Hirsch Lecture with Kyle Hausmann-Stokes, Award-Winning Filmmaker of "Merit x Zoe" and "My Dead Friend Zoe"
Event Details
Date
Friday, April 10, 2026
Time
11 a.m.
Location
4028 Vilas Hall
Description
Many of the feature films and filmmakers we love got started with shorts, from Wes Anderson’s Bottle Rocket to Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash. Kyle will host a conversation about the transformation of his short film Merit x Zoe (2022) to the award-winning feature, My Dead Friend Zoe (2024) starring Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, Sonequa Martin-Green, and his transformation from paratrooper in Iraq to filmmaker in L.A.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 715-410-4478 to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Friday, March 27, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.