The 2015 Milwaukee Film Festival opens tomorrow evening at several locations around town. 303 total films will be shown between opening night and October 8.
There will be more than 100 special guests participating in panel discussions, talk back and the annual keynote address. Chicago Tribune film critic, and Kenosha and Racine native, Michael Phillips will be delivering the keynote address on the state of cinema today.
"I'm concerned for the development of filmmakers because it's so hard to be found amid the babble and the dull roar of constant availability," says Phillips.
Phillips further explains his stance on current-day films, filmmaking and what he is looking forward to seeing at this year's festival: