An Icon from Milwaukee
Most people don’t know that they’re going to become an icon, but it also doesn’t just happen by mistake. It takes someone having a dream or goal and making it happen. And that’s what happened to Milwaukee native Michael Schultz when he made the decision to become a director.
Schultz has directed over a dozen feature-length projects and over 100 television shows since the 1970s. Some of his most known films include The Last Dragon, Car Wash, and Cooley High.
At 86-years-old, Schultz will be returning to his hometown of Milwaukee after 50 years to receive the Milwaukee Film’s Inaugural Michael Schultz Award, an annual award presented to a luminary Black filmmaker; starting with Schultz himself. Along with the award ceremony, Milwaukee Film has curated a selection of Schultz’s films to screen at the Oriental Theatre…