Kolia lives in a small town near the Barents Sea in North Russia. He has his own auto-repair shop. His shop stands right next to the house where he lives with his young wife Lilya and his son from a previous marriage. Vadim Shelevyat, the Mayor of the town, wants to take away his business, his house and his land. First he tries buying off Kolia, but Kolia cannot stand losing everything he has, not only the land, but also all the beauty that has surrounded him from the day of his birth. So Vadim Shelevyat starts being more aggressive.

“Call it what you like – a modern Russian epic, a crime drama, a black comedy or a scream in the dark – Leviathan is a shaggy masterpiece.” -Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

“As harshly beautiful as the Barents Sea coastline where it is set, this parable inspired in part by the biblical tale of Job dumps more misfortune than one hapless man should ever have to endure.” -Kristin Tillotson, Minneapolis Star Tribune

“This is quite a movie, a bitter and compassionate work of genius that will reward repeat viewings and keep on getting better.” -Andrew O’Hehir, Salon.com

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140 MIN

SHE’S BEAUTIFUL WHEN SHE’S ANGRY resurrects the buried history of the outrageous, often brilliant women who founded the modern women’s movement from 1966 to 1971.   SHE’S BEAUTIFUL takes us from the founding of NOW, with ladies in hats and gloves, to the emergence of more radical factions of women’s liberation;  from intellectuals like Kate Millett to the street theatrics of WITCH (Women’s International Conspiracy from Hell!).  It does not shy away from controversies over race, sexual preference and leadership that arose in the women’s movement, and brilliantly captures the spirit of the time — thrilling, scandalous, and often hilarious.

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92 MIN

On October 7, 1998, University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard was brutally beaten, tied to a fence and left to die because he was gay. Years later, Michele Josue, a close friend of Matt’s, revisits the shocking case with never-before-seen photos, rare video footage, as Matt’s all-too-brief life is remembered through the vivid testimonies of those whose lives he touched, from the friends and family who knew him best to the bartender who saw him on the night of the attack. New revelations emerge in one of the most notorious hate crimes in US history, leading to a searing, poignant, and multi-layered biographical and sociological portrait. In the end, the notion of forgiveness–embodied in the moving and courageous final act of Matt’s parents–takes on truly heroic proportions.

“’Matt Shepard Is A Friend Of Mine’ is a great documentary…This film doesn’t just revisit an atrocity, it moves through it, and finds meaning in it.” – RogerEbert.com

“A tender reconstruction of personal loss.”  – The New York Times

“’Matt Shepard Is A Friend Of Mine’ is a moving eulogy to a life lost but not forgotten.” – Indiewire

This is a FREE one night only screening sponsored by ReAct to Film.

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89 MIN

For the first time ever, the Athena Cinema will be revealing exclusive SNEAK PEEKS of feature films programmed for the 42nd Athens International Film + Video Festival, which takes place during April 3rd-9th.

An alcoholic man and his two young children barely survive in Taipei. They cross path with a lonely grocery clerk who might help them make a better life.

“Tsai’s Stray Dogs is a masterpiece of social-realism, a distinctive and beguiling study of society’s displaced and marginalised that plays to the beat of its own drum and refuses to conform to cinema’s own commodification.” — Patrick Gamble, CineVue

“Every shot of Stray Dogs has been built with utter formal mastery; every sequence exerts an almost telepathic grip.” — Robbie Collin, The Telegraph

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138 MIN