Ute Aurand is a Berlin-based experimental filmmaker, curator, and film educator. She studied at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (dffb) and emerged as part of a new generation of women shaping experimental cinema in 1980’s Berlin and West Germany. Working primarily with 16mm film, Aurand has developed a distinctive cinematic language grounded in rhythm, kaleidoscopic cuts, and recurring motifs. Her films explore everyday moments with remarkable visual textures. Since the 1990s, diary filmmaking has been at the heart of Aurand’s practice.

For the Season 9 finale, we are excited to welcome Jennifer Reeves at Rubicon. Reeves is an internationally acclaimed filmmaker and visual artist whose work has been featured in major film festivals and art museums. Her film projects focus on the themes ranging from feminism to natural world to the abstract beauty of hand-altered film. Come to Rubicon, enjoy the show, and chat with the visiting filmmaker on May 9!

The inaugural Great Lakes Listening Series will be taking place at the UWM Union Cinema on May 5th @ 7PM.

The Great Lakes Listening Series is a new listening event that presents multichannel sonic artworks within a cinema space. This edition will feature new works of sound art that respond to the natural, ecological, political, and cultural complexities of the Great Lakes Region. The works included in this program will explore the potential of the cinematic listening experience as a uniquely immersive and arresting means of engaging with these complexities.