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Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
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
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
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
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
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
51 Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesNew 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
51 Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesNew 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
51 Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesNew 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
51 Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesNew 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
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
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
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, …