Marquise Mays
Directing
Biography
Marquise Mays (b. 1996, Wisconsin) is an award-winning filmmaker and media scholar living and working in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Experienced in an array of media and arts practices—from cinematic storytelling to exhibition curation—Marquise brings imagination, technical expertise, and cultural awareness to entertainment productions, journalistic undertakings or media-rich events and civic engagements.
Known For
A brief glimpse through the life of Granny Lue. A woman of faith, fearlessness, and fierce energy, she never allowed her disability to determine her ability to live.
Blindspot
After a night of tacos and marijuana, college students Cruz and Vero find themselves stuck moving forward in their relationships. In a twist of fate, Cruz discovers that the two might be connected beyond their immediate reality.
Dos De Asada
The Heartland is a love letter exploring the relationship that Black kids have with the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The short documentary is part reflection and part reconciliation, exploring the barriers Black children face while growing up in Milwaukee.
The Heartland
The Black String Triage Ensemble, an all-African American string orchestra in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, performs on the scene in the immediate aftermath of incidents of gun violence, altering the notion of “first responders.” In a city with such a troubled relationship with violence, can this ensemble transform the traumatized public space into a place of recovery, healing and hope.