Director Statement
Kristin Peterson
Director
Kristin Peterson is an award-winning filmmaker and published poet based in Milwaukee, WI. Since graduating in 2012 from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee with a documentary journalism degree, she has written/produced/directed dozens of short films and recently produced the feature doc “My First and Last Film”. Her first full length poetry collection “somnieeee” was published by Vegetarian Alcoholic Press in August 2019.
“Ringolevio” is her feature film directorial debut.
In 2018, her music video “Gravetalking” (artist: Amanda Huff) won the Milwaukee Film Festival’s Cream City Cinema Music Video Award as well as the 88Nine Radio Milwaukee Best Music Video Award. She was also awarded the Brico Forward Fund for her first feature film “Ringolevio.”