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The Flagmakers is a new film from National Geographic Documentary Films, Academy Award-winning director Cynthia Wade, award-winning director Sharon Liese and executive producer Giannis Antetokounmpo. It explores what the American flag represents to different citizens and highlights America's largest flag and flag pole manufacturer in Oak Creek, Wis.
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UW-Milwaukee student Riley Killian discusses the film he co-produced and co-directed, Unconditional: A Journey of Selfless Love, which focuses on the lives of family caregivers.
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The history of Jones Island is the subject of a new PBS documentary: People of the Port: A Jones Island Documentary.
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Launched by the Milwaukee Muslim Women Coalition in 2015, the Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival shares films from around the world to encourage reflection and meaningful discussion about Muslims and their experiences. The festival kicks off its 7th year of programming tonight at the Oriental Theater.
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The UWM Archives, Film Studies Program, and Department of Film/Video/Animation/New Genres invite all Milwaukeeans to bring in their old home movies to be inspected and repaired at Home Movie Days on Oct. 15.
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Ahead of CineLatino Film Festival's showing of the documentary Pepe Serna: Life is Art, actor Pepe Serna joins Lake Effect to talk life, motivation and inspiration.
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From Oct. 5-9, Marcus Theatres will hold screenings of over 15 movies to celebrate Hispanic-directed, written and focused films in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The festival is hosted by Marcus Theatres along with Advocate Aurora Heath.
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The Butterfly in the Sky documentary shares the story of the PBS children’s series Reading Rainbow — from its iconic host, the people behind the scenes, and the challenges its creators faced in cultivating a love of reading through television. Co-director Bradford Thomason joins Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski to talk about the making of the film and how it adds to the show's legacy.
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During the 2016 NFL preseason, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the National Anthem. This act of peaceful protest quickly spurred reactions on and off the football field that showed a clear division in America. A new documentary “Kaepernick & America” explores this symbolic gesture and how it still resonates today.
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Political scientist, historian and consulting producer Jeanne Theoharis joins Lake Effect to explore why we have an incomplete picture of one of the most famous figures in American history — and how the new documentary, "The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks," seeks to change that.