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DIRTY DANCING: Fundraiser for Abortion Fund of Ohio

Watch Trailer Director: Emile Ardolino
Writer(s): Eleanor Bergstein
Cast: Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Cynthia Rhodes

 

Join us Thursday, September 22nd at 7pm for a screening of DIRTY DANCING. This year marks the 35th anniversary of this timeless film, and the storyline started a dialogue about women’s reproductive rights. Admission is $10 and will be donated to Abortion Fund of Ohio.

About the Film

Baby (Jennifer Grey) is one listless summer away from the Peace Corps. Hoping to enjoy her youth while it lasts, she’s disappointed when her summer plans deposit her at a sleepy resort in the Catskills with her parents. Her luck turns around, however, when the resort’s dance instructor, Johnny (Patrick Swayze), enlists Baby as his new partner, and the two fall in love. Baby’s father forbids her from seeing Johnny, but she’s determined to help him perform the last big dance of the summer.

About Abortion Fund of Ohio

Abortion Fund of Ohio (formerly Women Have Options (WHO/O)) is Ohio’s statewide abortion fund. Founded in 1992, we are an organization dedicated to helping Ohioans afford their reproductive choices. We believe that everyone should be able to make their own reproductive decisions—and we work to make that a reality in Ohio. We are a founding member of the National Network of Abortion Funds, which includes more than 100 abortion funds around the United States and overseas.

We provide financial assistance and practical support (transportation, housing, and more) to help patients afford contraception, emergency contraception, and abortion services. We distribute funds to clinics throughout Ohio. These clinics, in turn, use the funds to provide financial assistance to those in need. Since 1992, Abortion Fund of Ohio has helped thousands pay for their reproductive choices.

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Running Time: 100 MIN100 MIN
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CANCELLED: HIGH ON THE HOG with Jessica B. Harris

Watch Trailer Director: Roger Ross Williams
Cast: Stephen Satterfield

Join us Wednesday, September 28th at 7:15pm for a screening of Episode 3 of HIGH ON THE HOG, based on the award-winnning book by Jessica B. Harris, who will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening. Admission is free.

About the Film

Black food is American food. Chef and writer Stephen Satterfield traces the delicious, moving throughlines from Africa to Texas in this docuseries. Episode 3: Our Founding Chefs from mac and cheese to Virginia ham: Jefferson’s and Washington’s reowned enslaved chefs James Hemings and Hercules left the nation hungry for more.

About Jessica B. Harris

Jessica B. Harris is considered by many to be one of the ranking authorities on the food of African Diaspora. A New York Times bestselling author, she is the author, editor, or translator of 18 books, including 12 cookbooks documenting the foodways of the African Diaspora. Her award-winning book High on the Hog, was the basis for the acclaimed Netflix series of the same name.

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Running Time: 120 MIN120 MIN
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FIRST YEAR MFA SCREENING

First year students in the School of Film go through “boot camp.” They all take a prescribed series of classes in production, sound, editing, acting, directing, screenwriting, producing, and film studies. During this intensive foundation-building year, they are also compiling a creative portfolio under fairly strict guidelines that includes two 16mm narrative films and a high-def observational documentary.

The Ohio University School of Film fosters an educational environment of creativity, diversity, and excellence. Our students are passionate and disciplined; their styles are eclectic. The only Ohio filmmaking formula is the convergence of technical expertise and skilled visual storytelling. Within this rigorous setting, our students examine and develop motion pictures as an art form, educational tool, and vehicle for social change.

Free Admission sponsored by Arts for Ohio.

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Fall Sustainability Series: FOOD FOR CHANGE & CAMP YOSHI

Watch Trailer Director: Steve Alves (Food For Change), Faith Briggs (Camp Yoshi)

Sustainability Series Theme: Food and Community

About the film

FOOD FOR CHANGE (82 minutes)

Food For Change focuses on food co-ops as a force for dynamic social and economic change in American culture. This is the first film to examine the important historical role played by food co-ops, their pioneering quest for organic foods, and their current efforts to create regional food systems. Additionally, the film shows how cooperatives today strengthen local economies and build food security. The goal is to educate a wide audience about the principles of cooperation with a focus on healthy food and a healthy economy.

CAMP YOSHI (10 minutes)

Driven by the magic of his experiences, his background as a chef, and his love of good food and connecting people to incredible places that open up to conversation, Rashad Frazier created Camp Yoshi, which curates custom outdoor adventures centered around shared meals and shared experience with the goal of creating a space for Black people and allies to unplug and in turn reconnect with the wilderness.

About the series

Athena Cinema, University Libraries and Environmental Studies Program present the 10th annual Sustainability Film Series.

In keeping with all previous series, each film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring faculty members, students and community members. The panel discussion for these films will be presented by Cutler Scholars.

Following each film we invite audience members to join us for a panel discussion hosted by faculty members, students and community members. Please join us for a conversation following these beautiful, thought-provoking and timely films.

