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51 alums to premiere documentary at SXSW festival 

Artwork from the film
Artwork from the film via Milwaukee Record

51 alums TW Hansen (BFA 2003, Film) and Christopher Thompson (BFA 2006, Film) are part of the team behind Now! More! Yes!, a documentary that follows local legend TW Hansen. The film is set to premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival this coming March. 

In a Milwaukee Record article written by Matt Wild, Now! More! Yes!, Wild describes the film’s subject, Hansen, who is well known in the Milwaukee area for the many hats he wears, including used car salesman, director, filmmaker, musician, and landlord. The zany comedy was shot over the course of three years by director Max Hey and is a love letter to Milwaukee and Milwaukeeans.  

“The story is about a legally blind used car salesman who drunkenly purchases an ambulance online with his boss’s credit card,” said Hey. 

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