Short Films Block 1: 11th Annual Voices Heard

Short Films Block 1: 11th Annual Voices Heard

Saturday, September 12th, 2026 
The Milwaukee Short Film Festival celebrates diversity in filmmaking with "Voices Heard", the only film event in Milwaukee, spotlighting the work of local filmmakers of color. This wildly successful program returns this year to screen nine films from talented local, multicultural filmmakers. Eight of which are premieres:

The Path by Caroline Ferrero
Harambee, Milwaukee: The Movie by Pryscilla Balladares, Selena McKnight & Dana Watson
Birthday Brian by Ricardo Tenorio
From Section 48 to King Drive by MKEOCA Collective & Yinan Wang
Charlie by Contrell Smith
馬小麥 (Little Madeline McGuire) by Madeline McGuire
The Side Effects of U by RJ Smith
Strong Friend by Champ Robinson
Sherman Park by Paulina Lule Bugembe-Kuwahara

*Brief Q&A to follow after the films with attending filmmakers.