wisconsin film festival 2021
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Wisconsin Film Festival: “Ringolevio” is a delicate and intense relationship drama
Edwanike Harbour examines Kristin Peterson’s love letter to the wackiness of a rural Wisconsin clan.
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“Witness Underground” pays tribute to Nuclear Gopher and the liberating music of ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses
The unlikely pairing of Scott Homan’s rousing documentary and Johnny Zeller’s narrative short, “SCARS,” pulls the ramifications of dishonesty into focus.
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A Wisconsin Film Festival shorts extravaganza!
Grant Phipps considers a plethora of short films included in a few of the virtual fest’s programsâ”Birth And Rebirth,” “Do Not Adjust Your Sets,” and “Only The Lonely.”
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“My Darling Supermarket” finds the everyday within the profound
Maxwell Courtright tours this Brazilian documentary that praises the lives of those who are now seen as essential workers.
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“Operation Wolf Patrol” recounts the legal circus behind wolf conservation efforts in our state
Hanna Kohn looks at the Wisconsin’s Own documentary that puts the welfare of wolves into perspective.
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Black inspirations and aspirations for a better future
Jason Fuhrman celebrates two prominent narrative features by Black directorsâ”The Inheritance” and “This Is My Desire”âincluded in the 2021 virtual fest.
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Burhan Qurbani’s adaptation of “Berlin Alexanderplatz” keeps its stylized stride in the present
This new three-hour update to Fassbinder’s famous 1980 miniseries is an ever-evolving journey.
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Childhood and adolescent transitions
Trish Connelly reviews two standout documentaries about overcoming adversities to self-actualizationââLittle Girlâ and âTry Harder!â âin this yearâs virtual fest.
