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OUTlaws Pride Series: PINK FLAMINGOS

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Join us Thursday, June 25th as we wrap up our Pride Series with the ultimate “midnight movie”!

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** Warning: This film contains scenes that may not be appropriate for young viewers **

About the film

Infamous drag queen Divine stars in this quintessential 1972 classic from writer-director John Waters that tells the story of Babs Johnson, an illustrious criminal known as “the filthiest person alive!” When two lesser hoodlums take it upon themselves to try and outdo Babs, the grotesquerie, bizarre-ness, crudity, and sadistic sensationalism rise to levels that only Waters could have the guts to put on film!

This self-proclaimed “exercise in poor taste” may not be for the squeamish, but this film put John Waters on the map in terms of a filmmaker willing to push the boundaries of the artform, and it became a cornerstone of the “abject art” movement. If you’re brave enough to make it to the end, you’ll definitely leave with the knowledge that you just witnessed something unique in all of cinematic history!

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Running Time: 93 MIN93 MIN
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CLJC & OIP Present: WRONGFUL CONVICTION DAY with Dean Gillispie and Barry Rowen

Join us Tuesday, October 27th at 7:00 p.m. as the Ohio University Center for Law, Justice & Culture and the Ohio Innocence Project present Wrongful Conviction Day with exoneree Dean Gillispie and filmmaker Barry Rowen!

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The Center for Law, Justice & Culture and the Ohio Innocence Project at the University of Cincinnati College of Law will host a free film screening of Spiz, followed by a discussion and Q&A with the subject of the film, OIP exoneree Dean Gillispie, and the filmmaker Barry Rowen.

About the film

Spiz depicts the wrongful conviction of Dean Gillispie who served 20 years in prison for crimes he did not commit. Through the experience of Dean Gillispie, Spiz examines the causes and effects of wrongfully convicting American citizens. The film also showcases Gillispie’s artistic talent that he discovered while incarcerated. Using only materials found in prison, he created artwork that was later exhibited at he Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.

Gillispie was wrongfully incarcerated for rape, kidnapping, and aggravated robbery in 1991. Gillispie served 20 years in prison for rapes that he always insisted he did not commit. The Ohio Innocence Project took on his case in 2003, and students worked diligently to overturn his conviction. A court subsequently found that Gillispie had not received a fair trial.

There was no physical evidence associating Gillispie to the crimes. Furthermore, there was information withheld from the jury in 1991. This information included the fact that the investigating detectives had eliminated Gillispie as a suspect, stating that he did not match the physical description that the victims described. He also did not fit the profile of the rapist.

Since his exoneration, Gillispie now serves on the Board of Advocates of the Ohio Innocence Project. He speaks about criminal justice reform to audiences around the world. His case is featured in the best-selling book False Justice: Eight Myths that Convict the Innocent.

This event was made possible in part by support from the Ohio University Chaddock + Marrow College of Fine Arts

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Running Time: Spiz Runtiime = 40 MIN40 MIN
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HANGING BY A WIRE with Bilal Sami

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Join us Wednesday, October 28th at 5:00 p.m. for a special screening of a gripping documentary about a daring rescue from a cable car in the foothills of the Himalayas!

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This event will include a post-show Q&A with film producer and Ohio University School of Film alumnus Bilal Sami

About the film

On the morning of August 22, 2023, eight passengers – six of them schoolboys – board a makeshift cable car for what should be a routine commute to school in the mountains of northern Pakistan. Midway across a deep ravine, two of the three supporting cables snap. The gondola lurches violently and comes to rest, suspended more than 900 feet above the ground on a single damaged wire.

What follows unfolds in real time over the course of one harrowing day – a survival ordeal shaped by uncertainty, escalating danger, and the relentless pressure of being watched. The daring rescue plays out live on national television and social media, captured from every angle: panicked families on the ground, military helicopters battling high winds, first responders scrambling for solutions, drones circling overhead, and footage filmed from within the cable car itself as hours pass and darkness approaches.

With no margin for error and a cable that could fail at any moment, an unlikely alliance of rescuers must improvise under intense public scrutiny – racing against an invisible clock before disaster strikes live on television.

 

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Running Time: 81 MIN81 MIN
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GHOULMASTER by Gianni Cordi

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Join us Wednesday, October 28th at 7:00 p.m. for a special screening of a retro-style horror film by OU School of Film alum Gianni Cordi

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This event will include a post-show Q&A with filmmaker Gianni Cordi

 

 

About the film

Late-night TV once belonged to horror hosts, and none were more infamous than a local legend known as The Ghoulmaster. When his final broadcast resurfaces on VHS, the host returns with it, and the viewers become his unwilling cast.

 

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Running Time: 40 MIN40 MIN
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Horror In Color – Part III: SINNERS

Viewing: October 30,2026

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Join us Friday, October 30th at 7:00 p.m. for this year’s Horror In Color feature as we offer up a special screening of Ryan Coogler’s magnificent film Sinners!

FREE Admission – Tickets are required

Seating begins at 7:00 p.m., the movie starts at 7:30 p.m.

