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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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  • National Exams

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

    The Union Cinema will be featuring two films by Giorgi Mrevlishvili, who holds an MFA in Film from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee! We hope to see you Friday, September 19th at 6pm and Saturday September 20th at 7pm to see …

  • NPHW Movie Showing: ‘Hazing’

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

    National Hazing Prevention Week is September 22-26. Join us for a movie showing of a document by Byron Hurt called 'Hazing'. This movie offers a "look inside the culture, tradition, and secrecy surrounding hazing rituals". Free popcorn for the first …

  • Experimental Tuesdays Presents: Tomonari Nishikawa (In Memoriam)

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

    Please join us for a screening to honor the late Tomonari Nishikawa’s work—a celebration of his singular vision and lasting influence.  His films, often shot on 8mm and 16mm, explore the act of observation through material processes and formal experimentation.   

  • My Sweet Land

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

    For 11-year-old Vrej, life in his homeland, Artsakh, is like a paradise--that is until his life takes a sudden turn when war erupts, and he is forced to flee with his family. Upon returning to his surviving village, he confronts the devastation, new power dynamics, and education that prepares children for near-future battles. Vrej must learn the rules of war... but can he carry a nation's hopes on his young shoulders?

  • Faculty Showcase

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

    The Department of Film, Video, Animation and New Genres at UWM is home to a celebrated group of faculty and staff whose creative work spans disciplines, genres, and modes of production. They are not only exceptional educators but also accomplished artists whose films have screened at festivals, museums, and galleries around the world. This special program is a chance to experience the breadth and vitality of their work. Expect drama, documentary, comedy, experimental film, animation, appropriation, and, of course, the unexpected. Many of the artists (your teachers!) will be in attendance.

  • The Union Art Gallery Presents: Films by Stan Brakhage

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

    Join us at the Union Cinema for a special program of Stan Brakhage films selected in response to featured artist Ellee Spalding's exhibition in the Union Art Gallery.

  • Experimental Tuesdays: From the Archives

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

    Curated by 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.

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    Celebrating a Legacy of Advocacy

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

    Join us for an evening honoring Milwaukee’s rich history of activism and the 55th anniversary of the Roberto Hernandez Center. Experience archival footage, hear from impactful speakers, and engage in activities that connect past movements to today’s efforts for change. Come celebrate a legacy that continues to inspire. 

  • Celebrating a Legacy of Advocacy – the Roberto Hernandez Center

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

    Free For Everyone!! Join us for an evening honoring Milwaukee’s rich history of activism and the 55th anniversary of the Roberto Hernandez Center. Experience archival footage, hear from impactful speakers, and engage in activities that connect past movements to today’s …

  • The Sealed Soil

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

    Join us at the Union Cinema on Thursday, October 2nd at 7pm. This film is the earliest complete surviving feature film directed by an Iranian woman, Marva Nabili. The Sealed Soil chronicles a young woman’s resistance to her forced marriage, …

  • Cloud

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

    Join us at the Union Cinema on Friday, October 3rd at 6:00pm and Saturday, October 4th at 7:00pm for a screening of Cloud! This film is a stylish, subversive thriller from suspense-maverick Kiyoshi Kurosawa, concerning Yoshii, an ambitious, yet directionless, …

  • The Hidden

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

    On 35mm!! Join us at the Union Cinema on Friday, October 3rd at 8:30pm and Saturday, October 4th at 5pm to see a screening of The Hidden! This film follows an L.A. cop who teams up with an FBI agent. …