Club Soda Kickoff
Club Soda is a weekly get-together for students who choose not to use alcohol, cannabis, or other substances.
Free Event
Condom Olympics
Learn about safer sex practices, consent, and sexual wellness in this interactive program. Test your knowledge with trivia and interactive games! This event is open to residents and their guests.
Rise ‘n Shine Yoga
After long days of moving in and PTE, take an hour out of your day to do some yoga outdoors with us! We have certified instructors to lead basic stretches to help you get your mind and body right before classes begin. No equipment required, but if you have a favorite yoga mat please bring it along!
Student Leadership Programs Kick-Off
Interested in getting involved on campus and building your leadership skills? Join us for the Leadership Programs Kick-Off – a quick and informative session where you’ll meet leadership staff and learn about programs happening this fall.
Experimental Tuesdays Presents: Tomonari Nishikawa (In Memoriam)
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.
Experimental Tuesdays Presents: New Red Order: Never Settle
This promotional initiation video lures inductees with promises of decolonization and settler remediation. Imagery of settler-led planetary destruction is juxtaposed with sequences of underground group therapy sessions where settlers can lose, forget, and explore their identities in order to indigenize.
My Sweet Land
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?
Twelve Lessons
This upcoming weekend, the Union Cinema will be featuring two films by Giorgi Mrevlishvili, who holds an MFA in Film from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee! Join us Friday, September 19th at 8pm, and Saturday, September 20th at 5pm for a …
Celebrating a Legacy of Advocacy – the Roberto Hernandez Center
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 …
Faculty Showcase
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.