Film
Explore Madison’s art-house screenings and the adventurous corners of local cinema.
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Mortal and moral inquiries at the 2025 Wisconsin Film Festival
Our writers ponder four incisive, formidable documentaries (and essay films) screening as part of the fest from April 4 through 10.
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“Thank You For Banking With Us!” offers a rich, uplifting portrait of resistance to patriarchal oppression
The Palestinian dramedy by filmmaker and academic Laila Abbas premieres locally at the Wisconsin Film Festival on April 5 and 7.
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The lovesick silliness of “Shanghai Blues” turns exhilaratingly bittersweet
Tsui Hark’s lively romantic comedy from 1984 screens in a new 4K restoration at the Wisconsin Film Festival on April 7 and 10.
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“Choose The Pond” testifies to the power of self-advocacy
Susan Borri’s inspiring documentary short premieres locally at the Wisconsin Film Festival on April 5.
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“Relationship To Patient” navigates physical and emotional discomfort with refreshing candor and humor
Caroline Creaghead’s compelling narrative short film makes its local premiere at the Wisconsin Film Festival on April 6.
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“The Year” presents a prosaic alleyway as a poetic gateway
A conversation with Milwaukee-based filmmaker Grace Mitchell, whose experimental short makes its local premiere at the Wisconsin Film Festival on April 4.
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“Milk Punch” revels in a Madison beautifully adrift
Erik Gunneson’s locally shot 2000 feature returns to the Wisconsin Film Festival in a new digital restoration for its 25th anniversary on April 5.
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There’s always more to see and sensorially absorb in Tuohy and Barrie’s experimental films
Mills Folly Microcinema presents eight shorts by the Australian creative partners on March 26 at Arts + Literature Laboratory.
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“The Battle Of Algiers” radically confronts the horrors of French imperialism
UW Cinematheque presents the innovative and still-urgently relevant 1966 film of political upheaval on March 14.
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The sights and shape(s) of the 2025 Wisconsin Film Festival
Seven writers size up the programming patterns in the eight-day celebration of movies, which runs April 3 through 10 across UW–Madison campus and beyond.
