Guest on “Brown and Black” Podcast with Hosts Jack Rico and Mike Sargent

I was a guest on “Brown and Black” podcast with hosts Jack Rico and Mike Sargent where we talked about achieving Brown and Black unity through music.

Guest on PBS’s Metrofocus

New EPIX docuseries “By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times Of Godfather Harlem” brings to life the excitement of 1960s Harlem and introduces the artists who dared to use their voices, instruments and lyrics to take a stand against systemic injustice. Tonight, executive producer and director Keith McQuirter and vocalist Robin Clark takes us on this […]

Q&A with NYS Music about the making of “By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem”

NYS Music did a Q&A with me about the making of “BY WHATEVER MEANS NECESSARY: The Times of Godfather of Harlem”. Check it out in the link below.

[Article] ‘The Innocence Files’ Is Netflix’s Latest True-Crime Must-See

Here is what The Daily Beast said about the first three episodes my team and I produced:  “’The Innocence Files’ recounts eight stories over the course of nine episodes, which are themselves grouped into three categories: ‘The Evidence,’ ‘The Witness’ and ‘The Prosecution.’   That first group is the most eye-opening.”

American University’s Impact Report on MILWAUKEE 53206

American University published the impact report on MILWAUKEE 53206.  It’s evidence to what so many of us know already, that documentary films matter and are catalysts for change. Special Thanks to Center for Media & Social Impact  and Odyssey Impact.

“The Innocence Files” on Netflix April 15th!

I’m excited to share that “The Innocence Files”, the new nine-part docu-series that I was one of the producers on, will debut on Netflix on April 15th.  Congrats to all the teams involved — One Story Up Productions, Jigsaw Productions and Moxie Pictures!

Zeel Commercial

It was great fun working in collaboration with my friends at the agency NSG/SWAT, the Zeel team, my incredible production crew and the iconic Cindy Crawford to produce several spots for Zeel, the in home massage app.

Belt Magazine Published my Short Story “The Rippling Effect of Baron Walker”

Baron Walker remembers the morning when he and his grandfather stood across from each other in the driveway of his grandfather’s house. Both men kicking the tires of Baron’s black 1989 Mercury Cougar LS, neither looked at the other the entire time they spoke.

The 3,000 Project Wins Top Award!

Black Public Media recognized the new documentary I’m directing and producing, The 3,000 Project, winner of its PitchBLACK award.  PitchBLACK was the culmination of Black Public Media’s 13-week 360 Incubator + initiative for broadcast programs.  I’m thrilled The 3,000 Project was chosen!

Short story I wrote published in new book titled “The Milwaukee Anthology”

Last year I was invited to write a short story to be included in a new book titled “The Milwaukee Anthology” by Belt Publishing and edited by Justin Kern.  My short story is titled “The Rippling Effect of Baron Walker” and explores the choices one man made that got him into prison and the choices that got […]

MILWAUKEE 53206 Helps Secure Baron Walker’s Release

This is the power of storytelling to expose injustice. This is the power of documentary to bring about change.

Q&A with WE ARE MOVING PEOPLE about MILWAUKEE 53206

I interviewed with WE ARE MOVING PEOPLE ahead of the 2018 BlackStar Film Festival.

Contributing writer on PBS’s America ReFramed UNFILTERED

Here’s a piece I wrote as a contributing writer on PBS’s America ReFramed UNFILTERED where I discuss The Moral Crisis of Mass Incarceration.

[Radio] Guest on Radio Talk Show Wanda’s Pick – San Francisco Bay Area

Honored to be a guest on radio talk show Wanda’s Picks hosted by Wanda Sabir from the San Francisco Bay View Newspaper to talk about MILWAUKEE 53206 and two other films about mass incarceration airing on World Channel’s America ReFramed BEYOND THE WALL and THE CORRIDOR.  All part of a three film line up for the […]

TV Premiere: MILWAUKEE 53206

On April 3rd, 2018 at 8pm EST / 7pm CST MILWAUKEE 53206 will have it’s television premiere on World Channel (check your local listings) as part of the acclaimed documentary series America Reframed.  Free streaming will begin on April 4, 2018 on worldchannel.org and all station-branded PBS platforms.  

