Documentaries

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student journalists travel to Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin to shed light on issues not covered by the mainstream media.

Meet Maggie. She trains about 30 hours a week and has been since she was a little kid. Her parents are her head coaches, and they have all traveled around the country competing. In this short documentary, Maddie Heimsch shows us how a level 10 gymnast prepares for her final meet season.

Meet Theodore Matlin, a skydive pilot working to get his commercial license. In this short documentary, Dominique Hamilton introduces us to this pilot who has his own plane and enjoys maintaining it and explaining the different parts his aircraft has.

In this short documentary, Henry Dunsirn brings us inside Lilliput Records, an independent record store that rose from the ashes of the Exclusive Company at 1669 N. Farwell Ave.

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student journalists travel to Puerto Rico to shed light on the issues not covered by the mainstream media.

Milwaukee’s music scene offers exciting and interesting artists that take pride in being local. In this short documentary, Gran Sanger introduces us to Clayton, a local hip-hop artist that’s taking the city by storm.

DanDan, a restaurant in Milwaukee’s Third Ward, has been one of many small businesses impacted by the results of COVID-19. DanDan’s finances and employee numbers took a serious hit resulting in losses, and everyone wondered if it would be possible to keep everything afloat. In this short documentary, Dylan Lampert shows us a story of […]

Experience Milwaukee’s nightlife from a new perspective. Follow UW-Milwaukee’s Be On the Safe Side driving service as they escort students to and from their nocturnal affairs. See where students go to enrich their youth and experience the world outside of work and classrooms. And learn about the measures they take to always stay on the […]

In this short documentary, Seth Herlinger ventures out with the intention of giving the viewer a taste of what it’s like to be on Brady Street, through the faces and voices of its people.

A kindhearted disciplinary teacher has a relieving side hobby, away from the stresses of his job; he finds himself out in the woods, collecting sap and making maple syrup for his family and community every year. Aaron Granados shows us more in this short documentary.

A lot of work goes on to keep up State Parks in Wisconsin, and a lot of it is done by volunteers. Most people know that there are park rangers, however there are many more people that do work behind the scenes; people that could be your neighbors and community members. The Wisconsin State Parks […]

In June of 2019, Bárbara Cerada noticed a “Little Free Library” on the corner of 9th and State. Why did this little library stand out? Well, it was empty. For the next year, Barbara would keep that little library full of books for the families in the area, encouraging her friends and family to do […]