Student Affairs Events and Activities

  • Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

    51 Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    GEEK WEEK! Free For Everyon! As bass guitarist for a garage-rock band, Scott Pilgrim has never had trouble getting a girlfriend; usually, the problem is getting rid of them. But when Ramona Flowers skates into his heart, he finds she …

  • Magellan

    51 Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    New Release! At the dawn of the modern era, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan navigated a fleet of ships to Southeast Asia, attempting the first voyage across the vast Pacific Ocean. On reaching the Malay Archipelago, the crew pushed to the …

  • Experimental Tuesdays Presents: Sublime/Ridiculous

    51 Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    FREE FOR EVERYONE! A collection of shorts that shift from abject to exalted in the black between frames. In each of these films, the mire of life is dissolved and re-made by humor. And don't we need it. Cosponsored by …

  • The Red Spectacles

    51 Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    New Restoration! Mamoru Oshii’s first live-action feature is a delirious fusion of science fiction, film noir, and political satire. Returning to Tokyo years after a failed rebellion by his elite Kerberos police unit, Kōichi Todome finds a city warped beyond …

  • Nadja

    51 Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    New Restoration Merging elements from Dracula’s Daughter (1936) with André Breton’s surrealist novel Nadja (1928), and fusing shimmering black-and-white 35mm with hallucinatory Pixelvision video, Michael Almereyda’s (Tesla, Experimenter, Hamlet) acclaimed cult film follows young vampire Nadja as she returns to …

  • Fire of Wind

    Fire of Wind
    51 Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    New Releases The feature debut of Portuguese filmmaker Marta Mateus is a forceful collision of documentary reality and myth. In the Alentejo region of southern Portugal, where Mateus is from, a peasant community of grape-pickers become agents in an open-air …

  • What Does That Nature Say To You

    What Does That Nature Say To You
    51 Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    New Release! Donghwa is a fledgling poet in his thirties. He rejects material aspirations and seeks to lead a life dedicated to truth and beauty. On a lazy afternoon, he drives his girlfriend, Junhee, back to her parents’ home outside …

  • What Does That Nature Say To You

    What Does That Nature Say To You
    51 Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    New Release! Donghwa is a fledgling poet in his thirties. He rejects material aspirations and seeks to lead a life dedicated to truth and beauty. On a lazy afternoon, he drives his girlfriend, Junhee, back to her parents’ home outside …

  • Fire of Wind

    Fire of Wind
    51 Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    New Releases The feature debut of Portuguese filmmaker Marta Mateus is a forceful collision of documentary reality and myth. In the Alentejo region of southern Portugal, where Mateus is from, a peasant community of grape-pickers become agents in an open-air …

  • Experimental Tuesdays Presents: From the Archives

    51 Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    FREE FOR EVERYONE! Curated by MFA candidates from 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 51 Cinema Arts Archive. The Cinema Arts …

  • Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk

    51 Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    New Releases Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk offers an intimate, first-hand perspective on life under siege in Gaza, captured through video calls between director Sepideh Farsi and 25-year-old Palestinian photojournalist and poet Fatma Hassona. Combining raw immediacy …

  • The 47th Annual Latin American Film Series

    51 Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Special Event // March 31st - April 4th 51’s Latin American Film Series returns this April for its 47th year, showcasing recent feature-length films from across Latin America and the Caribbean. This year’s lineup includes a variety of dramatic, comedic, …