Documentaries

Carole Dudek is a 76 year old woman who has gone through several medical emergencies (two knee replacements, quadruple bypass, back surgeries, cancer, etc), the death of her husband, and now the loss of sight in her right eye. In this short documentary, Morgan Betchkal shows us the experience of her elderly grandmother losing her […]

Grace Pagel takes us on a trip to Madison, WI, where a local band invites us into their house and stage. Meet Commonwealth.

People might think that being a member of the the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) is just waking up at 5 a.m, exercising, and going to college classes. But in this short documentary, Alexis Treadway shows us there is a lot more that can come from the program. 

Meet Tyler. He founded UWM’s only A Cappella group called Public Hearing. Through rehearsals and a final performance, they prove that A cappella is more than singing: there is choreography involved as well. Samantha Calderon tells us more in this short documentary.

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 […]