Driftless Film Festival 2024

Black Strings

Filmmaker: Marquise Mays

2023 | United States | 12 min. | Not Rated (all ages)

Screenings: Friday, Nov 1, 7:00 pm (sponsored by Strata Productions)

Follow The Black String Triage Ensemble, a group of Black and Latinx musicians in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as it performs at crime scenes in the immediate aftermath of tragic events. Together, the group seeks to alter the notion of first responders.

Awards

🏆 Winner, 2023 Best Documentary Short, Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
🏆 Winner, 2023 Best Black Cinema Short Audience Award, Cleveland International Film Festival
🏆 Webby Honoree, 2024 Webby Awards, Video: Music

Crew
Director
Marquise Mays
Writers
Gabriella Cisneros
Marquise Mays
Cast
Churchill Caruthers
Self
Dayvin Hallmon
Self
Alida LaCosse
Self
Autumn Maria Reed
Self
Christopher Washington
Self