Documentary Frontiers
Faya Dayi
Union Cinema 2200 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesTHIS SCREENING IS FREE FOR UWM STUDENTS AND UNION CINEMA MEMBERS! $5 General Admission Faya Dayi is a spiritual journey into the highlands of Harar immersed in the rituals of khat, Ethiopia's most lucrative cash crop. Through the prism of... Read More
Swimming Out Till The Sea Turns Blue
Union CinemaThis screening is free for UWM students and Union Cinema Members! $5 General Admission A vital document of Chinese society since 1949. The director interviews three prominent authors—Jia Pingwa, Yu Hua, and Liang Hong—born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s,... Read More
Cane Fire
Mitchell Hall, Room B91 3203 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesThe Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi is seen as a paradise of leisure and pristine natural beauty, but these escapist fantasies obscure the colonial displacement, hyper-exploitation of workers and destructive environmental extraction that have actually shaped life on the island for... Read More
Share the Earth Environmental Film Series – Hollow Tree
Union Cinema 2200 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesHollow Tree follows three teenagers coming of age in their sinking homeplace of Louisiana. For the first time, they notice the Mississippi River’s engineering, stumps of cypress trees, and polluting refineries. Their different perspectives — as Indigenous, white, and Angolan... Read More