Milwaukee Film Festival

A Milwaukee filmmaker asks what the American dream looks like for workers today and what happened to the jobs that once helped build it.

"First They Came For My College" explores the political takeover of New College in Florida and what it means for schools around the country. It's playing at the Milwaukee Dialogues Documentary film festival.

After 28 years, MSFF is the city’s longest running film festival honoring local filmmaking. This will “most likely” be its last year, the festival director says.

"The Way We Move" is a documentary centered on Amber Galloway, a star ASL interpreter. Her life’s mission is to make music accessible to the Deaf community. The film is showing at the MKE Film Fest.

A documentary exploring the history of America through cake is debuting at the Milwaukee Film Festival. It’s called “Makin’ Cake."

As the Milwaukee Film Fest winds down, there’s still a lot to see, including a showcase of locally-made films on April 27. We talked to Laj Waghray about her project "In Shelter of Birds."

This documentary uncovers what it takes for an American to shine on the world stage as a cheese expert at the Mondial du Fromage in Tours, France.

A group of kids from around the world packed into a bio-fueled school bus for a trip across Europe to find climate solutions. Their journey was captured by Australian-based filmmaker Damon Gameau for his film "Future Council."

Milwaukee Film Festival staple Cine Sin Fronteras is back to being programmed by a local filmmaker and artist. Here's what it means for Milwaukee and what its programmer thinks we should see this year.

"Your Attention Please" is an urgent and hopeful documentary exploring how the modern attention economy and social media platforms are shaping relationships, mental health, childhood development and the future of human attention.