Milck Documentary ‘I Can’t Keep Quiet’ On Singer-Songwriter’s Journey Since Launching Viral Women’s Movement Anthem, To Premiere May 11

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EXCLUSIVE: I Can’t Keep Quiet, a documentary about singer-songwriter and women’s right activist Milck, will make its world premiere on May 11 at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Deadline can reveal.

The half-hour film directed by Eurie Chung documents Milck’s journey in the years since her song “Quiet” became a global anthem for the women’s movement that exploded after the election of Donald Trump as president.

We have your first look at the film in the trailer above. [Scroll to listen to Milck’s new single “Closer” from the film]. The documentary was produced in partnership with P&G Studios by an all-female team that includes Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker Grace Lee, Emmy Award winner Maile M.

Zambuto, Kimberly Doebereiner of P&G Studios, Brianna M. Arnolde, Adrianne E. Gonzalez (AG), and Peabody Award-winner Chung, who makes her directorial debut with this film.  “I Can’t Keep Quiet is an intimate portrait of MILCK’s quest for healing [that] reverberated around the globe through her song ‘Quiet,’” notes a release about the project. “Five years later, the film takes a deeper look into the song’s impact on Milck’s own reclamation journey: reclaiming trust in herself and her sense of belonging.” The release goes on to note, “As viewers follow Milck’s evolving path of activism and artistry, they get a window into how she’s awakened by the stillness of quarantine and the reckoning of the United States’ racial justice movement.