William Howell

Filmmaker

William Howell is a cinematographer, editor, and director based in Milwaukee. His passion and skillset for filmmaking is preceded by a 20-year career in music production. After a catalogue of music videos, his transition into documentary came while producing and being a cinematographer to the film The Rise and Fall of Coo Coo Cal (2020, Amazon Prime) and directing the documentary You Don’t Know Me (2020, Amazon Prime).

Participating Sessions

Cycle

CYCLE exposes the systemic cycle of police brutality in America, investigating what happens in the silence between viral cases. Through the lens of Ty’rese West’s killing—one that never made headlines—the film exposes the harrowing reality of seeking justice in a system designed to deny it.

Race in Real Time

Dramatic steps to whitewash the American story in the name of “patriotic education” don’t simply reshape what we see on display at our national museums or read in textbooks—they rewrite who has a place in the American story. Black filmmakers committed to investigative, truth-driven work about Black heritage and experience, find themselves fighting not only for funding and access—but at times for the ability to tell stories that reflect an honest...