Screening of MILWAUKEE 53206 in Minneapolis at Urban Affairs Conference & Solomon’s Porch

This 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 […]

Detroit Premiere of MILWAUKEE 53206 at the FREEP Film Festival

Another 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 […]

Atlanta Premiere of MILWAUKEE 53206 at the Atlanta International Film Festival

Atlanta 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.

Special Guest at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin

Edgewood 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 […]

Speaker at Lobby Day at the Wisconsin State Capital Building

The State Senator of Wisconsin, Lena Taylor, asked that I be a guest at first annual Lobby Day that takes place at the state capital in Madison, Wisconsin, where constituents lobby their legislature on issues of criminal justice and many other issues affecting their state.  I was honored to be apart of the successful event and […]

Featured Guest at Mission Week at Marquette University

It was an honor to be the featured guest at the kick-off of Marquette University’s Mission Week. The day of dialogue revolved around MILWAUKEE 53206 with 1,200 in total attendance. Beyond discussions of racial justice, I had a chance to dialogue with the Marquette film students about filmmaking and their aspirations to be directors and […]

MILWAUKEE 53206 at Google Creative Lab in NYC

We had a great screening and lively discussion at Google Creative Lab in NYC. It’s amazing the ideas that get generated when you bring dynamic creatives from different stratas together in one room. I’m so proud of my team and my cast and very excited by what’s to come.

Capital Hill Congressional Screening of MILWAUKEE 53206

The national ACLU and Congresswoman Gwen Moore invited the team of MILWAUKEE 53206 for a Congressional screening of the movie.  Afterwards Dice Raw from The Roots joined us for a discussion on criminal justice reform.

MILWAUKEE 53206 Screening & Discussion at the St. Louis International Film Festival

MIlWAUKEE 53206 screened in a special program called Mean Streets: Viewing the Divided City through the Lens of Film and Television at the Missouri History Museum during the St. Louis International Film Festival. Dr. Margaret Garb, professor at the Department of History at Washington University St. Louis and I spoke after the screening about how […]

[ARTICLE] Film Review of MILWAUKEE 53206 by Lake Front Row

“McQuirter doesn’t propose a grand thesis about Milwaukee’s incarceration problems.  But he is interested in its effects, in both presenting them and absorbing them…” — David Klein, film critic Lake Front Row

[ARTICLE] Film Review of MILWAUKEE 53206 by Milwaukee Record

“You might be expecting a gritty, depressing litany of statistics and tragedies about the city’s poorest zip code, but you’d be wrong.” — Cal Roach, Journalist Milwaukee Record

Festival Premiere of MILWAUKEE 53206 at the Milwaukee Film Festival

Panel discussion after the festival premiere of MILWAUKEE 53206 at the Milwaukee Film Festival. Both the cast and local leaders in the fight for change shared the stage to talk about solutions to many of the issues effecting our communities.

[ARTICLE] Milwaukee Magazine on MILWAUKEE 53206

“They’re not helpless people. They’re not hopeless people. Each of them is doing something to make change,” says McQuirter.

Wheels Up Commercial with Caroline Wozniacki

Working with Caroline Wozniacki on the Wheels Up commercial  was a lot of fun.  Between practicing for the US Open she found time to shoot our spot in Santa Monica. Good times as always on the Wheels Up set.

The Summit for Change in Washington DC

The MILWAUKEE 53206 family were invited to speak at The Summit for Change in Washington DC.  After a screening of the film we shared the panel with activists who are working across the US in criminal justice reform.  It was truly an honor to be part of The Summit and to meet so many leaders committed […]

[RADIO] NPR News in Milwaukee — MKE Public Radio Lake Effect Show

After coming off a pretty busy week with the premiere of MILWAUKEE 53206, it was a pleasure sitting down and speaking with Bonnie North on the Lake Effect Show while in Milwaukee.

[NEWS] Milwaukee 53206 Premieres!