brian james mcguire

Filmmaker | Writer | Artist | Educator

Lecturer – University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Peck School of the Arts – Film, Video, Animation and New Genres

I’m currently writing and editing my debut novel, Stop Terrorizing the Birds. A literary, character-driven story set in early 1990s Utah. It follows two boys drifting through a town that’s already given up on them, navigating family collapse, quiet dread, and the slow burn of survival. A mock-up book cover below:

The Quiet City on Vimeo:

Unconcerned – DVD

  • Select Screenings and Exhibits
  • San Gio Video Festival – San Gio, Italy
  • Collectif Jeune Cinema – Paris, France
  • Seokyeong University – Seoul, Korea
  • Cannes Film Festival – Cannes, France
  • Arizona International Film Festival – Phoenix, AZ
  • Florence International Film Festival, Italy
  • Milwaukee Film Festival – Milwaukee, WI
  • Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach – Alys Beach, FL
  • Inova Art Gallery – Milwaukee, WI
  • Milwaukee Art Museum – Milwaukee, WI
  • Studio Lounge – Bayview, WI
  • The Picture Show – Brooklyn, NY
  • Haverhill Experimental Film Festival, Haverhill, MA
  • Live Performance
  • Milwaukee Art Museum – Milwaukee, WI
  • Kenilworth Square – Milwaukee, WI
  • Curatorial
  • Programmer – Union Theatre, Milwaukee, WI 2011-2015: Monthly Film Programming, Plus: Experimental Tuesdays, visiting artists and shorts programs, World Cinema, Documentary Frontiers, Portraits, African-American Film Series
  • Juror
  • Grand Jury Prize (Herzfeld Competition) – Milwaukee Film Festival 2015
  • Awards
  • Best in Show – She Leaves the City – Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach

She Leaves the City on Vimeo:

Further Back Slightly – teaser on Vimeo:

An Exit (excerpt) on Vimeo: