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Union Cinema

Phone 414-229-4070
Email cinema@uwm.edu
Website /union/cinema/
The Union Cinema offers first-run foreign, domestic, documentary and experimental films, as well as 鈥渃inema classics鈥� from all over the world. The Cinema strives to help develop a broader understanding and appreciation of the universal language of film and is a vital and unique venue for film and video.
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  • Still from "Colors of Time". Two women dressed in early 20th century wear sit on a park bench. They are seated forward with their legs turned towards each other. They are both smiling, appearing to be both be happy in conversation.

    La venue de l鈥檃venir (Colors of Time)

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

    Brought together by the unexpected inheritance of a house in Normandy, four cousins discover they share a mysterious family history. In 1895, their ancestor Ad猫le had left her hometown for Paris and discovered a city in the midst of an …

  • Photo from the movie "Princess Mandane". The photo is black and white, Princess Mandane sits at a table, and she lightly rests her head in her hands she has folded upon her shoulder.

    La princesse Mandane (Princess Mandane)

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

    脡tienne is engaged to Annette, a secretary in the factory where he works. Fantasizing about daring adventures, he decides to leave everything behind to go to a foreign land, Mingrelia. The country is governed by Princess Mandane who has been …

  • Still from the movie "Ghost Trail". A man, his name is Hamid, is wearing headphones, wearing a green long sleeved shirt and is looking in the cameras direction. A wall with black ink drawings is behind him. It is not apparent what the drawings depict.

    Les fant么mes (Ghost Trail)

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

    Justice knows no borders for Hamid, who has taken refuge in France after being detained and tortured by the Assad regime in Syria. Exiled and undercover, the mild-mannered literature professor now works as part of a secret group pursuing Assad鈥檚 …

  • Still from the film ""Terrorists鈥� in Retirement". A man sits in a chair with a director's megaphone in his hand. He wears a suit and spectacles. He appears unamused

    Des 鈥渢erroristes鈥� 脿 la retraite (鈥淭errorists鈥� in Retirement)

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

    Too controversial to be shown on French TV when first released, the film follows seven surviving comrades of the executed members, found guilty of 鈥渢errorism鈥�, from the immigrant section of the French Resistance during World War II. The documentary provoked …

  • Portrait of Jason

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

    Documentary On December 2, 1966, director Shirley Clarke and a miniscule film crew gathered in her apartment at the Hotel Chelsea. Bestowed for twelve hours with the one-and-only Jason Holliday, Clarke confronted the iconic performer about his good times and …

  • Drylongso

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

    A lost treasure of 1990s DIY filmmaking, Cauleen Smith鈥檚 Drylongso embeds an incisive look at racial injustice within a lovingly handmade buddy movie/murder mystery/ romance. Alarmed by the rate at which the young Black men around her are dying鈥攊ndeed, 鈥渂ecoming …

  • Image from the movie "Holy Cow". Four people, three men, and a small girl, walk along a path that is bordered by grassy pastures and wooden fences. The man to the young girl's left is holding her hand.

    Vingt Dieux (Holy Cow)

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

    After the tragic death of his father, 18 year-old Totone finds himself with daunting new responsibilities, looking after his younger sister and their failing family farm in the Jura region of France. He takes on yet another challenge when he …

  • A woman interviewing one of the journalists from the documentary. Her arm is stretched out with a microphone, reaching towards the elderly man.

    Rendez-vous avec Pol Pot (Meeting With Pol Pot)

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

    Democratic Kampuchea (Cambodia) 鈥� 1978. Three journalists are invited by the Khmer Rouge to conduct an exclusive interview with the regime鈥檚 leader, Pol Pot. The country seems idyllic, but behind the Potemkin village presented to the journalists, the Khmer Rouge …

  • Still from the movie "Of Mud and Blood". A miner stands sideways but facing the camera, a large bucket in his hands. He wears a striped shirt without sleeves, he is dirtied. Behind him is a mud wall with a large shovel handle resting against it. The man's face appears tired but determined.

    Le sang et la boue (Of Mud and Blood)

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

    Numbi, a village in the Democratic Republic of Congo mountains, lies at the heart of our modern world. Here, workers mine the coltan that will find its way, legally or not, into much of our technology. For decades this grey …

  • Image from the film "Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo". Cartoon depiction of Dounia, she wears a green shirt and red hat with tassles on each side of her smiling, rosy cheeked face. Trees with falling snowflakes are depicted behind her

    Dounia, le grand pays blanc (Dounia, the Great White North)

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

    Now settled in Canada after fleeing Syria in聽Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo聽(FFF2024), Dounia and her grandparents slowly get to know the new home that has welcomed them: its intense seasons, its special foods, its languages. Dounia鈥檚 grandparents keep their …

  • Still from the movie "Breathless". The photo is black and white, a man stands against a wall looking at a book. His shadow is casted over the wall, with a ray of light coming from an open doorway to his right. He stands right next to three small steps that lead to the doorway

    Godard, seul le cin茅ma (Godard Cinema)

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

    Jean-Luc Godard is synonymous with cinema. With the release of聽Breathless聽in 1960, he established himself overnight as a cinematic rebel and a symbol for the era鈥檚 progressive and anti-war youth. One of the founders of the French New Wave, a political …

  • Experimental Tuesdays Presents: From the Archive

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

    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猎奇 Cinema Arts Archive. The Cinema Arts Archive now contains over 400 essential works on 16mm film, and a handful on 35mm, from a range of historic and contemporary cinema. This unique and expansive archive continues to preserve, grow, and reflect the ever-evolving landscape of avant-garde film鈥攔epresenting a commitment to the past, present, and future of the medium. Alongside giants like Hollis Frampton, Bruce Baillie, Deborah Stratman, and Jennifer Reeves lie many lesser-known gems ready to ignite curiosity and expand minds.