Film & Fine Arts
UWM professor’s film about ALS screens at Milwaukee Film Festival
“LUKi & the Lights” was created to help children around the world understand the disease in an easily accessible way. The story follows the lovable robot LUKi as his mobility declines and he lives with an ALS diagnosis.
Brady Street documentary tops UWM connections to Milwaukee Film Festival
Numerous faculty, staff, students and alumni from the Peck School of the Arts’ renowned film program have their work being screened at this year’s festival, which runs April 24 through May 8.
Milwaukee Film Festival features works by UWM alumni, faculty and students
The works of 19 alumni and one current student are being screened at this year’s festival, as are films created by numerous faculty members too.
Documentary produced by UWM alum wins Academy Award
UWM alum Josh Rosenberg is now a two-time Oscar winner. A 2007 graduate in broadcast journalism, Rosenberg one of the producers of “The Last Repair Shop,” which won an Academy Award on Sunday for documentary short film.
Four out of five recipients of Nohl Fund Fellowships are Peck School alumni
From nearly 150 applicants, Peck School alums took both spots in the Established Artists category and two of three Emerging Artists awards.
Public invited to bring home movies to UWM for display, repair at Home Movie Day
Home movies will be inspected and/or repaired by UWM volunteers at the free event Oct. 14. The movies can also be screened for an audience while the owner narrates.
UWM alum engages non-artists as hotel artist-in-residence
Jeff Zimpel, who earned his MFA in art and social engagement from UWM, is the first-ever artist-in-residence at Saint Kate-The Arts Hotel.
Film student captures reality of caring for someone with dementia
UWM freshman Riley Killian created a documentary that follows the journeys of four caregivers as they take care of their loved ones.
UWM alum wins MacArthur Foundation ‘genius’ award
Sky Hopinka, a filmmaker, video artist, and photographer, received a Master of Fine Arts from UWM in 2016.
Home Movie Day at UWM hopes to reel in nostalgia, promote preservation
Members of the public are invited to dust off those old film reels or VHS tapes and bring them to campus Oct. 15 to watch in a theater. UWM volunteers will be on hand to show how to make basic repairs too.