The Athens County Child Advocacy Center (CAC) coordinates a multi-disciplinary approach to provide a collaborative and cohesive response to child abuse in Athens County. Enjoy a day of music, face-painting, Avalanche Pizza, and cartoons where the proceeds go towards a great cause! The event features the New York International Children’s Film Festival’s Best of the […]
Food on Film: TAMPOPO
Juzo Itami’s rapturous “ramen western” returns to U.S. screens for the first time in decades, in a new 4K restoration. The tale of an enigmatic band of ramen ronin who guide the widow of a noodle shop owner on her quest for the perfect recipe, Tampopo serves up a savory broth of culinary adventure seasoned […]
DO NOT RESIST
Starting on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, as the community grapples with the death of Michael Brown, DO NOT RESIST – the directorial debut of DETROPIA cinematographer Craig Atkinson – offers a stunning look at the current state of policing in America and a glimpse into the future. The Tribeca Film Festival winner for Best […]
Science on Screen: THE SHINING with Dr. Kimberly Rios
A married couple with a small son are employed to look after a resort hotel high in the Colorado mountains. As a result, they are the sole occupants during the long winter. The hotel manager warns them not to accept the job because of a tragedy that occurred during the winter of 1970. In conjunction […]
National Event Day: 1984
The Athena Cinema in conjunction with the Athens International Film + Video Festival presents “1984” National Screening Day. On April 4, 2017, the Athena along with almost 90 art house movie theaters across the country will be participating collectively in a NATIONAL EVENT DAY screening of the 80’s movie “1984.” The film follows Winston Smith, a bureaucratic […]
Easter Sunday: HARVEY
“Years ago, my mother used to say to me, she’d say ‘In this world, Elwood, you can be oh so so smart, or oh so pleasant.’ Well, for years I was smart… I recommend pleasant. You may quote me.” — James Stewart as Elwood P. Dowd in Harvey Celebrate Easter with Jimmy Stewart and Harvey, a […]
Science on Screen: APOLLO 13 with Dean Dennis Irwin, Ph.D
The Athena Presents: Science on Screen — a Science Movie Mash-Up. A project of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and The Coolidge Corner Theater. The Science on Screen program pairs with a short talk with a scientist or technology expert. The free Science on Screen events are fun and engaging and offer dynamic speakers an unexpected jumping […]
Spring Sustainability Series: THE MESSENGER
Su Rynard’s wide-ranging and contemplative documentary The Messenger explores our deep-seated connection to birds and warns that the uncertain fate of songbirds might mirror our own. Moving from the northern reaches of the Boreal Forest to the base of Mount Ararat in Turkey to the streets of New York, The Messenger brings us face-to-face with […]
4/20: REEFER MADNESS
MARIHUANA IS THAT DRUG—A VIOLENT NARCOTIC—AN UNSPEAKABLE SCOURGE—THE REAL PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE! Enjoy the cult classic, “granddaddy of all so-bad-it’s-good” films. A high-school principal accounts a story illustrating the dangerous consequences of marijuana use. One of the most absurdly earnest exercises in paranoia you’ll ever have the good fortune to see. — Time Out
UNAPOLOGETICALLY SPOKEN: Premieres Friday, April 21st
Unapologetically Spoken examines how performance art allows individuals to explore and express the many facets of their identity. A Trew Story Production, this student made documentary follows 3 poets as they prepare for a performance art show and highlights what it takes to give a performance and the affects those performances have on the audience.
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