We (royally) have been spectacularly unsatisfactory at leaving the house this month. Which is very similar to my extra-domestic behavior for the preceding months. But now that the traditional school is over and I have managed to only take in a handful of screenings and shows (and failed to write about even those), the summer will offer a less hectic schedule. This equals less guilt about staying in doors.
However, there is much to catch up on and much to do to prepare for the fall.
Let us begin with what we've missed in the month of May by staying home:
Milwaukee Underground Film Festival (MUFF) ran its twelfth edition 4 thru 6 May. The five programs over three days at Union Theatre, KSE & Walker's Point Center for the arts presented more experimental film than you're likely to see in any one weekend at any other point in the year. On Mon 7 May, following the very full weekend of screenings, performances and installations, Jurors Tara Merenda Nelson, Ryan Daly, & Stephen Nelson announced their awards: This Must Be the Place by Luis Arnias & for, like ever by Christine Negus. Both filmmakers were awarded $200 for standing out in a hugely textured and crowded field.
On Fri 11 May, Brian Lis and the Student Cinema Action Network (SCAN) presented yet another UWM Student Film & Video Festival, which was founded 32 years ago by Rob Yeo (Film Chair) and Professors Emeritus Dick Blau and Rob Danielson and has happened at the end of every semester since (so far as MAG.dock is aware). The Spring '12 edition featured 16 entries from 14 different filmmakers which included both under- and graduates. This program's jury was Jessamy Meyer, UWM Conceptual Studies graduate Matt Ott, and Teddy Lingus.
UWM PSOA Dept of Film, Video, Performance, New and Unnamed media presented its Spring Semester Senior Screenings to showcase and celebrate the capstone achievements of the Dept.'s graduating senior BFA candidates. This semester 35 students were featured who completed the 9 credit, year-long Senior Project course. The Union Theatre played host to both days Thurs 17 May & Fri 18 May at 7pm. Congrats to all of you!
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