Milwaukee has always looked best after dark.

There's something about this city when the sun dips below the skyline, the Riverwalk hums, the water catches the last of the light, and the energy shifts into something a little more alive. Afterlight was built for that moment.

On August 21st, NEWaukee invites you to experience Milwaukee the way it deserves to be seen: in motion, in color, and in full creative bloom. Starting at sunset, guests travel the Riverwalk through immersive installations, live content studios, projection-mapped environments, and unexpected moments of performance and connection.

This is more than an event. It's a showcase of what's possible when storytelling meets place.

Come see what Milwaukee looks like when the lights come on.

 

Milwaukee has always had a story worth telling.

Now we want to see it through your lens.

NEWaukee is inviting filmmakers, videographers, and visual storytellers to submit short videos for Afterlight.

We're looking for your love letter to Milwaukee. We want your unfiltered take on what makes this city great. The corner bar at last call. The way the bridge lifts at dusk. A neighborhood that shaped you. A sound, a face, a stretch of sidewalk that feels like home.

Whatever Milwaukee means to you, we want to see it move. 

 

Please Contact Quinn Carroll at quinn@newaukee.com with any questions. 

 

FAQ: The submissions will determine the installations. We're hoping to have the video projects inspire us to create the environments where they are displayed. 

Films can be any style as long as it ties back to milwaukee.