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Featured filmmaker with Nō Boundaries...
Marquise Mays
Milwaukee
Marquise Mays is a filmmaker and media scholar. He holds a M.A from the University of Southern California and a B.A from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As an independent filmmaker and film studies scholar, both Marquise's films and research have been screened/presented nationally and internationally. Marquise was recently awarded the 2020 Brico Forward Fund Grant presented by the Milwaukee Film Festival for his documentary, Black Strings, which is currently in pre-production.
The Heartland
The Heartland, is a love letter exploring the relationship that Black kids have with the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The short documentary is part reflection and part reconciliation, exploring the barriers Black children face while growing up in Milwaukee.
Mays, familiar with the negative projections claimed about his home, made this short film to showcase a deeply special and nuanced interpretation of Milwaukee, one that included the troubles, but also the joys.
The goal of this documentary is to foster a community pride for the city of Milwaukee. To recognize the city’s flaws, but to also honor its beauty. To present an opportunity for Black kids to be proud to call this place home. The film features voices from three community members recounting intimate and personal memories from their childhood.
The film showcases the true charm and charisma of the Black kids in Milwaukee and all of the power and potential that they have that others can’t seem to see. One that often gets ranked as insignificant.
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