How does one explain Carl Bogner? He is so much more than the sum of his titles, as important as those may be. He is uniquely, if quietly, influential among artists, filmmakers and thoughtful humans of all kinds in Milwaukee. He “performs his thoughtfulness” in countless ways, much as one of the presidential candidates he was interested in does. Carl demonstrates thoughtfulness through writing, teaching, curating, organizing and conversation. He demonstrates it through wonderfully diaristic, filmic and bookish Instagram posts. Carl is a curator and film lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He’s also the longtime director of the LGBT Film/Video Festival in Milwaukee.