Documentaries

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 […]

Nathan is a 22 year old street scooter rider. In this short documentary, Samantha LeCloux gives insight into the art of the sport.

Meet Brandon Nolan. Brandon is the head superintendent of the golf course at the Beloit Club. In this short documentary, Joshua Groninger introduces us to Brandon’s everyday tasks while going about the daily operations of the course.

So many of us have a personal connection to cancer either through our own diagnosis or the diagnosis of someone we know and love. Allison Schneider’s connection to cancer is her sister Emily, who was diagnosed with leukemia in April of 2021. In this short documentary, Allison takes us along Emily’s journey as she makes […]

In this short documentary, Griffin Larson introduces us to Marcus Hong. As an artist, Marcus faces daily struggles and he is constantly working to overcome them, either through his practice or dealing with mental health obstacles.