The final week of the Milwaukee Film Festival is upon us

Festival runs until May 5

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Photo by Isabella Oryszczyn /MATC Times

The Milwaukee Film Fest runs through Thursday, May 5. Films are available both in-person and online. In-person theaters include The Oriental Theater (2230 N. Farwell Ave.), The Times Cinema ( 5906 W. Vliet St.) and The Avalon Atmospheric ( 2473 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.).

The Milwaukee Film Fest has been connecting the Milwaukee Community with local filmmakers and creators since its inception in 2009.

This year’s festival is the first in-person event since 2019. During the pandemic film fest went to a fully virtual format.  Film fans were able to watch selected movies from the comfort of their homes.

For 2022, the Film Fest is being delivered to audiences in both formats, in-person and online. In-person theaters include The Oriental Theater (2230 N. Farwell Ave.), The Times Cinema ( 5906 W. Vliet St.) and The Avalon Atmospheric ( 2473 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.).

MATC Times staff recommendations:

Victoria Magee: Ali & Ava, Stay Prayed Up, Finding Loren, Breaking Bread, Moma Bears, Buddy Guy: Chase the Blues Away, Blind Ambition, Queen of Glory, Estacion Catorce, We Feed People, Petite Maman, They Want Me Gone.

Isabella Oryszczyn: The Milwaukee Show I, Anonymous Sister, The Cathedral, The Milwaukee Project and Hatching (Pahanhautoja).

This week:  Cine Sin Fronteras, The Milwaukee Show II, The Cathedral, Charli XCX: Alone Together, Free Choi Soo Lee.

Ari Papermaster: Hatching, David Byrne’s America Utopia, Cha Cha Real Smooth, Exposing Muybridge, Linoleum, Montana Story, You Are Not My Mother, Love, Spells, and All That.