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Union Cinema

Phone 414-229-4070
Email cinema@uwm.edu
Website https://uwm.edu/union/cinema/
The Union Cinema offers first-run foreign, domestic, documentary and experimental films, as well as “cinema classics” from all over the world. The Cinema strives to help develop a broader understanding and appreciation of the universal language of film and is a vital and unique venue for film and video.
Categories: Arts Programming, Student Involvement, Student Union

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  • Photo from the film 'Desert Hearts'. Two women are featured, a blonde woman still clothed and a topless dark haired woman. The dark haired woman is stroking the side of the blonde woman's face. Their faces both read serious, but friendly as they gaze at each other

    Desert Hearts

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

    Staff Picks While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed professor of literature is unexpectedly seduced by a carefree, spirited young lesbian.  

  • A presenter stands in front of a crowd of about 20 people sitting in folding chairs. A blue light is shining on the crowd and presenter, behind the presenter a white screen is set up.

    Milwaukee Underground Fllm Festival: Opening Night!!!

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

    Film Festival | Free for Everyone! Join us at the Union Cinema for the opening night of The Milwaukee Underground Film Festival! MUFF is a student run film festival devoted to showcasing independent, artist driven cinema. For two decades we …

  • A wide, panoramic shot of a dark, choppy body of water under a heavy, overcast mist. The horizon line is blurred by fog, creating a moody, monochromatic atmosphere.

    Experimental Tuesdays Presents: The Great Lakes Listening Series

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

    Free For Everyone! Artists in Attendance! Experimental Tuesdays is proud to present the inaugural Great Lakes Listening Series a new annual listening event that presents multichannel sonic artworks within a cinema space. This year’s edition will feature new works of …

  • Based on the visual style and themes of Trinh T. Minh-ha's film essay "Forgetting Vietnam," here is a concise alt-text description for the provided image: A high-angle shot of a woman in a small wooden boat on the green-tinted waters of Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. Her boat is filled with a colorful arrangement of fresh fruits. A second green boat with a white lifebuoy is partially visible in the foreground, creating a sense of daily life and commerce on the water.

    Forgetting Vietnam

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

    One of the myths surrounding the creation of Vietnam involves a fight between two dragons whose intertwined bodies fell into the South China Sea and formed Vietnam’s curving S-shaped coastline. Influential feminist theorist and filmmaker Trinh T. Minh-ha’s lyrical film …

  • A simple, hand-drawn illustration in blue ink on a white background, featuring a small house merged with a vintage film projector. The house forms the body of the projector, with two windows and a door, while large film reels sit on the roof and a light lens extends from the right side as if projecting a beam.

    Special Event: Blue House

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

    Blue House Film Screening is a D.I.Y. film organization showcasing short films and building cinematic connections in Milwaukee. Join us at the Union Cinema for a shorts program curated by the members of the Blue House collective!

  • A black and white logo featuring a stylized movie clapperboard with the words "SENIOR SCREENINGS" in a bold, sans-serif font below it.

    Senior Screenings

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

    Thursday, May 14th - 4:30pm reception 6pm screening Friday, May 15th - 1:30pm reception 3pm screening Friday, May 15th - 4:30pm reception 6pm screening Saturday, May 16th - 10:30am reception 12pm screening Saturday, May 16th - 1:30pm reception 3pm screening Free For …

  • A black and white logo featuring a stylized movie clapperboard with the words "SENIOR SCREENINGS" in a bold, sans-serif font below it.

    Senior Screenings

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

    Thursday, May 14th - 4:30pm reception 6pm screening Friday, May 15th - 1:30pm reception 3pm screening Friday, May 15th - 4:30pm reception 6pm screening Saturday, May 16th - 10:30am reception 12pm screening Saturday, May 16th - 1:30pm reception 3pm screening Free For …

  • A black and white logo featuring a stylized movie clapperboard with the words "SENIOR SCREENINGS" in a bold, sans-serif font below it.

    Senior Screenings

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

    Thursday, May 14th - 4:30pm reception 6pm screening Friday, May 15th - 1:30pm reception 3pm screening Friday, May 15th - 4:30pm reception 6pm screening Saturday, May 16th - 10:30am reception 12pm screening Saturday, May 16th - 1:30pm reception 3pm screening Free For …