Milwaukee Film to honor Kasi Lemmons with 2026 Michael Schultz Award

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Kasi Lemmons, an actor, writer and director, will receive the annual award Saturday, Nov. 14 during a weekend of screenings at the Oriental Theatre. Milwaukee Film gives the Michael Schultz Award each year to a Black filmmaker. It is named for Milwaukee native Michael Schultz.

Ty Williams of Milwaukee Film joined us Wednesday, Nov. 11 to discuss the meaning behind the award, Lemmons' impact on film and the weekend schedule.

Lemmons has acted in "Silence of the Lambs" and "Candyman." She wrote and directed "Eve's Bayou," "The Caveman's Valentine" and "Talk to Me," which earned the 2008 NAACP Image Award for outstanding directing.

"Candyman" will be shown on Friday, Nov. 13 at 9 p.m. "Talk to Me" will be at Saturday at 2 p.m., followed by a Q&A with Lemmons and Schultz. The award presentation and a showing of "Eve's Bayou" start at 7 p.m. on Saturday, with a pre-screening conversation.

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