Madison’s home for great movies—a specially curated program of timeless classics and the best in new international cinema.
With limited seating, every showing is free and open to the public.
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Please Give to the Cinematheque!
Hello Movie Lovers, Our 2025 screenings have come to an end, and we are looking back on the past year at UW Cinematheque. The year of programming began with a filled-to-capacity screening of Brady Corbet’s …
December 12, 2025
KISAPMATA and the Abuse of Power
The following notes on Kisapmata were written by Marianne Nacanaynay, PhD student in the Department of Communication Arts at UW – Madison. A recent 4K restoration of Kisapmata will screen on Friday, December 12 at 7 p.m., …
December 9, 2025
BLAST OF SILENCE: Alone for the Holidays
The following notes on Blast of Silence were written by Josh Martin, the Cinematheque’s Project Assistant and a PhD candidate in the Department of Communication Arts at UW-Madison. A 35mm print of Blast of Silence will …
December 3, 2025- More News

