Purchase Tickets:
To buy advance tickets you have to go to the website of the Avalon theater. And scroll down to near the bottom of the page. The Avalon will be handling all ticketing for the festival.avalonmke.com/
There are five blocks of programs. Voices Heard, Juried Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4. Please be sure that your friends and family know the program block that your film is in.
Below are each of the blocks, and they link to the blocks on the Avalon's site.
Also, please be sure to tell them that the Avalon has a strict policy on refunds and exchanges.
TICKET REFUNDS AND EXCHANGES - The Avalon Theater/Neighborhood Theater Group Refund Policy.
Tickets are valid only for the film, theater, showtime and date specified. Refunds and exchanges are available in person at the theater for which the ticket was purchased before the showtime and date on that ticket.
TICKET REFUNDS AND EXCHANGES - The Avalon Theater/Neighborhood Theater Group Refund Policy.
Tickets are valid only for the film, theater, showtime and date specified. Refunds and exchanges are available in person at the theater for which the ticket was purchased before the showtime and date on that ticket.
Purchases made online can additionally be refunded and exchanged in person before the showtime and date on the ticket. Refunds will not be provided after the showtime and date specified on the ticket.
We are suggesting everyone to arrive up to 30 minutes earlier. Our shows have sold out in the past and you want to be sure that you can sit with your group.
Prices:
The Avalon has priced the tickets at a reasonable $11.00, a price lower than the average ticket price in the city. But if you purchase a ticket online there is a surcharge of $1.00.
Parking:
The Avalon does not have their own parking space. It is all street parking. Please come early. Again, we are suggesting everyone to arrive up to 30 minutes earlier since our shows have sold out in the past.
More info on the filmmakers are on our Facebook page, our Instagram account and our Youtube Channel, including filmmaker interviews and trailers to select films.
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September 8th
SHORT FILMS | R | 95M
A strong showing of local and International fare with drama, noir, comedy, music, animation and a bit of the Avant-garde.
Order of films:
Big Bang by Carlos Segundo
A Letter with My Sword, Word by Word by Emma Barany
Patrik's Bachelor Party Movie by Veronica Handeland-Orlowski
Sheep Shed by Tommy Simms & Joe Ludwig
Volume 22 by Mizuleyka H McCarthy
Fine Turkey by Vincent Maslowski
X'ed Out by Melody R. Herr
The Call by Anthony Wood
meyne hent (מײַנע הענט) by Amber Rose McNeill
Legacy Film: The Phantom Limb by Mark G.E.
Brief Q&A to follow after the films with attending filmmakers.
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September 8th
Block 1: Juried Part 1 6:30PM
SHORT FILMS | R | 95MOrder of films:
A Letter with My Sword, Word by Word by Emma Barany
Patrik's Bachelor Party Movie by Veronica Handeland-Orlowski
Sheep Shed by Tommy Simms & Joe Ludwig
Volume 22 by Mizuleyka H McCarthy
Fine Turkey by Vincent Maslowski
X'ed Out by Melody R. Herr
The Call by Anthony Wood
meyne hent (מײַנע הענט) by Amber Rose McNeill
Legacy Film: The Phantom Limb by Mark G.E.
Click here for more information on the films, or on the title of each film.
TICKETS
Presented by Outpost Natural Foods Co-op, FM102/1, WUWM, Pizza Shuttle, and Fractured Imagination.
TICKETS
Presented by Outpost Natural Foods Co-op, FM102/1, WUWM, Pizza Shuttle, and Fractured Imagination.
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September 8th
Block 2: Voices Heard 9:15PM
SHORT FILMS | R | 100M with Q/A
The Milwaukee Short Film Festival celebrates diversity in filmmaking with the eight year of "Voices Heard", the only film event in Milwaukee spotlighting the work of local filmmakers of color. This wildly successful program returns this year to screen ten films from talented local, multicultural filmmakers.
Order of films:
The Milwaukee Short Film Festival celebrates diversity in filmmaking with the eight year of "Voices Heard", the only film event in Milwaukee spotlighting the work of local filmmakers of color. This wildly successful program returns this year to screen ten films from talented local, multicultural filmmakers.
Order of films:
(subtitled) by Sergio Espino
Shatter by Allie Robinson
Seen//Unseen by T.J. Blanco
Vanquished by Ramesh Kumar
Atomic Hearts by John Carlo Rosillo
See Sides by Darren Cole
Genesis by Rosella Joseph
Crown Me by Yaya Edmonds
Blunt by Hisonni Mustafa Johnson
Brief Q&A to follow after the films with attending filmmakers.
Click here for more information on the films, or on the title of each film.
TICKETS
Presented by Outpost Natural Foods Co-op, FM102/1, WUWM, Pizza Shuttle, and Fractured Imagination.
