Union Cinema
The 46th Annual Latin American Film Series
Union CinemaUWM’s Latin American Film Series returns this April for its 46th year, showcasing recent feature-length films from across Latin America and the Caribbean. This year’s lineup includes a variety of dramatic, comedic, and documentary titles, with stories set in urban capitals (Lima, La Paz), rural communities (Mexico’s Michoacán, Colombia’s Caribbean coast), and places in between. Join us to explore society, history, and the human experience.
Toll
Union CinemaSuellen, a toll booth attendant, falls in with a gang of thieves in an attempt to keep her family afloat. Her cause: sending her teenage son Antônio to an expensive gay conversion workshop led by a renowned foreign priest. Antônio follows his own path to survival.
Experimental Tuesdays presents: Alee Peoples
Mitchell Hall B91 MilwaukeeAlee Peoples maintains a varied artistic practice that involves screen-printing, sewing, sculpture and film. Inspired by pedestrian histories, pop song lyrics and invested in the hand-made, Peoples has generated a collection of works on 16mm and super 8mm that are at once humorous, quietly profound, and deeply sincere. She has shown her films at venues including Edinburgh, NYFF, SFMoMA and The Pompidou Center. Filmmaker in attendance.