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A still from the film THE WAY WE MOVE

Kyle Gallner and Samara Weaving in a film still from Carolina Caroline Kye stands next to Samara as she is holding a gun.

A still from the film BEYOND THE DUPLEX PLANET

A still from the film IF I GO WILL THEY MISS ME

Power Ballad Film Still with Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas

It’s the final day of the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival! Join us for one more filmmaker Q&A following The Way We Move at 4:45 PM. Catch some last-chance screenings like Carolina Caroline, Beyond the Duplex Planet, or If I Go Will They Miss Me, plus our Closing Night film, Power Ballad, 7:30 PM!

A mixed media piece of art depicting the Oriental Theatre MKE against a pastel colored sky.

Gary as Xanadu in a marvelous poster.

Metal Marquee Letters for the Oriental Theatre

Hand made mixed media artwork inspired by the A24 film Midsommar. Colorful flowers and green grass surround a yellow structure with a window on a hill.

Help us reach our $120,000 fundraising goal during this year’s film festival by donating to our Reel Impact Campaign and bidding on items in our Silent Auction! You can bid on exclusive items from signed movie posters to VIP festival packages!

A still from the animated film MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO

Shrek Film Still

A still from the animated film CHAINSAW MAN

A still from the animated film ALLEGRO NON TROPPO

A still from the animated film ANGEL'S EGG

A still from the animated film THE IRON GIANT

A still from the animated film GHOST IN THE SHELL

A still from the animated film FERNGULLY: THE LAST RAINFOREST

An entire series of animated films, all May long? YES, INDEED! Bring the whole fam to see the 25th anniversary of everyone’s favorite green ogre, see Ghost in the Shell on 35mm, and EVERYONE needs to come see what can only be described as a psychedelic Italian rip-off of FANTASIA from the ’70s!

Black Girl Film Still

Sorcerer Film Still A truck falls as it drive across a wooden bridge.

American Job Film Stills

Beau Travail

Perfect Blue Film Still A woman in a pink dress faces towards a full audience looking up at her.

Se7en Film Still A man on the left points a gun downwards and another man faces away.

Milwaukee Film is thrilled to participate in the now international phenomenon, Bleak Week, a film series that originated with the American Cinematheque in LA.

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The incredible poet Dasha Kelly performing her show MAKIN' CAKE in front of a live audience. Dasha is amazing. We're so lucky to have her on this planet.

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An ADORABLE robot hanging out on the beach with his little girl best friend.

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Scene from the Talking Heads film STOP MAKING SENSE. The image features singer David Byrne singing while holding a lamp, and the background singers and bass player standing to his right.

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Downer Theatre marquee from the brief time it closed, featuring the message

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The Last Angel of History Film Still

Hello Rain film still

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