The Milwaukee Underground Film Festival (MUFF) is a student run film festival devoted to showcasing independent, artist driven cinema. For nearly two decades we have been programming filmmakers that defy convention in an attempt to amplify unheard voices. Our festival celebrates the potential of cinema to imbue a community with excitement, critical discussion, and open-mindedness through the presentation of new artistic forms.

The Milwaukee Underground Film Festival was founded and designed by Christine Khalafian in 2002 and has been running every year since.

MUFF is a program of the Department of Film, Video, Animation and New Genres at the Peck School of the Arts, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

Previous Instructors/Festival Directors:

CONTACT:
Email: info@milwaukeeundergroundfilm.org
Faculty Advisor, Mike Gibisser

Milwaukee Underground Film Festival
Department of Film Video Animation and New Genres
Peck School of the Arts
UW Milwaukee
PO Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201

Website Design by Amber Rose McNeill

2023: Ben Balcom

2022: Lori Felker

2021: Lori Felker TA: Gillian Waldo (20th anniversary festival)

2020: Lori Felker TA: Zachary Epcar (online festival)

2019: Lori Felker TA: Ariel Teal

2018: Lori Felker

2017: Ben Balcom

2016, 2014: Kellie Bronikowski

2015, 2013: Kellie Bronikowski & Daniel Kelly

2010, 2011, 2012: Ross Nugent

2009, 2008: David Dinnell