Dior and I: Leaving the Athena Thursday, May 21st

Frédéric Tcheng’s solo directorial debut brings the viewer inside the storied world of the Christian Dior fashion house with a privileged, behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Raf Simons’ first haute couture collection as its new artistic director-a true labor of love created by a dedicated group of collaborators. Melding the everyday, pressure-filled components of […]

Wild Tales: Leaving Thursday, May 14th

Inequality, injustice and the demands of the world we live in cause stress and depression for many people. Some of them, however, explode. This is a movie about those people. Vulnerable in the face of a reality that shifts and suddenly turns unpredictable, the characters of Wild Tales cross the thin line that divides civilization […]

Film Division Thesis Show: Jorge Blaires Samson’s “Forn”

Howard tries to sell his inherited land to start a new life somewhere else and leave his past behind, but as soon as he puts the house on the market, uncanny things begin to occur and a mysterious ghost collector presents himself as the only one that can help him.

Ex Machina: Leaving Thursday, May 14th

Caleb Smith (Domhnall Gleeson), a programmer at an internet-search giant, wins a competition to spend a week at the private mountain estate of the company’s brilliant and reclusive CEO, Nathan Bateman (Oscar Isaac). Upon his arrival, Caleb learns that Nathan has chosen him to be the human component in a Turing Test—charging him with evaluating […]

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International Week Event: Elizabeth Becker Presentation and Q&A with a Special One-Time-Only Screening of “The Missing Picture”

April 17, 2015 is the 40th Anniversary of the End of the Cambodian War. Elizabeth Becker will be speaking at 2:30 p.m. at the Athena Cinema. Following Becker’s presentation will be a showing of the Academy Award nominated film, “The Missing Picture” at 4:45. The event is free and open to the public. The event […]

It Follows: Leaving Thursday, May 7th

For 19-year-old Jay (Maika Monroe), fall should be about school, boys and weekends out at the lake. But after a seemingly innocent sexual encounter, she finds herself plagued by strange visions and the inescapable sense that someone, or something, is following her. Faced with this burden, Jay and her teenage friends must find a way […]

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AMERICAN UMPIRE: One Night Only – Wednesday, April 20th

      American Umpire facilitates a civil, nonpartisan, public debate about the future of American foreign policy. The film features interviews with three former secretaries of state, two American generals, a Nobel Laureate in Economics, a Pulitzer-Prize winning historian, and ten other top experts on American foreign relations all trying to answer the question […]

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Free Universal Premiere: UNFRIENDED

Unfriended unfolds over a teenager’s computer screen as she and her friends are stalked by an unseen figure who seeks vengeance for a shaming video that led a vicious bully to kill herself a year earlier. Free preview screening. Tickets are first come first serve. Closed captioning devices available.

Force Majeure: Last Day Thursday, April 16th

A Swedish family travels to the French Alps to enjoy a few days of skiing and spend some precious time with each other. The sun is shining and the slopes are spectacular but, during a lunch at a mountainside restaurant, an avalanche turns everything upside down. With diners fleeing in all directions, mother Ebba calls […]

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Leviathan: Last Day Thursday, April 16th

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, […]