Stories We Tell in Wisconsin
79 MIN
Filmmakers scheduled to attendThere are a lot of stories to tell in our state, and there are lots of talented storytellers to tell them. Sometimes these storytellers pick up and head west, or east, or north, or south, but they still have stories to tell no matter where they wind up. In this program of Wisconsin's Own shorts we will travel from The Daniel Hoan Bridge in Milwaukee to the Hudson River in New York, and from a medicine cabinet in Fitchburg to a house party in New Orleans, but rest assured, wherever we go, there will be stories there for us to see, hear, and be moved by.
Director: Frances Tyska
look at me, less than one hundred times
experimental • English • 2018 • Appropriated digital footage • 4 MIN
Splicing together Midwestern "vlogs" that have each been viewed fewer than 100 times, Frances Tyska discovers unexpected affinities and propulsive rhythms in local digital ephemera. (ZZ)
section: Wisconsin's Own
Director: Aaron Johnson
Screenwriter: Aaron Johnson
Producer: Aaron Johnson
Cast: Aaron Johnson
Hoan Alone: Personal Stories from the Bridge
animation, documentary • 2018 • USA • 9 MIN
Stories of witnessing, responding to, and attempting suicide are interwoven into a conversation that explores Milwaukee's Daniel Hoan Memorial Bridge in this unique animated short. (TI)
section: Wisconsin's Own
Director: Maya Castronovo
Screenwriter: Maya Castronovo
Producer: Maya Castronovo
Laura
experimental • English, Hebrew, with English subtitles • 2018 • Digital • USA • 4 MIN
The contents of a medicine cabinet tell a heartbreaking tale of friendship and loss in this remarkably original and eloquent short from high school student, Maya Castronovo. (BR)
section: Wisconsin's Own
Cast: Jacob Feiring, Shahin Izadi, Christian Strevy
Cinematographer: Madeliene Bishop
Old Rook
narrative • 2018 • 3 MIN
A group of aging, competitive bros try to shoot hoops in their cramped apartment, yielding humorous results (ZZ)
section: Wisconsin's Own
Director: Austin Alward
Screenwriter: Austin Alward
Producer: Austin Alward, Sam Claitor, Win Riley
Editor:Andrew Jon Wallace
Cast: Marie Ba, Chloe Nelson
Cinematographer: Matt S. Bell
Music: Louis Michot
Le Grand Remix
narrative • English, French, Vietnamese, with English subtitles • 2018 • Digital • USA • 17 MIN
A trippy French-language short set in New Orleans and chock full of stylish camera work, clever transitions, lived-in performances, and a healthy dose of magic realism and magical dance numbers. (BR)
section: Wisconsin's Own
Director: Timothy Troy
Screenwriter: Timothy Troy
Producer: William Eichler, Jeremy Bevard
Cast: Christian Stolte
Hold My Horse
narrative • English • RED • USA • 8 MIN
A pompous young Civil War Lieutenant learns a lesson in humility and respect from a grizzled, older General in this handsomely-produced historical narrative short. (BR)
section: Wisconsin's Own
Director: Cecelia Condit
Screenwriter: Cecelia Condit
Producer: Cecelia Condit
Cast: Flora Coker, Cecelia Condit
Music: Renato Umali
We Were Hardly More Than Children
documentary, experimental • English • 2019 • Digital • USA • 9 MIN
In this abstract tale of survival and friendship, two woman take a journey through time as they recount the painful, shared experience of an illegal abortion and the bond that kept them strong. (TI)
section: Wisconsin's Own
Director: Vlash Droboniku
Screenwriter: Vlash Droboniku
Producer: Vlash Droboniku
Hudson River Miracle
animation, experimental • 2018 • 7 MIN
Painstaking, sui generis hand-drawn animation dramatizes the story of Chesley " Sully" Sullenberger and US Airways Flight 1549, to hypnotic effect. (BR)
section: Wisconsin's Own
Do it for Dozer
documentary • English • 2018 • Digital • USA • 18 MIN
A story of loss turns into a season of triumph when the Cambridge High football players head to the championships in this touching documentary of a community's efforts to heal after the death of a close friend and teammate, Dustin "Dozer" Zuelsdorf. (TI)
section: Wisconsin's Own