Thaddeus Sykora, left, consults a palliative care doctor played by Colleen Madden in ‘Winter Hymns.”
It’s a success story born out of the Wisconsin Film Festival’s devotion to its Wisconsin’s Own programming.
Nathan Deming’s film Winter Hymns was originally booked for one showing at the festival; demand was great enough to add a second fest showing. Then Flix Brewhouse, the national film and brewery chain (home to most Wisconsin Film Fest weekday shows after the fest’s initial weekend), booked Winter Hymns for three additional showings outside the festival on May 3, 6 and 7…