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The Red Spectacles
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesNew Restoration! Mamoru Oshii’s first live-action feature is a delirious fusion of science fiction, film noir, and political satire. Returning to Tokyo years after a failed rebellion by his elite Kerberos police unit, Kōichi Todome finds a city warped beyond …
Nadja
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesNew Restoration Merging elements from Dracula’s Daughter (1936) with André Breton’s surrealist novel Nadja (1928), and fusing shimmering black-and-white 35mm with hallucinatory Pixelvision video, Michael Almereyda’s (Tesla, Experimenter, Hamlet) acclaimed cult film follows young vampire Nadja as she returns to …
Fire of Wind
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesNew Releases The feature debut of Portuguese filmmaker Marta Mateus is a forceful collision of documentary reality and myth. In the Alentejo region of southern Portugal, where Mateus is from, a peasant community of grape-pickers become agents in an open-air …
What Does That Nature Say To You
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesNew Release! Donghwa is a fledgling poet in his thirties. He rejects material aspirations and seeks to lead a life dedicated to truth and beauty. On a lazy afternoon, he drives his girlfriend, Junhee, back to her parents’ home outside …
What Does That Nature Say To You
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesNew Release! Donghwa is a fledgling poet in his thirties. He rejects material aspirations and seeks to lead a life dedicated to truth and beauty. On a lazy afternoon, he drives his girlfriend, Junhee, back to her parents’ home outside …
Fire of Wind
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesNew Releases The feature debut of Portuguese filmmaker Marta Mateus is a forceful collision of documentary reality and myth. In the Alentejo region of southern Portugal, where Mateus is from, a peasant community of grape-pickers become agents in an open-air …
Experimental Tuesdays Presents: From the Archives
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesFREE FOR EVERYONE! Curated by MFA candidates from the Department of Film, Video, Animation and New Genres, these programs feature a unique opportunity to see some of the incredible 16mm prints from the UWM Cinema Arts Archive. The Cinema Arts …
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesNew Releases Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk offers an intimate, first-hand perspective on life under siege in Gaza, captured through video calls between director Sepideh Farsi and 25-year-old Palestinian photojournalist and poet Fatma Hassona. Combining raw immediacy …
The 47th Annual Latin American Film Series
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesSpecial Event // March 31st - April 4th UWM’s Latin American Film Series returns this April for its 47th year, showcasing recent feature-length films from across Latin America and the Caribbean. This year’s lineup includes a variety of dramatic, comedic, …
Missing & Murdered Indigenous People’s Day of Awareness Screening: She Cried That Day
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States6pm-8pm | Union Cinema Join us for a powerful screening of She Cried That Day, a film that sheds light on the heartbreaking realities faced by Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples. This screening creates space for reflection, awareness, and collective commitment …