Microlights was a screening series based in Milwaukee that specialized in contemporary film and video art. From 2013 onward, Microlights hosted a diverse array of film and video artists from around the world. To see a full list of the artists it presented, please visit microlightscinema.org.
At Microlights, we were passionate about experimental, critical, and unconventional forms of cinema. Screenings were presented roughly once a month, and typically, the artist was present to engage with the audience directly through their introduction, a question-and-answer session following the show, and often extended conversations afterward.
Microlights offered a space to discover films made with artistic intention, providing critical and socially productive insight into a contemporary media ecology. The series was founded in 2013 by Ben Balcom and Josh Weissbach. From 2015 to 2019, Jesse McLean served as co-programmer.
