For over 80 years, Merle Hayden crusaded to recruit members to the utopian movement Lawsonomy, founded in the early 1900s by Alfred Lawson, inventor of the first US passenger airliner. Merle’s life-long sweetheart, non-member Betty Kasch, is tired of Lawson coming between them.
Twitter: @lawsonomy
“Avi, La Petite Ballerina” follows a young girl as she awakens to the world of ballet. Avi, who uses a wheelchair, is “super not a girly girl,” according to her mother, yet through a special Milwaukee Ballet program, music and dance become motivational influences in her life.
Runtime: 11min
2015
Past Screenings: Cannes Short Film Corner, Chicago International Film Festival Education Screening, Milwaukee Film Festival, 1st International Film Festival for Persons with Disabilities (India), Bay Area International Children's Film Festival, Grand Rapids Feminist Film Festival, DocYourWorld Chicago, enCORE Dance on Film
Connections missed become connections made in this wacky rom-com-musical set in at The Gobbler supper club.
Runtime: 13min
Winner: Best Wisconsin Film - Milwaukee Short Film Festival
Additional Screenings:
Milwaukee Film Festival
Iowa Independent Film Festival
Green Bay Film Festival
Beloit International Film Festival
Milwaukee Short Film Festival Anniversary Screening, 2018
In this Little Red Riding Hood retelling, a young girl tricks her way to Florida where she meets a different kind of big bad wolf.
"Little Red remains the story of a young girl on an unexpected, life-affirming adventure.—even in the face of darkness—that gives the film its bright, beating heart.” The AV Club
“Little Red is a re-imagining of the Little Red Riding Hood story in a form that may be more relevant today. And for a film with such a simple tale at its core, it still manages to hold your attention while actually being a little bit fun too. Little Red is a quality, though often unsettling, spin on a classic tale.” Film Threat
Struggling with memories of his young love, John lives in regret and longs for her return. One day a bottle washes ashore begging the question: Did John lose the love of his life, or did he lose his mind?
Runtime: 11min
Winner: Audience Award Chicago International REEL Shorts Film Festival
Past Screenings: Milwaukee Film Festival, Sahar International Film Festival, Milwaukee Short Film Festival, Green Bay Film Festival, Beloit International Film Festival, Driftless Film Festival
Oblivious to today's world of sleek, young vampires, Dracula struggles to fit in, but with the help of one of his would-be victims, Dracula adapts to a society that no longer fears him.
Runtime: 14min
Past screenings: Milwaukee Film Festival, Beloit International Film Festival, Milwaukee Short Film Festival
A traveling showman uses his camera to steal the world’s most prized possessions: other people’s souls.
Runtime: 11min
Winner: Best Wisconsin Short, Green Bay Film Festival
Additional screenings:
Milwaukee Film Festival
Kids First!
Central Wisconsin Film Festival
Milwaukee Short Film Festival
An urban fable about a homeless man's attempt to connect to the busy world around him.
Runtime: 13min
Winner: Best Wisconsin Film - Beloit International Film Festival
Audience Choice Award - Central Wisconsin Film Festival
Additional Screenings:
Wisconsin Film Festival
Milwaukee Film Festival
Driftless Film Festival
Hardacre Film Festival
