Ron Faiola
- Director
- Cinematographer
- Producer
Ron Faiola got his start making movies with his father's 8mm film camera when he was in grade school. After graduating from Greendale High, he enrolled in the film program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His 1987 comedy short, "Weiners" represented UWM at the International Student Film Festival in Tel Aviv, Israel in 1988.
While still in film school, he was hired as a photographer and videographer for a Milwaukee law firm, where he stayed for twelve years before starting his own production company, Push Button Gadget Inc. In 2009, he produced and directed "Fish Fry Night Milwaukee" a documentary about the popular Wisconsin tradition of Friday night fish fry. His follow-up, "Wisconsin Supper Clubs: An Old Fashioned Experience" (2011), has appeared on PBS stations nationwide and earned mentions in such newspapers as the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
In 2013, he published his first book, also titled "Wisconsin Supper Clubs: An Old Fashioned Experience" (Agate/Midway). In 2015, he released a third documentary for public television, "Tilt-A-Whirls, Cowbells and Beer" a summer tour of church festivals in southeast Wisconsin. His latest book, "Wisconsin Supper Clubs: Another Round" showcases 50 more clubs around the state. It was released on Agate/Midway in May of 2016. His latest documentary is titled "We're Here for a Fish Fry!" with an expected release date in early 2018.
While still in film school, he was hired as a photographer and videographer for a Milwaukee law firm, where he stayed for twelve years before starting his own production company, Push Button Gadget Inc. In 2009, he produced and directed "Fish Fry Night Milwaukee" a documentary about the popular Wisconsin tradition of Friday night fish fry. His follow-up, "Wisconsin Supper Clubs: An Old Fashioned Experience" (2011), has appeared on PBS stations nationwide and earned mentions in such newspapers as the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
In 2013, he published his first book, also titled "Wisconsin Supper Clubs: An Old Fashioned Experience" (Agate/Midway). In 2015, he released a third documentary for public television, "Tilt-A-Whirls, Cowbells and Beer" a summer tour of church festivals in southeast Wisconsin. His latest book, "Wisconsin Supper Clubs: Another Round" showcases 50 more clubs around the state. It was released on Agate/Midway in May of 2016. His latest documentary is titled "We're Here for a Fish Fry!" with an expected release date in early 2018.