Milwaukee Film

Tuesday 4/28

MKE music video show still
Tuesday 4/28
Milwaukee Film Festival 2026 logo
Genre Queer Programmer Molly
A still from the film FILIPIÑANA
A still from the film WE ARE FUGAZI FROM WASHINGTON DC
A still from the film F*CKTOYS

Join us for the Milwaukee Music Video Show at 6:30 PM with a pre-show DJ set from WMSE. Stop by our final co-hosted festival happy hour at 4 PM at Vier North, and don’t miss our final festival screenings of Filipiñana at 7:30 PM, We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C. at 9:30 PM, and F*cktoys at 10 PM.

Wednesday 4/29

black lens fiction shorts
Flytrapper Film Still
Wednesday 4/29
best damn midnight short still

Join us for our final screenings of Black Lens Fiction Shorts: For the Dreamers at 4:30 PM, Flytrapper at 10 PM, and Shorts: The Best Damn F*#@ing Midnight Program Ever. Shit. at 12 PM, all with filmmaker Q&As after.

 

Closing Night!

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
Closing Night!
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! Let’s make the most of our last day of festival films, join us for one more filmmaker Q&A following The Way We Move at 4:45 PM. If you missed out on festival favorites like Carolina Caroline, Beyond the Duplex Planet, or If I Go Will They Miss Me, today is your last chance! As for Closing Night, we hope you’ll be joining us for Power Ballad 7:30 PM in our Main Abele Cinema.

Reel Impact Silent Auction

Reel Impact
A mixed media piece of art depicting the Oriental Theatre MKE against a pastel colored sky.
Gary as Xanadu in a marvelous poster.
Silent Auction
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 $100,000 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!

MFF26 April 16 – 30

A photo of a panel discussion at the Milwaukee Film Festival
MFF26
Genre Queer Programmer Molly
April 16 – 30
Power Ballad Film Still with Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas

We offer a LOT of stuff to see during the film festival. Looking for somewhere to start? Check out our Panels, Happy Hours, and Closing Night Films!

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