UWM Union Cinema

Join us at the Union Cinema tonight at 6pm to kick off this semesters senior screenings!

Reception begins around 4:30pm.

Our seniors work all year to create their films from writing and revising to the Final Cut. The silver screen is just the beginning! 💛✨ we can’t wait to see where this takes you. Congrats to our seniors!

TONIGHT 7PM!

Join us at the Union Cinema at 7pm!!!

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 essay commemorating the 40th anniversary of the end of the war draws inspiration from ancient legend and from water as a force evoked in every aspect of Vietnamese culture. Minh-ha’s classic Surname Viet Given Name Nam (1989) used no original footage shot in the country; in Forgetting Vietnam images of contemporary life unfold as a dialogue between land and water—the elements that form the term “country”. Fragments of text and song evoke the echoes and traces of a trauma of international proportions. The encounter between the ancient as related to the solid earth, and the new as related to the liquid changes in a time of rapid globalization, creates a third space of historical and cultural re-memory—what local inhabitants, immigrants and veterans remember of yesterday’s stories to comment on today’s events.

MAY 14, 15, AND 16!!!!

Join us in celebrating the class of 2026 and their fantastic films! Seniors work all year on writing, producing, editing, and polishing short films of their own design. Come see some of the most unique and exciting films coming out of Milwaukee! Join the Union Cinema and Student Involvement an hour before the film screenings for drinks, snacks and gold carpet photos. Dress up a little, schmooze a little, and then enjoy the amazing creative work of UWM’s student filmmakers from our nationally recognized Department of Film/Video/Animation/New Genres.

Thursday, May 14th -
    4:30pm reception
    6pm screening

Friday, May 15th -
    1:30pm reception
    3pm screening

    4:30pm reception
    6pm screening

Saturday, May 16th
    10:30am reception
    12pm screening

    1:30pm reception
    3pm screening

For full schedule & further information please visit: https://uwm.edu/arts/event/senior-screenings-2/

Stay safe, Milwaukee! ❄️ Due to tonight’s inclement weather, An Evening with Dick Blau at the UWM Union Cinema has been postponed.

We want to make sure everyone can celebrate Dick’s incredible 40-year career and view these stunning 2K restorations safely.

Stay tuned for a new date and time—we can’t wait to share this conversation between Dick and archivist Shiraz Bhathena with you soon!
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Celebrate a Milwaukee legend! 🎥✨

Join us at the UWM Union Cinema tonight at 7 p.m. for An Evening with Dick Blau. As part of our Experimental Tuesdays series, we’re honoring the UWM Film Dept co-founder and his 40-year career in film and photography.

Get a first look at three 2K restorations of his work, remastered straight from the UWM Archives. Archivist Shiraz Bhathena will lead a conversation with Dick about his creative journey, the local art scene, and the massive project of preserving his collection.

📍 UWM Union Cinema
🕖 Tonight, April 14 | 7 p.m.
🎟 FREE and open to the public

Presented in partnership with the UWM Archives and the Department of Film, Video, Animation & New Genres.

UWM’s Latin American Film Series (LAFS) returns tomorrow, March 31st for its 47th year, showcasing recent feature-length films from across Latin America and the Caribbean. This year’s lineup includes dramatic, comedic, and documentary titles, with stories set in urban centers (Cochabamba, Mexico City), rural communities (the mountains of the Dominican Republic, Argentina’s pampas), and places in between. Join us to explore society, history, and the human experience.

Cosponsored by the Center for Latin American & Carribean Studies