FILMS
UNDERSEA SCRAPTACULAR!
Director: A Collaborative Animation by the MVP Students and Staff of the 2021-2022 school year!
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One day, some students saw some spare scraps of paper lying around in the art studio....
and got an idea! Meet Clammy, Daji, Franklin, Jimmy, Morkus, and the Pants that Dance...
an unruly and eccentric crowd.
WHEN HATE RUNS FREE
Director: Maddie O'Connell
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When Hate Runs Free is a poignant PSA that covers gun violence and it's resulting trauma.
This PSA is not typical; it's not a morning show announcement. It's not a nightly news special.
These are real thoughts and scars within our minds.
DANGEROUS DAYS
Director: Clayton Allen
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In a fantastical world created by master set designer and puppet maker
Clayton Allen, a stranger arrives in a local tavern with an air of mystery,
a pocketful of treasure, and a dangerous proposition.
CRIMSON AND LILACS
Director: Maddie O'Connell
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In a time of turmoil, one must stop to smell the roses.
Film based on a poem by Maddie O’Connell
HOW I WRITE STORIES
Director: Francis Bresser
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A guide to compelling storytelling by Francis Bresser of Pathways High School
THE ART OF GETTING BY
Director: Collaborative Film- 25 MVP Students and Faculty members during Spring 2020
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What happens when an after school arts program is forced to move online during Covid-19 quarantine?
The gang at Milwaukee Visionaries Project (MVP), explores this through a documentary and
fantastical approach.
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This film piloted experimentation in CGI animation using the 3D modeling program Blender,
projection mapping student work created in quarantine. It also utilizes video and sounds
captured by students in their homes during this uncertain time.
GOOD VIBES ONLY
Director: Leo Prosen-Oldani
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A staff member daydreams... how do you deal with a really annoying boss?
COMO LA FLOR
Director: Mirna Estrada Sanchez
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A popular song is a source of artistic inspiration.
JUST A THOUGHT
Director: Carson Torres
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So many times, people take teenage love for granted; just another waste of breath.
This song tells the story of struggling for self-identity and self-esteem through these experiences.
HASTE
Director: Manny Manzanet and Leo Prosen-Oldani
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HASTE is an open-ended short story intended to leave you with more questions than answers.
Viewers are asked to interpret for themselves what happened the night of the film while following
the main character through a tense situation.
INCARNATE
Director: Clayton Allen
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A young man must deal with his inner demons.
PAINTING WITH LIGHT
Director: Maddie O'Connell
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With the power of documentation, comes great responsibility.
CLAYTON'S CAVALCADE (OF CONFOUNDING CREATURES)
Director: Clayton Allen
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A series of short stop-motion animations featuring a rogue's gallery of quirky characters.
NIATSUS
Director: Maddie O'Connell
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The year is 2020, and the oil market has crashed. Niatsus and Unatsus must decide on a more environmentally sustainable future.
MID-DAY OF THE LIVING DEAD
Director: Kyen Ditzenberger
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This short story analyzes the modern day dependence on technology through a young
man's experience in a zombie filled world.
IN THE MIND
Director: Bryan Mercado
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This is a short story about the interior life of a middle school boy. It shows the joy and imagination underneath a veneer of indifference in his external persona.
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FUTURE ME
Director: Jair Ramirez
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A young adult learns an important lesson in growing up from a most unusual stranger.
SILENT FOLDS
Directors: Wiedman Morales and Manny Manzanet
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An animated origami dance representing the call and response in Afro-Latino music.
THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE
Director: Marcelo Quezada
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A young adult grapples with the pressures of being a teenager.
WHAT IS MILWAUKEE TO ME?
Directors: Students from the Boys and Girls Club Summer Program;
Allen Field Middle School, Milwaukee
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Students attending the Allen-Field Boys and Girls Club summer program were taken out to record sounds and images of their neighborhood and assemble them in a way that expressively represents themselves. The series of interviews investigates what it's like to grow up in Milwaukee's Historic Mitchell Street neighborhood.
IERO
Directors: Gabby Avila and Alexia Jaso
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A young girl who lost her parents befriends a very special alien.
THEY NEVER CAME BACK
Director: Alondra Mercado
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Children from immigrant families tell their stories.
FLOWERS IN BLOOM
Director: Ale Salinas​
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A short film about growing up, graduating, and moving on.
SPIDER DOG
Directors: Gabby Avila and Alexia Jaso​
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A superhero character, named Spider Dog, intervenes to stop criminal hijinxs involving two thugs and a friendly neighborhood taco truck.
MY HANDS
Director: Maria Ramirez
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A horror story with an eccentric cast of characters.
LA DECISIONES DE TU VIDA
Director: Alondra Mercado
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This is a story about how a young girl chooses to deal with bullying and peer pressure.
BITE ME
Directors: Gabby Avila and Alexia Jaso
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A love story comes to a tragic end.