Milwaukee Film Festival 2013 - Day 5 Preview

Ok...time to start a new week Let's take a peek at some of the highlights from today.

Film I've seen that you should too...

The story of Maidentrip focuses on Laura Dekker, the then 14-year-old from Holland that wanted to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. She fought a legal battle and then set out on the global trip. The film has amazing footage that Laura, herself, shot while at sea that at one moment shows her as a typical teenager and the next an experience sea traveler. I really became invested in the film and while I may have started the film thinking everyone around her was crazy for letting her go, it also shows you that not every teenager is the same. We could use more Laura Dekker's in the world. (Can you tell I REALLY liked this film and took the emotional ride with Laura?)

Maidentrip - Showings
9/30 (3:00PM) - Oriental Theatre
10/6 (1:00PM) - Fox-Bay Cinema
10/9 (12:30PM) - Oriental Theatre

Film I really want to see....but unfortunately can't (tonight)

Which Way is the Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington is something I've been waiting for since the day I heard about it. Restrepo was one of my favorite documentaries from 2010 -- it even made my overall top 10 list that year. Tim was one of the co-directors of the film along with Sebastian Junger. As a photojournalist and filmmaker Tim did things that no one else wanted to do. He went places no one else wanted to film. And if you ever thought the mortar fire around him in his very shots that he shot back was less than real -- the fact that this film was made will teach you differently. I can't wait to see this -- jump on it if you can.

Which Way is the Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington

Showings
9/30 (7:00PM) - Fox-Bay Cinema
10/1 (4:45PM) - Oriental Theatre
10/7 (12:30PM) - Oriental Theatre

 Why can't I go tonight? Gravity screening...sorry...

There are SO MANY good films screening at the 2013 Milwaukee Film Festival that you really need a road map to find your way -- hit up http://www.mkefilm.org for all the details.