Clyde Stubblefield, best known for his drum work with the James Brown Band in the 1960’s and 1970’s could possibly be the most sampled human of all time. His drumbeats have reappeared — often uncredited — in countless hip-hop songs. Stubblefield, who in his later years, called Madison home, died in 2017. Filmmaker Trevor Banks […]
Special Screening–A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps
The International Division at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is celebrating 60 years of Peace Corps by hosting a virtual screening of “A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps.” This virtual event is free and open to the public, but viewers must register to access the film. More information at https://international.wisc.edu/a-towering-task/
Radio Chipstone: Angels of Dirt
According to film director Wendy Schneider, having a relationship with the subjects of her films has to make sense to both her heart and her spirit. As a director, she wants to engage with the audience and share stories that touch us on a deep and personal level. Her documentary The Smart Studios Story focused […]
The Anthropocene: Pushing the Limits of the Earth
Canadian filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas De Pencier and Edward Burtynsky, creators of “Manufactured Landscapes” and “Watermark” release the final installment of their epic environmental documentary trilogy, “Anthropocene: The Human Epoch” this Wednesday, September 25th. The film will premiere simultaneously in 115 cities across the United States, including Madison, Wisconsin. The film will show as part […]
The Ghost in The Machine
Chicago’s Media Burn collective is dedicated to the preservation of and distribution of guerilla television documentaries made in the 1970s and 1980s outside the television industry. Their archives number over 8,000 films. Media Burn asked two American filmmakers: Lori Felker, from Chicago, and Dmitri Devyatkin, from New York and two Russian filmmakers, Dmitri Kalashnikov and […]
Updates: Mueller Report, Wisconsin Prison Hunger Strike, Film Fest
Today we bring you a jam-packed variety show! We kick off the hour with a discussion of the Mueller report and what it means for the Trump presidency with guest Eric Umansky from ProPublica. Next, prison activist Ben Turk offers updates on the Wisconsin prisoners’ hunger strike against solitary confinement. And in the final segment, […]
