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Today is the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month — a month dedicated to celebrating the histories, cultures, and contributions of those whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.The Milwaukee Film Festival's Cine Sin Fronteras, or cinema without borders, is celebrating all month long with film, food, and music. Every weekend they'll show films covering topics like the Afro Latinx Experience, Immigration and Social Justice, and Indigenous Peoples' Day.
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The film explores life inside The Villages, America’s largest retirement community and self-described “Disney World for Retirees” in Central Florida.
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Shot on 16-millimeter film in black and white, the documentary 'Joychild' shares the story of an eight-year-old recalling the memory of when they came out as transgender.
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In a modern twist, Cowboys by writer and director Anna Kerrigan takes viewers to rural Montana, where Joe, an 11-year-old transgender kid, struggles to live authentically in his home environment.
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The Women and the Sea features Gloria, a woman who preserves the legacy of symbolic graves for those lost at sea, and Julieta, the only woman in all male fishing crew who goes out into the dangerous conditions to make a living.
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A new documentary from filmmaker Joe Brown follows Rod Coronado and his group, Wolf Patrol, during their work to monitor hunting practices that threaten wolves and to promote wolf preservation in Wisconsin.
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Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust is a documentary about the difficult and complex history of the valley of Payahuunadü, or Owens Valley, in California and the people who continue to fight for the land to this day.
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A new documentary, When Claude Got Shot, showing at the Milwaukee Film Festival documents the wide ranging and damaging effects gun violence has on people across Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee native Charlie Tennessen farms a less than five acre homestead and grows long forgotten varieties of wheat. He hopes his passion rubs off on others.
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When it comes to LGBTQ films, there are a number of good romantic comedies. And a new film, Breaking Fast by writer and director Mike Mosallam, is adding…