Veteran Detroit Free Press reporter Rochelle Riley invited me, the creators of the 50/50 Forum, and Beverly Walker who is featured in MILWAUKEE 53206, to her talk show at 910am Superstation. We discussed MILWAUKEE 53206 and the day-of-dialogue surrounding the film happening Oct. 21st in Northville, Michigan.
Read MoreIt’s a true honor that MILWAUKEE 53206 won the Grand Jury Prize presented by HBO for Best Feature Documentary at Urbanworld Film Festival. A huge Thank You to Urbanworld and HBO for believing in the power of storytelling, to my entire cast and crew, Transform Films. Also, thank you to the people of 53206 for […]
Read MoreWheels Up commercial I agency executive produced. Agency NSG/SWAT.
Read MorePhotographs taken during the making of MILWAUKEE 53206 are now part of a permanent exhibition called Prisons Today: Questions in the Age of Mass Incarceration at Eastern State Penitentiary Museum in Philadelphia, PA. The new exhibition is the first in the United States to address issues of mass incarceration. Eastern State Penitentiary, once an infamous prison […]
Read MoreThis weekend we had two back-to-back screenings of MILWAUKEE 53206 in Minneapolis. The first was at Urban Affairs international annual conference which is an interdisciplinary space for engaging in intellectual and practical discussions about urban life. Urban scholars, researchers, and public service professionals present their theoretical, empirical, and action-oriented research with an aim to foster understanding […]
Read MoreAnother lively discussion after the premiere of MILWAUKEE 53206 at the Detroit Institute of Arts as part of the FREEP Film Festival. After the film Detroit Free Press staff writer Katrease Stafford led a discussion that included myself; Beverly Walker and Chad Wilson, both stories in the film; Michigan State Representative Erika Geiss, D-Taylor and Joseph […]
Read MoreAtlanta Film Festival welcomed MILWAUKEE 53206 with a nearly packed theater. Local activist in prison reform and just those curious about the subject matter filled the seats and engaged me and the cast of the film in a powerful discussion about massive incarceration.
Read MoreThis year I agency executive produced a series of Cadillac spots for their brands ATS, Escalade, CT6, XT5 and CTS. Agency Rokkan.
Read More“If we’re not ready to cause hell we can sit and watch these films and think ‘this is terrible’ and go about our regular business, but until we cause hell this cycle is going to continue.” — Rudy Bankston a community liaison for MMSD
Read MoreEdgewood College planned a full day surrounding MILWAUKEE 53206. The Dominican Catholic college long ago committed itself to issues of social justice and the faculty and students greeted me and Beverly Walker, who is featured in MILWAUKEE 53206, with a warm welcome. The campus theater was packed for the screening, and afterwards Beverly, Prestisa (Beverly’s oldest […]
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