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  • Button style image that reads "Latin American Film Series" The first letter in each word is highlighted, it alternates in colors. The "L" and "F" are both colored red and the "A" and "S" are yellow colored. Around the centered image in smaller letters reads "Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies. UWM student involvement & Union Cinema"

    The 47th Annual Latin American Film Series

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Special 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, …

  • Black and white photo from "The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet". A figure stands to the right of the photo in a long barren but plowed field. The appears to be daytime in the fall, winter, or early spring because there are no leaves in the trees that mark the perimeter of the land.

    The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet (El perro que no calla)

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Director: Ana Katz 2020 Argentina | 73 minutes *Join us after the film for a short discussion with UWM film studies professor Tami Williams! In a story both tender and absurd, Sebastián drifts through a life shaped by work, chance, …

  • Black and white Photo from the film "We Shall Not Be Moved" an adult man and old woman stand a floor above the camera looking from over the side of the railing. The building has at least 4 floors above the two people, there is a bright light at the top

    We Shall Not Be Moved (No nos moverán)

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Director: Pierre Saint-Martin Castellanos 2024 Mexico | 94 minutes Socorro is a retired lawyer consumed by her obsession to find the soldier who killed her brother nearly 60 years ago, during the student protests of October 2, 1968 in Mexico …

  • Photo of the UWM art gallery. Two walls are in the forefront with two portrait framed pieces. A wall at the back has a much larger piece of work

    First Year Exhibition Opening Reception

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Please join us for the opening reception of the First Year Exhibition! The First Year Program in Art and Design at UWM’s Peck School of the Arts has a long history of helping students develop as creative thinkers and prepare …

  • Photo from the movie "Gardenia Perfume". An old woman dressed in white sits in the middle of a grand garden full of greenery. She is smiling and holds a small flower in her hand.

    Gardenia Perfume (Perfume de gardenias)

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Director: Gisela Rosario Ramos (Macha Colón) 2021 Puerto Rico, Colombia | 97 minutes *Join us after the film for a short discussion with UWM film studies professor Gilberto Blasini! Isabel, an elderly woman in Puerto Rico, is adrift after the …

  • Photo still from the movie "The Visitor". A man with an open book sits crossed legged next to a younger girl who is leaning into his shoulder. They appear to both be looking at the open book together

    The Visitor (El visitante)

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Director: Martín Boulocq 2022 Bolivia | 87 minutes Fresh out of prison, Humberto moves cautiously through a world that no longer waits for him. Determined to reconnect with his teenage daughter Aleida, Humberto faces the quiet judgment of her influential …

  • Photo from a Sabine Gruffat computer animated feature. A woman in a orange shirt stands on what appears to be a sandy bank. Mountains peek behind her and above is a blue, cloudy sky. The woman's expression is pretty blank and sort of comical

    Experimental Tuesdays Presents: Beyond Resolution: Films By Sabine Gruffat

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Free For Everyone! This series of films favors ambiguity and resists resolution. The nearer the gaze, the more obscure the view. Illegibility here is not an escape from politics, but a way of inhabiting it differently: as a site of …

  • Photo of artist Social Cig

    Lyrical Sanctuary Featuring Social Cig

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Born & brewed in Wisconsin, Social Cig is the ‘Indie-Skate-Rock’ music project of Parker Schultz. Consisting of contagious authenticity, cheery live shows, and cultivating an original story with an attitude of gratitude, Social Cig is creating full-circle moments. While leafing through US music scenes with an ambitious DIY approach and writing songs that capture a genuine outlook from a modern-day Midwest cowboy, Social Cig has become a well-rounded grassroots venture. 

  • Photo from "Stop Making Sense". The singer, David Byrne, is located in the middle of the shot, both of his arms extended to the side. A microphone stand with a microphone is in front of him and he is in the middle of a song. The lighting is dark and the drummer can be seen behind David but he is cast in shadow

    Stop Making Sense

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Concert Film | Free For Everyone! Filmmaker Jonathan Demme captures the frantic energy and artsy groove of Talking Heads as they perform hits such as 'Psycho Killer' and 'Take Me to the River' at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre in 1983. …

  • beach setting with sand, a shell, and flora

    Power of the Pen: Natural World

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Join us for a reflective nature walk where we’ll pause, observe, and draw inspiration from the landscapes around us. Through guided prompts and gentle exploration, participants will craft poetry that deepens their connection to the natural world. 

  • Photo from the film "Didi". The title character is on a bus with his head laying against the glass. He has a tired and irritated expression

    Didi

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    New Releases | Free For Everyone! In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can't teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to …