This event will include a special cocktail and a pre-show trivia contest hosted by Dr. Gordon Briggs and Brandon “DJ B-Funk” Thompson with a prize for the winner!

Costumes are encouraged…let’s get the Halloween vibes in full swing! 

About the film

Come get a double-dose of Hollywood superstar Michael B. Jordan (Fruitvale Station, Black Panther, Creed) as he stars as twin brothers “Smoke” and “Stack” in an action-packed, genre-bending horror film from director Ryan Coogler!

Trying to put some distance between themselves and their troubled pasts, the twin brothers return from Chicago back to the rural Mississippi town where they were born to make a new start. Using money stolen from Windy City crime bosses, they opt to open a juke joint as a venue for the burgeoning blues music scene. However, the duo soon discovers that there’s an evil wind blowing through the streets of their hometown…an evil with fangs, a thirst for blood, and ties to the Klan!

 

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Running Time: 138 MIN138 MIN
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Friday 10/307:00
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Come-And-Go Halloween Cartoons at The Athena

Join us all afternoon on October 31st for some fun Halloween activities at The Athena!

We’ll have some fun Halloween cartoons running on a loop, candy and popcorn for your little trick-or-treaters, and a fun puppet show. So, come-and-go at your leisure while you’re uptown for the Athens Uptown Business Association Trick-Or-Treat1

 

Schedule of Events:

1:00-2:30 p.m. – Spooky cartoons

1:00-4:00 p.m. – Popcorn Bag Puppet Show by Nathan

2:00-4:30 p.m. – Athens Uptown Trick-Or-Treat

 

 

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Sustainability Series: GHOST ELEPHANTS with Tom Smucker

Viewing: November 04,2026

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Join us Wednesday, November 4th at 7:00 p.m. for a haunting nature documentary from clebrated filmmaker Werner Herzog!

Admission is FREE – Tickets are required

This event will include a presentation by Tom Smucker

About the film

For more than 10 years, conservation biologist and National Geographic Explorer Dr. Steve Boyes, has searched the highland plateau and deep forests of Angola for an elusive herd of “Ghost Elephants” — an undiscovered species of African elephant that is said to travel silently through its high-altitude domain, gaining an almost-mythological status among the indigenous peoples of the region.

Written, directed, and narrated by acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog (Fitzcarraldo, Grizzly Man), this haunting and contemplative film joins Boyes on his epic quest, along with some of the world’s best master trackers, in order to prove the existence of an animal long believed to be only a myth.

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The series is made possible thanks to the support of: University Libraries, Honors Tutorial College, Office of Sustainability, and The Voinovich School’s Environmental Studies Program.

 

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Running Time: 98 MIN98 MIN
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Wednesday 11/047:00
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OHIO Dad’s Weekend ’26: MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL

Viewing: November 06,2026

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Bring your dad. Bring your best British accent. Leave your sense of dignity at the door…

Join us Friday, November 6th and Saturday, November 7th at 7:00 p.m. for a classic British comedy that is sure to get medieval on you and make your “knights” in Athens unforgettable…It’s Monty Python and The Holy Grail!

Two weekend showtimes:

Friday 11/6 at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday 11/7 at 7:00 p.m.

Admission $8

We’ll have special themed cocktails and (maybe) a fire-tossing wizard named Tim.

We encourage you to dress up in a period-correct costume – a gallant knight, a repressed peasant covered in mud, a coconut-clopping squire…even an African swallow. If you’re into that.

About the Film

Poking fun at the revered legend of King Arthur and his Knights of The Round Table, the troupe of Pythons pull out all the comedic stops for a wild (and irreverent) ride through the misty Dark Ages! Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Terry Gilliam are in top form as various characters in some of the most side-splitting material ever put on screen. Bits like “The Knights Who Say Ni!”, “The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch”, “The Trojan Rabbit”, and “The Black Knight” have etched themselves permanently on the landscape of comedy like the ornate letters in an old biblical manuscript!

Maybe your mother isn’t a hamster, and perhaps your father doesn’t smell like elderberries, but one thing’s for sure — watching this film together will give you and your family a (Came)lot of good times to share!

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Running Time: 90 MIN90 MIN
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Friday 11/067:00
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HomeReach Hospice Film Series: COCO

Viewing: November 07,2026

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Join us Saturday, November 7th at 1:00 p.m. as we kick off our first-ever Hospice Film Series with a beautifully-animated, Oscar-winning movie about family ties and following your heart!

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Despite his family’s generations-old ban on music, young Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead. After meeting a charming trickster named Héctor, the two new friends embark on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history.

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Running Time: 105 MIN105 MIN
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Saturday 11/071:00
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HomeReach Hospice Film Series: END GAME

Viewing: November 10,2026

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Join us Tuesday, November 10th at 7:00 p.m. as our new Hospice Film Series continues with a touching documentary short about terminally-ill patients and their visionary doctors coming to terms with life and death

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Filmed and edited in intimate vérité style, this short film by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman follows five terminally ill people in the last weeks of their lives and the forward-thinking medical practitioners who work on the cutting-edge of life and death to dedicate themselves to changing how their patients view both.

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Running Time: 40 MIN40 MIN
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Tuesday 11/107:00
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