Milwaukee Film

Help us reach our $100,000 fundraising goal during the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival with our Reel Impact Campaign! Get back when you give with our Silent Auction running April 15th to April 30th, you can bid on special exclusive items from signed movie posters to VIP festival experience packages!

Don’t miss Gaslit 12:45 PM at the Downer with expected Q&A featuring Director Katie Camosy, Midwest Documentary Summit Panel 12 PM at East Library, and Severin Presents: A Bay Of Blood, all happening Friday April 17th at #MFF26

Come out for Now! More! Yes! 12:00 PM at the Oriental Theatre with expected Q&A featuring Director Max Hey and Documentary Subject TW Hansen, Your Attention Please 1:15 PM at the Oriental Theatre with expected Q&A featuring Director Sara Robin, My Brother’s Killer 4:15 PM at the Oriental Theatre, Traces Of Home 3:45 PM at The Oriental Theatre and Paralyzed By Hope: The Maria Bamford Story at 6PM, all happening Saturday, April 18th at #MFF26

Come out for #MFF26 Panel Reclaiming Attention: How We Can Thrive in the Digital Age 12:30 PM at Wayfinder MKE. The Last Critic screening 11 am at the Oriental Theatre with an expected Q&A featuring Director Matty Wishnow and Documentary Participant Jessica Hopper. Keep Quiet and Forgive screens 12:15 PM at the Downer Theatre with an expected Q&A featuring Director Sarah McClure, Producer Joseph Terranova, Documentary Participants Lizzie Hershberger, Elizabeth Hilty and Sophia Johnson.

Our first Monday full of festival films, come out for Seized screening 1 PM at the Oriental Theatre with expected Q&A featuring Director Sharon Liese, Producer Paul Matyasovsky, Producer Alexandra Siambekos, and Documentary Subject Eric Meyer. Don’t miss our one and only screening of The General featuring Anvil Orchestra screening 6 PM in at the Oriental Theatre in our Main Abele Cinema.