New Movie Musical “The End” from Milwaukee Native Composer to Have Special Screening at the Oriental Theatre
Director Joshua Oppenheimer and composer Joshua Schmidt to attend one-night-only screening of their new film “The End” on March 1st
MILWAUKEE – Thursday, February 6th – On Saturday, March 1st at 7:00 pm, Milwaukee Film’s historic Oriental Theatre will welcome special guests director Joshua Oppenheimer and Milwaukee native composer Joshua Schmidt alongside their new film The End for a post-screening Q&A.
From Academy Award®-nominated director and Milwaukee Film Festival alum Joshua Oppenheimer comes a poignant and deeply human musical about a family that survived the end of the world. An urgent and unforgettable cautionary tale, The End stars Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, George MacKay, and Moses Ingram. The screenplay is by Oppenheimer and Rasmus Heisterberg, with songs by Milwaukee native Joshua Schmidt (music) and Oppenheimer (lyrics).
All Tickets and showtimes can be found online at mkefilm.org/comingsoon.
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