Brooke
grew up on the other side of her father’s home movie cameras and always knew
what it was like to replay memories on a screen. So it was only natural that when she
peered through the lenses of those cameras she found her life’s work.
Making documentaries is her way of exploring extraordinary people and events
that are often overlooked.
She has been making films and videos, on and off, since 1981. After a decade
as a freelance writer, director and editor in the New York City area, she formed
Magpie Media, Inc. Her work as a writer, photographer and teacher has taken her
to China, the Middle East and Europe and her videos have been shown on PBS, The
Discovery Channel and numerous film festivals throughout the world.
In 2000, Magpie Media released a 30-minute version of the documentary "Death
of the Corner Drugstore." This piece focuses on the closing of a
Milwaukee landmark, the Oriental Drugstore, and the effects that corporate-owned
chains have on independent businesses. It won the "Inspiration Award"
at the Lake Arrowhead Film Festival and has been shown at
the Edinburgh International Film Festival in Scotland.
To
complete the circle, Brooke created an original video art piece called "8mm. Dreams"
made up entirely of the 8 mm. home movies her father, Joe Maroldi, shot when
Brooke was a child. The piece is a multi-layered meditation on mood and memory.
A native of New York, Brooke has lived and worked in Milwaukee since 1992.
She was voted "Best Local Filmmaker" by the Shepherd Express readers’
choice poll in 1998. She's an avid traveler, part-time poet and student of T’ai Chi Ch’uan.
Brooke
grew up on the other side of her father’s home movie cameras and always knew
what it was like to replay memories on a screen. So it was only natural that when she
peered through the lenses of those cameras she found her life’s work.
Making documentaries is her way of exploring extraordinary people and events
that are often overlooked.
To
complete the circle, Brooke created an original video art piece called "8mm. Dreams"
made up entirely of the 8 mm. home movies her father, Joe Maroldi, shot when
Brooke was a child. The piece is a multi-layered meditation on mood and memory.
A native of New York, Brooke has lived and worked in Milwaukee since 1992.
She was voted "Best Local Filmmaker" by the Shepherd Express readers’
choice poll in 1998. She's an avid traveler, part-time poet and student of T’ai Chi Ch’uan.