The series is possible thanks to the support of: Voinovich School of Leadership
and Public Affairs, OHIO Honors Program, Honors Tutorial College, Cutler Scholars, Office of
Sustainability, Center for Campus & Community Engagement, University College, Athens
International Film and Video Festival, and beloved nonprofits and businesses.

Free admission and post-show discussion, as part of the Fall Sustainability Series.

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From the Hills and Hollers: THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES with Dr. Tiffany Arnold

Watch Trailer Director: Mark Pellington
Cast: Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Debra Messing

About the film

When John Klein, a respected Washington Post journalist, and his wife Mary find the dream house they have been hunting for, life could hardly get better. Then on their joyful ride home the dream is shattered when Mary crashes the car and is killed. While removing Mary’s possessions from the hospital, John discovers a sketchpad covered with odd drawings, variations of the same eerie apparition. John is haunted by the unsettling images.

One night, while driving from Washington, John loses his way and ends up on a deserted country highway in Point Pleasant, West Virginia — four hundred miles from where he thought he was. When John decides to stay in Point Pleasant to explore the reports of unexplained phenomena in the town, he soon realizes that they may all be related – not just to each other, but also to the strange sketches Mary had been obsessively drawing just hours before her death.

About the series

Following the success of the full capacity screening of our 50th anniversary of Appalshop’s STRANGER WITH A CAMERA screening in 2020, the Athena Cinema and partners present an exciting new film series on Appalachian culture and depictions in film.

The mission of the series is to connect Athens and the university community to the surrounding region by examining the different ways Appalachia has been represented through film. We seek to develop cultural competency and humility by showing viewers the way both the assets and challenges the region faces have been viewed by those who have the power to represent it on screen.

Short introduction/lectures will provide context for the film and introduce the underlying issues represented in film and other media. All events in the series are presented with free admission.

This series is sponsored by the 2023 Appalachian Studies Association Conference, Ohio Honors Program, Center for Campus and Community Engagement, Multicultural Center, Black Student Cultural Programming Board, Hocking Athens Perry Community Action Program, Athens County Public Libraries, University Libraries, Honors Tutorial College, Center for Advising, Career, and Experiential Learning, OHIO Fellows, and the Ohio Arts Council.

 

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Running Time: 119 min119 MIN
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This is the scariest movie I've ever seen.

Lisa Alspector
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SECOND YEAR MFA SCREENING

In their second year of the MFA Film program, students make short film projects that focus on their emerging areas of interest and specialization. From idea to script to production to post-production, these films develop over the course of a year until they are premiered at the Athena Cinema.

The Ohio University School of Film fosters an educational environment of creativity, diversity, and excellence. Our students are passionate and disciplined; their styles are eclectic. The only Ohio filmmaking formula is the convergence of technical expertise and skilled visual storytelling. Within this rigorous setting, our students examine and develop motion pictures as an art form, educational tool, and vehicle for social change.

Admission is free thanks to Arts for Ohio.

 

 

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THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER: Last Day Thursday, July 28th

Watch Trailer Director: Taika Waititi
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pratt, Natalie Portman, Bradley Cooper, Melissa McCarthy

“Thor: Love and Thunder” finds Thor (Chris Hemsworth) on a journey unlike anything he’s ever faced — a quest for inner peace. But his retirement is interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (Taika Waititi) and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who — to Thor’s surprise — inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor. Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before it’s too late.

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Running Time: 133 minutes133 MIN
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BRIAN AND CHARLES: Last Day Thursday, July 14th

Watch Trailer Director: Jim Archer

BRIAN AND CHARLES follows Brian, a lonely inventor in rural Wales, who spends his days building quirky, unconventional contraptions that seldom work. Undeterred by his lack of success, Brian attempts his biggest project yet. Three days, a washing machine, and various spare parts later, he’s invented Charles, an artificially intelligent robot who learns English from a dictionary and has an obsession with cabbages. What follows is a humorous and entirely heartwarming story about friendship, family, finding love, and letting go.

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Running Time: 79 minutes79 MIN
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What was a wonderfully weird film about depression, isolation, and the power of companionship has been stretched far too thin.

Marya E. Gates
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ELVIS: Last Day Thursday, July 28th

Watch Trailer Director: Baz Luhrmann
Cast: Austin Butler, Tom Hanks

The film explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Austin Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). The story delves into the complex dynamic between Presley and Parker spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life, Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge).

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Running Time: 159 minutes159 MIN
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Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Is an Exhilarating, Maddening Spectacle—But One Made With Love.

Stephanie Zacharek
TIME Magazine
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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN: Last Day Thursday, July 14th

Watch Trailer Director: Craig Roberts

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN tells the heartwarming true story of Maurice Flitcroft (Mark Rylance), a dreamer and unrelenting optimist. This humble crane operator from Barrow-in-Furness managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship qualifying in 1976, despite never playing a round of golf before. He shot the worst round in Open history and drew the ire of the golfing elite, but became a folk hero in the process and, more importantly, showed his family the importance of pursuing your dreams.

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Running Time: 106 minutes106 MIN
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It's gorgeously acted and the slapstick made me cry with laughter.

Charlotte O'Sullivan
London Evening Standard
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