Milwaukee Film Announce Guests at 10th Annual Festival
Oscar winner John Ridley and Emmy winning actress Felicity Huffman to appear on panel in partnership with Nō Studios; Netflix star DeWanda Wise, rapper Speech, and 100+ guests attending the festival
MILWAUKEE - Thursday, October 11, 2018 - Milwaukee Film is excited to announce the over 100 filmmakers and industry professionals scheduled to attend the 10th Annual Milwaukee Film Festival, presented by Associated Bank, as part of festival screenings, forums, juries, and events. Notable guests include Oscar award-winning screenwriter John Ridley, Desperate Housewives star and Emmy award winning actress, Felicity Huffman, and star of Netflix’s She’s Gotta Have It, DeWanda Wise.
Oscar-award winning screenwriter and Milwaukee Film board member, John Ridley, will be joining Emmy award-winning actress, Felicity Huffman, on a Working with Actors panel in partnership with Ridley’s new hub for the arts in Milwaukee, Nō Studios, as part of the festival’s Filmmaker Services. Other notable panelists this year include DeWanda Wise (How To Tell You’re A Douchebag, MFF2015), participating in A Conversation with DeWanda Wise and moderated by UWM professor Portia Cobb; and director Carrie Hawks, journalist and commentator Tourè, and New York Times culture editor Aisha Harris participating in black enuf.
Two Grammy award-winners are scheduled to attend screenings at the festival, including Milwaukee native and famed rapper Speech, of the group Arrested Development, as a subject in the film 16 Bars. Award-winning music video director, Joseph Kahn, will be presenting his feature debut Bodied as part of the festival’s American Independents program. Kahn is well known for his work with major music artists, including Taylor Swift, Janet Jackson, Katy Perry, and Eminem, who is also a producer of Bodied.
Acclaimed Polish filmmaker, Agnieszka Holland, will be attending a screening of her film Spoor, playing in the festival’s Worldviews program. Holland’s decades long career includes Golden Globe award-winning and Oscar-nominated films In Darkness, Europa, Europa and The Angry Harvest, along with director credits for major television shows such as House of Cards and The Wire.
Milwaukee Film Festival alums Martin Starr (Operator, MFF2016, Infinity Baby MFF2017) and Bob Byington (Infinity Baby, MFF2017) will be returning this year; Byington will serve as a juror for the organization’s Brico Forward Fund granting program and Starr is a subject in Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary. Sam Pollard (Two Trains Runnin’, MFF2016, ACORN and the Firestorm, MFF2017) and Qasim Basir (Destined, MFF2017) will also be returning this year with films in the Black Lens program.
For the most up to date festival guests information, including attendance for screenings, events, and forums, please visit mkefilm.org.
