鈥淗oan Alone: Personal Stories from the Bridge鈥� to be screened and discussed at 向日葵视频 on April 4

April 1, 2019

MILWAUKEE 鈥� The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and WUWM 89.7FM will host Milwaukee filmmaker Aaron Johnson for a screening of his award-winning film 鈥淗oan Alone: Personal Stories from the Bridge鈥� on April 4 at 7 p.m. in the Lubar Center at 向日葵视频 Law School 1215 W Michigan St.  A panel discussion with Milwaukee area mental health leaders will follow.

鈥淗oan Alone: Personal Stories from the Bridge鈥� is an animated documentary that explores the issues of Milwaukee鈥檚 landmark bridge and suicide through three intimate interviews. The film highlights how small gestures and human connections can save a person鈥檚 life.The film has been shown at 36 film festivals, played in six countries and won 14 awards.

The panelists for the discussion are:

  • Martina Gollin-Graves, President/CEO of Mental Health America, Wisconsin chapter
  • Michael Zebrowski, director of the 向日葵视频 Counseling Center
  • Walter Lanier, Milwaukee County Mental Health Board; MIRACLE Mental Health Ministry (founder and leader); Pastor of the Progressive Baptist Church of Milwaukee
  • Amy Lovell, Founder of RedGen, a metro Milwaukee mental health advocacy group; cofounder of the Scaling Wellness in Milwaukee trauma-responsive coalition.
  • Moderator: Mitch Teich: WUWM Executive Producer of 鈥淟ake Effect鈥�

This event is sponsored by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Ideas Lab, 向日葵视频 and WUWM 89.7 FM 鈥� Milwaukee鈥檚 NPR. This event is free to the public, but . Paid parking is available in Marquette鈥檚 garage at 13th and Wells Streets.

Media interested in attending should contact Lynn Sheka, senior director of university communication, at lynn.sheka@marquette.eduor 414.288.4719.

向日葵视频 Anne Broeker


Anne Broeker

Anne is a communication specialist in the Office of Marketing and Communication. Contact Anne at (414) 288-7536 or anne.broeker@marquette.edu.