Zappa Additional Details Runtime: Rating: Release Year: 2020 Director: Alex Winter NOTE: Tickets are $12. There are no discounted tickets. There has yet to be a film about the life and times of the brilliant and genuinely maverick musician Frank Zappa. Director Alex Winter and his team have crafted a documentary from over a thousand hours of mostly unseen material from Zappa’s personal vault. Zappa is an expansive and intimate portrait of an extraordinary artist who was also fully engaged with the turbulent politics of his day. "Winter gives Zappa pride of place among the most important composers of the 20th century, sharing some extraordinary performances of his little-known classical work." - Washington Post "It's a multimedia immersion, filled with rare footage of Zappa from his teenage years on and assembled with the loving dexterity we've come to expect from Alex Winter as a filmmaker." - Variety "In Zappa, this legendary artist's uncompromising nature is bracing, bold and utterly refreshing." - Tribune News Service Share About Milwaukee Film Milwaukee Film is a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to entertaining, educating, and engaging our community through cinematic experiences. We operate the magnificent Oriental Theatre, a historic cinema palace committed to high-quality and accessible film and education programming. Since 2009, the annual Milwaukee Film Festival has brought together film fans and filmmakers to celebrate the power of cinema. Our education programs and Cultures & Communities platform provide avenues toward making our community a more empathetic and equitable place for everyone to live. Learn More