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September 9th
Order of films:
Radio Head by Delaney Hoffman
Robots Don't Tell Jokes by Kelli Caldwell
Errands by Parker Cmeyla
The Art of Purpose by Abby Lamkins
Wisconsin State Parks: The Volunteers by Katelyn Erath
Defunction by Alexander Eberhage
A Passing Cloud by Peiyan Tang
Now We Wait by Megan Kitzman
Little Bird by Madison Uphoff
Legacy Film: The Egg by Craig A Knitt
Brief Q&A to follow after the films with attending filmmakers.
Click here for more information on the films, or on the title of each film.
TICKETS
Presented by Outpost Natural Foods Co-op, FM102/1, WUWM, Pizza Shuttle, and Fractured Imagination.
More thought-provoking films that'll entertain you. A great mix of comedy, drama, social commentary, and a animated horror film.
Order of films:
Blue Hour by J.D. Shields
Town of Sunshine by Ricardo Tenorio
Wedlocked by Debra Zarne
Nosedive by Natalia Rzepinska
Triggered by Hisonni Mustafa
Don't Lose Faith by Brian Klewin
50 mL by Vanessa M. H. Powers
Dicktation by Stephanie Kalogriopoulos
Amount Due by Hernán Ballard, Matthew Jarosinski, Jordan DiBenedetto
Legacy Film: Moviebonics by Lance Miller & Donald P. Unverrich
Brief Q&A to follow with attending filmmakers.
Click here for more information on the films, or on the title of each film.
TICKETS
Presented by Outpost Natural Foods Co-op, FM102/1, WUWM, Pizza Shuttle, and Fractured Imagination.
September 9th
Block 3: Juried Part 2 3:30PM
SHORT FILMS | R | 95M
For the first time we are having a block of new young filmmakers. Enjoy these shorts of new and emerging talent with a mixture of documentary, drama, animation, sci-fi, and music.
Order of films:
Robots Don't Tell Jokes by Kelli Caldwell
Errands by Parker Cmeyla
The Art of Purpose by Abby Lamkins
Wisconsin State Parks: The Volunteers by Katelyn Erath
Defunction by Alexander Eberhage
A Passing Cloud by Peiyan Tang
Now We Wait by Megan Kitzman
Little Bird by Madison Uphoff
Legacy Film: The Egg by Craig A Knitt
Click here for more information on the films, or on the title of each film.
TICKETS
Presented by Outpost Natural Foods Co-op, FM102/1, WUWM, Pizza Shuttle, and Fractured Imagination.
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September 9th
SHORT FILMS | R | 100M
September 9th
Block 4: Juried Part 3 6:30PM
SHORT FILMS | R | 100M
Order of films:
Town of Sunshine by Ricardo Tenorio
Wedlocked by Debra Zarne
Nosedive by Natalia Rzepinska
Triggered by Hisonni Mustafa
Don't Lose Faith by Brian Klewin
50 mL by Vanessa M. H. Powers
Dicktation by Stephanie Kalogriopoulos
Amount Due by Hernán Ballard, Matthew Jarosinski, Jordan DiBenedetto
Legacy Film: Moviebonics by Lance Miller & Donald P. Unverrich
Brief Q&A to follow with attending filmmakers.
Click here for more information on the films, or on the title of each film.
TICKETS
Presented by Outpost Natural Foods Co-op, FM102/1, WUWM, Pizza Shuttle, and Fractured Imagination.
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September 9th
The last block of the night has more films to excite you, with local horror, drama, comedy and romance.
Brief Q&A to follow with the Awards ceremony after the films with attending filmmakers.
Click here for more information on the films, or on the title of each film.
TICKETS
Presented by Outpost Natural Foods Co-op, FM102/1, WUWM, Pizza Shuttle, and Fractured Imagination.
September 9th
Block 5: Juried Part 4 9:15PM
SHORT FILMS | R | 110M
The night closes with the awards presentation after the Q/A.
Order of films:
No Soliciting by Michael Viers
Strum by Sam Sorenson
KAD (Korean Adoptee) by Katharin Mraz
Burger Snap by Shun Powell
Modo Island by Haeryun Kang
The Little Girls by Mohamad Reza Misaghi
Machine in the Ghost by Casey T. Malone
Hey, I'm Home. by Dom Udell
Brief Exchanges by Ashley Versher
Order of films:
Strum by Sam Sorenson
KAD (Korean Adoptee) by Katharin Mraz
Burger Snap by Shun Powell
Modo Island by Haeryun Kang
The Little Girls by Mohamad Reza Misaghi
Machine in the Ghost by Casey T. Malone
Hey, I'm Home. by Dom Udell
Brief Exchanges by Ashley Versher
Brief Q&A to follow with the Awards ceremony after the films with attending filmmakers.
Click here for more information on the films, or on the title of each film.
TICKETS
Presented by Outpost Natural Foods Co-op, FM102/1, WUWM, Pizza Shuttle, and Fractured Imagination.
The Awards ceremony will take place after the films have screened in our Juried part 4 9:15PM block. This includes the Voices Heard Films.