thelma (Avec Thelma) (Belgium | 2017 | Directors: Ann Sirot, Raphaël Balboni)

Xavier Corbero: Portrait of an Artist in Winter (Spain | 2017 | Director: Nathalie Biancheri)

 

SPORTSBALL!

 

Kim Swims (USA | 2017 | Director: Kate Webber)

Wrestle (USA | 2018 | Directors: Suzannah Herbert, Lauren Belfer)

 

SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATIONS

 

Pick of the Litter (USA | 2018 | Directors: Dana Nachman, Don Hardy)

Science Fair (USA | 2018 | Directors: Cristina Costantini, Darren Foster)

Wild Nights with Emily (USA | 2018 | Director: Madeleine Olnek)

 

TEEN SCREEN

 

Blue My Mind (Switzerland | 2017 | Director: Lisa Brühlmann)

High Fantasy (South Africa | 2017 | Director: Jenna Cato Bass)

New Beginnings (USA | 2018 | Director: Aseel Tabaza)

Personal Statement (USA | 2018 | Directors: Juliane Dressner, Edwin Martinez)

 

VR

 

The Sun Ladies (USA | 2017 | Directors: Celine Tricart, Christian Stephen)

 

WORLDVIEWS

 

Angels Wear White (China, France | 2017 | Director: Vivian Qu)

Daughter of Mine (Figlia mia) (Italy, Germany, Switzerland | 2018 | Director: Laura Bispuri)

Fifty Springtimes (Aurore) (France | 2018 | Director: Blandine Lenoir)

Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts (Indonesia, France, Malaysia,Thailand | 2017 | Director: Mouly Surya)

Never Steady, Never Still (Canada | 2017 | Director: Kathleen Hepburn)

Oh Lucy! (Japan, USA | 2017 | Director: Atsuko Hirayanagi)

Spoor (Pokot) (Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, Sweden ,Slovakia | 2017 | Director: Agnieszka Holland)

Wajib (Palestine, France, Germany ,Colombia, Norway, Qatar, United Arab Emirates | 2017 | Director: Annemarie Jacir)

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