On today’s special A Public Affair we talk about three films coming to the Wisconsin Film Festival

We kick off the show with a conversation about Goodbye Julia with actress Siran Riak who plays the title character. Goodbye Julia is the debut film by Sudanese filmmaker Mohamed Kordofani, and tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a North Sudanese housewife and a South Sudanese maid. The film will have 2 showings at the Wisconsin Film Festival: Saturday, Apr 6th, 11:00 AM at Chazen Museum of Art and Monday, Apr 8th, 11:30 AM at Flix Brewhouse.

Then, we talk with Angels of Dirt creator and director Wendy Schneider. The movie charts the life and career of Flat Track racer Charlotte Kainz, who tragically died at the age of 20. Angels of Dirt is having it’s Wisconsin premiere on Sunday, April 7th at  7:00 PM at the Barrymore Theatre.

We finish our Film Fest preview with One With the Whale co-director Peter Chelkowski. One With the Whale follows one  Alaskan family’s struggle to find a way to live with Ancient Indigenous values, feed themselves despite the global climate crisis, and grapple with the cruel reality of social media. The film is showing in Madison on Friday, April 5th at 6:00 PM at Music Hall.

In the final 10 minutes, Esty Dinur talks with Halah Ahmad about the Uninstructed Campaign and the Listen to Wisconsin effort. Listen to Wisconsin is a grassroots effort to represent Wisconsin voters’ demands for a ceasefire and serious efforts towards peace in Gaza by voting in the Democratic Presidential Primary for an “Uninstructed Delegation” on Tuesday, April 2nd.

 

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