Q: Tell us about yourself! What is your year and major? A: I’m from a suburb of Chicago and came to UW–Madison to intern at state agencies and share my love of the Bears. I …
Wisconsin’s Own
Thursday Night Movie Club: Yen Ching
The Wisconsin Film Festival and the Madison Public Library are proud to present WFF Thursday Night Movie Club – a series of Wisconsin’s Own features from the 2019 Festival – at the Central Library in room 302. “What starts as an appetizing, nuts-and-bolts documentary about Milwaukee’s beloved Yen Ching restaurant ends as a layered and moving portrait of intergenerational differences and the Chinese-American immigrant experience” (WFF Film Guide).
Thursday Night Movie Club: Elephant Path
The Wisconsin Film Festival and the Madison Public Library are proud to present WFF Thursday Night Movie Club – a series of Wisconsin’s Own features from the 2019 Festival – at the Central Library in room 302. 2019 Golden Badger winner Elephant Path (Njaia Njoku) is an indelible tale of friendship and commitment set against the luminous beauty of the Central African Rainforest.
Reel Lives: Ben Donahue
Q: Tell us about yourself! What is your year and major? A: I’m a sophomore here at UW-Madison double majoring in Comm Arts, specifically film, as well as legal studies. Q: What do you …
Thursday Night Movie Club: Pet Names
The Wisconsin Film Festival and the Madison Public Library are proud to present WFF Thursday Night Movie Club – a series of Wisconsin’s Own features from the 2019 Festival – at the Central Library in room 302. Pet Names: When her chemotherapy patient mother urges her to take a vacation from playing nurse, grad school dropout Leigh invites her old high school boyfriend along on the camping trip. The two soon find that confronting old wounds during a weekend in the woods is anything but restful.
Reel Lives: Fiona Quinn
Q: Tell us about yourself! What is your year and major? A: My name is Fiona Quinn. I am a senior studying Communication Arts: Radio, TV, and Film with an Italian Certificate. Q: What do …
Reel Lives: Zach Zahos
Q: Tell us about yourself. What do you do for the Festival? A: Along with Ben Reiser and one or more WUD Film assistants, I program our Wisconsin’s Own slate. I also coordinate print traffic, …
Reel Lives: Ben Reiser
Q: Tell us about yourself. What do you do for the Festival? A: I head up the Wisconsin’s Own selection committee, reviewing and curating films for the Wisconsin’s Own section of the Festival. I also …
Festflix & Chill 2019
The fourth annual Festflix & Chill presents 90 minutes of short films from the 2019 Wisconsin’s Own section of the Festival, and Hail Satan?, a feature film from the 2019 Wisconsin Film Festival. This event is free and open to the public!