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Full List of Post-Film Panels and Q&As at 2024 Dialogues Documentary Festival

 

Milwaukee Film’s brand new Dialogues Documentary Festival, presented by Potawatomi Casino Hotel, officially kicks off tomorrow, Thursday, September 26th, and the nonprofit is thrilled to announce the full list of post-film panels and Q&As, featuring several visiting filmmakers, documentary participants, and local experts. Guests at these panels and Q&As are subject to change. 

 

BEYOND THE BRIDGE: A Solution to Homelessness

9/26/2024 | 6:30 PM | Oriental Theatre (Abele Cinema)

Moderator: Judge Derek Mosley

Panelists:

  • Don Sawyer (director/writer/producer)

  • Wendy Weckler, Hope House

  • Jeffrey Stingley, Milwaukee County Resident Advisory Board

  • James Mathy, Milwaukee County

  • Krystina Kohler, United Way

 

Shorts: The Fight for Healthcare for All

9/26/2024 | 04:30 PM | Oriental Theatre (Herzfeld Cinema)

Q&A with Ashley O'Shay and Cai Thomas, members of the film team from In Due Season

 

Sabbath Queen

9/26/2024 | 7:30 PM | Oriental Theatre (Herzfeld Cinema)

Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski

 

Shorts: Carceral Justice

9/27/2024 | 02:00 PM | Downer Theatre (North Cinema)

Moderator: Keith McQuirter, director of Milwaukee 53206 (MFF2016)

Panelists: 

  • Shanyiell McCloud, film participant (A Clean Slate) 

  • Baron Walker 

  • Prestisa Harper

  • Representatives, Milwaukee Freedom Fund

 

An Invitation to Wonder: Waubesa Wetlands

9/27/2024 | 8:30 PM | Downer Theatre (North Cinema)

Q&A and dialogue about Wisconsin's wetlands with director Ben Albert and Alice Thompson, Thompson & Associates Wetland Services

 

Public Defender

9/27/2024 | 5:00 PM | Oriental Theatre (Abele Cinema)

Q&A with director Andrea Kalin

 

War Game

9/27/2024 | 7:30 PM | Oriental Theatre (Abele Cinema)

Moderator: David Lee, WUWM

Panelists: 

  • Tony Gerber, director

  • Jack Turner, producer

  • retired Major General Linda Singh, film participant

 

Dust to Dust

9/27/2024 | 8:00 PM | Oriental Theatre (Herzfeld Cinema)

Moderator: Stephanie Brown, TMJ4

Panelists:

  • John Cameron, Milwaukee Indoor Outdoor Exchange

  • Emily Thomas, local fashion designer

  • Erin Whitney, Urban Ecology Center

  • Kpoené Kofi-Bruce, Bricolage Bridal

 

The Strike

9/28/2024 | 11:30 AM | Oriental Theatre (Herzfeld Cinema)

Moderator: Shannon Ross, The Community

Panelists:

  • Mark Rice, Transformational Justice Campaign Coordinator at WISDOM Wisconsin

  • Josephine, Free Movement

 

Emergent City

9/28/2024 | 2:00 PM | Oriental Theatre (Abele Cinema)

Q&A with producer Brenda Avila and film participant Carlos Menchaca

 

My Sister Liv

9/28/2024 | 5:15 PM | Oriental Theatre (Abele Cinema)

Moderator: Kim Shine, HYFIN/Radio Milwaukee

Panelists:

  • Dr. Bethany LoPresti, Executive Director of Behavioral Health for Froedtert Hospital

  • Julia Rutkowski, M.S., E.d.S., N.C.S.P., School Psychologist for the Muskego-Norway School District

 

Shorts: Making a Splash

9/28/2024 | 5:15 PM | Downer Theatre (North Cinema)

Moderator: Brianna Schubert, Milwaukee Magazine

Panelists:

  • Virginia Small, journalist

  • Lamont Smith, The Nature Conservancy

  • Leah Holloway, Milwaukee Riverkeeper

 

We Can Be Heroes

9/28/2024 | 8:15 PM | Oriental Theatre (Abele Cinema)

Q&A with directors Carina Wong and Alex Simmons and producer Cristina Costantini

 

Food and Country

9/29/2024 | 11:30 AM | Downer Theatre (North Cinema)

Moderator: Brandice Kirchner, Tikkun Ha-Ir of Milwaukee

Panelists:

  • Syd Zweig, EsterEv

  • Karen Lemke, artist and activist

  • Laura Michele, Beyond Organic

 

The Book of Mary - A Memorable Man

9/29/2024 | 12:00 PM | Oriental Theatre (Abele Cinema)

Q&A with director Dan Ollman

 

unseen

9/29/2024 | 3:30 PM | Oriental Theatre (Abele Cinema)

Q&A with director Set Hernandez and film participant Pedro

 

The Click Trap

9/29/2024 | 7:00 PM | Oriental Theatre (Abele Cinema)

Panelists:

  • Marc Tasman, Senior Teaching Faculty and Digital Arts and Culture Program Director at UWM

  • Eric Lohman Ph.D., Teaching Faculty in the Journalism, Advertising and Media Studies program at UWM

 

 

All DDF tickets and showtimes can be found online at mkefilm.org/ddffilms


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