2026 MILWAUKEE FILM FEST, HERE WE COME! COPYWRITE IS BACK FOR ANOTHER YEAR

We love a good media assignment, and this spring we are back to cover our favorite fest. . . Milwaukee Film Fest that is!

From April 16-30, 2026, be on the lookout for our Instagram check-ins [@copywritemag], theater sightings, comfy movie fits, & who knows what more. And as always, we will be hitting you with our full festival recap once the lights die down [because that’s what real cultural critics do].

Excited or nah? You should be! But to get you amped up even more, check out our official /CW-approved film list:

/CW APPROVED FILM SELECTIONS:

• THE BIG CHEESE

• Friday, 4/24 | 7:00 PM | Oriental Theatre [LEXI]

• Sunday, 4/26 | 10:00 AM | Downer Theatre 

• Wednesday, 4/29 | 3:45 PM | Downer Theatre 

• AANIKOOBIJIGAN [ANCESTOR/GREAT-GRANDPARENT/GREAT-GRANDCHILD]

• Saturday, 4/25 | 12:45 PM | Oriental Theatre

• Tuesday, 4/28 | 4:00 PM | Oriental Theatre

• BEYOND

• Saturday, 4/18 | 6:30 PM | Oriental Theatre [LEXI] 

• Thursday, 4/23 | 5:45 PM | Downer Theatre

• BLACK ZOMBIE

• Saturday, 4/18 | 8:45 PM | Downer Theatre

• Wednesday, 4/22 | 6:30 PM | Downer Theatre

• Friday, 4/24 | 9:45 PM | Downer Theatre [LEXI]

• COOKIE QUEENS

• Sunday, 4/19 | 3:00 PM | Downer Theatre [LEXI]

• Saturday, 4/25 | 12:45 PM | Downer Theatre

• HAPPY BIRTHDAY

• Friday, 4/17 | 2:30 PM | Downer Theatre

• Wednesday, 4/29 | 2:00 PM | Downer Theatre

• IF I GO WILL THEY MISS ME

• Sunday, 4/26 | 10:30 AM | Oriental Theatre 

• Thursday, 4/30 | 6:30 PM | Oriental Theatre

• MAD BILLS TO PAY (OR DESTINY, DILE QUE NO SOY MALO)

• Friday, 4/24 | 4:30 PM | Oriental Theatre

• Monday, 4/27 | 6:00 PM | Downer Theatre 

• MAKIN’ CAKE

• Friday, 4/24 | 1:00 PM | Downer Theatre 

• Sunday, 4/26 | 1:00 PM | Oriental Theatre

• MISAN HARRIMAN: SHOOT THE PEOPLE

• Friday, 4/17 | 12:00 PM | Downer Theatre 

• Tuesday, 4/21 | 8:00 PM | Oriental Theatre 

• Monday, 4/27 | 3:00 PM | Oriental Theatre 

• PAINT ME A ROAD OUT OF HERE

• Wednesday, 4/22 | 4:45 PM | Oriental Theatre

• Sunday, 4/26 | 4:15 PM | Oriental Theatre

• PALESTINE 36

• Monday, 4/20 | 6:30 PM | Oriental Theatre

• Wednesday, 4/22 | 4:15 PM | Oriental Theatre

• POWWOW PEOPLE

• Saturday, 4/25 | 4:15 PM | Downer Theatre [LEXI] 

• Tuesday, 4/28 | 1:00 PM | Oriental Theatre 

• Thursday, 4/30 | 4:00 PM | Oriental Theatre 

• PUBLIC ACCESS

• Friday, 4/17 | 8:15 PM | Downer Theatre [LEXI]

• Saturday, 4/18 | 12:45 PM | Oriental Theatre 

• Thursday, 4/23 | 9:45 PM | Downer Theatre 

• THE LAST CRITIC

• Saturday, 4/18 | 1:30 PM | Downer Theatre 

• Sunday, 4/19 | 11:00 AM | Oriental Theatre 

• Thursday, 4/23 | 1:30 PM | Oriental Theatre

• #WHILEBLACK

• Sunday, 4/26 | 4:00 PM | Downer Theatre [LEXI]

• Tuesday, 4/28 | 4:00 PM | Downer Theatre

• BLACK LENS DOC SHORTS: IT TAKES A VILLAGE

• Saturday, Apr 18 | 3:30 PM | Downer Theatre [LEXI]

• Monday, Apr 27 | 5:30 PM | Oriental Theatre

• BLACK LENS FICTION SHORTS: FOR THE DREAMERS

• Tuesday, 4/21 | 6:30 PM | Downer Theatre 

• Wednesday, 4/29 | 4:30 PM | Downer Theatre

• THE MILWAUKEE SHOW I

• Tuesday, 4/21 | 6:30 PM | Oriental Theatre

• THE MILWAUKEE SHOW II

• Monday, Apr 27 | 7:30 PM | Oriental Theatre

• THE MILWAUKEE YOUTH SHOW

• Saturday, Apr 25 | 10:45 AM | Downer Theatre 

SEE YOU AT THE FEST!

/CW

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