M. White’s Bio

Martinez White is an emerging filmmaker hailing from Milwaukee, WI. He received his B.A. in Communication Arts (Radio-TV-Film), Afro-American Studies & African Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in May 2010.

FILM DESCRIPTION: Emmy Award Winner Martinez White, a 2010 UW-Madison alumnus, in his debut documentary film explores and investigates diversity efforts & Black students’ experiences on the BIG TEN University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Through objective interviews complimented by a subjective storyline, the filmmaker gives the audience a personal peak into his internal thought processes as a Black Badger on the UW campus. This film takes a profound approach to determining how students of color’s experiences on campus and in the classroom impacts their academic performance and feelings of inclusion being college students at a PWI and the implications those feelings have for the quality of the higher education system in the United States. Through 15 convincing student interviews from Black & White students and 7 interviews from university administrators, which includes UW’s Dean of Students, Chief Diversity Officer, Teacher Assistants, Professors and Department Chairs, this provocative, yet smart project is sure to spark healthy conversations about diversity on predominantly white campuses across the United States and how Black students are charged to succeed despite such circumstances.

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