Films for December at the UWM Union Cinema Released

MILWAUKEE (November 20, 2024) – The Union Cinema at UW-Milwaukee has announced its slate of film screenings for December. This month features several large programs and events, the most prominent being Senior Screenings, the biannual showcase of thesis films created by graduating senior students in UWM’s Film, Video, Animation and New Genres program. This month also marks the final Share the Earth Environmental Film Series program selection to be programmed by retiring Sr. Manager for Arts Programming Linda Corbin-Pardee, who has overseen the Union Cinema for 20 years and has programmed 132 Environmental Film Series programs. Additionally, the Union Cinema will host The Association of Moving Image Archivists’ Restoration Screening Night and Archival Screening Night, the former of which will feature a surprise restoration screening that will be revealed the night of the event. The Union Cinema is located at 2200 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI 53211, inside the Student Union on the 2nd floor.

The complete schedule can be found Here or at https://uwm.edu/union/cinema/ .

The highlighted films and more are listed in more detail below:

Senior Screenings
Join us for two days of celebrating the class of 2024 and their fantastic films. Seniors work all year on writing, producing, editing, and polishing short films of their own design, and we work on making sure that hard work looks its best on the big screen at the Union Cinema. Make sure to dress for the occasion, arrive early to walk our gold carpet, take pictures, and enjoy some snacks and beverages. During the reception times, don’t miss the special film installation by graduating senior Pader Xiong in room 260. Senior Screenings will be split into four timeslots and will take place on Friday, Dec. 13 at 5 p.m. & 7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 14 at 5 p.m. & 7 p.m. and will be free for everyone.

The Association of Moving Image Archivists Restoration Screening Night
The Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) is a nonprofit international association dedicated to the preservation and use of moving image media. The 2024 AMIA conference is taking place in Milwaukee from Dec. 4-6 and will include two screenings at the UWM Union Cinema.

AMIA’s Restoration Screening Night will present a recent restoration from the AMIA community. The program will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. and will be free for everyone. The film is a beloved 1980s high-energy film – come prepared to sing! Due to the nature of the event, seating will be limited. AMIA’s Archival Screening Night is an opportunity for archivists to showcase recent acquisitions, discoveries, and preservation efforts. The program strives to represent the magnificent spectrum of formats, works, and collections protected and preserved by the AMIA community. The program will take place on Friday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. and will be free for everyone. Due to the nature of the event, seating will be limited.

Food, Inc. 2
Food, Inc. 2, the sequel to the 2008 Oscar®-nominated and Emmy® Award-winning documentary Food, Inc., centers on innovative farmers, future-thinking food producers, workers’ rights activists, and prominent legislators Senator Cory Booker and Senator Jon Tester who face these companies head-on to inspire change and build a healthier, more sustainable future. The Union Cinema has been showing films on environmental topics for almost 20 years through the Share the Earth Environmental Film Series. The Share the Earth Environmental Film Series is a monthly film series that shows documentaries and narrative films that focus on the environment, communities of the world, and our behavior as a species. The program will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 6 p.m. and will be free for everyone.

This month’s Environmental Film Series screening is extra special as it is the last to be programmed by Sr. Manager for Arts Programming Linda Corbin-Pardee, who is retiring this upcoming January. During her tenure at UW-Milwaukee, Linda has overseen the Union Cinema for the last 20 years and has programmed 132 Environmental Film Series programs. Linda has been instrumental in shaping the Union Cinema into the place it is today, where filmmakers, students, faculty and community come together to experience the love of film. To celebrate Linda’s final Share the Earth Environmental Film Series program, cupcakes will be served while supplies last and a backdrop for picture-taking will be available during the event.

From the Archives: Carriage Trade
This special edition of From the Archives, curated by series founder and esteemed Faculty Emeritus Carl Bogner, features a rare 16mm print of Warren Sonbert’s Carriage Trade. From the Archives is an ongoing series, developed by the Union Cinema and Carl Bogner, which is curated by MFA candidates in the UWM Film Department. For each program, the curator is invited to program films from the Film Dept.’s archive around a theme of their choosing. Carl Bogner was a lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, director of the MKE LGBT Film/Video Festival, who guided many student filmmakers during his time at UWM. The program will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. and will be free for everyone.

While many films are free for everyone, all other films are $5 and free for members (which includes UWM students). You can purchase a membership at the Union Cinema, which grants you access to every single film screening for the semester. An annual membership is $50 for regular members of the community, while a family membership, which includes access for one other person, is $75. For alumni/stae/veterans/seniors, the annual membership is $40 and a family membership is $60.

For more information, please visit: uwm.edu/union/cinema/ , email us at Cinema@uwm.edu or call us at 414-229-4070

About the Union Cinema
Since 1972, the Union Cinema has been providing UWM and the local community with a diverse, entertaining, and intellectually engaging film and video program. During the academic year, the Union Cinema oeers first-run foreign, domestic, documentary and experimental films, as well as “cinema classics” 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.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.