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Sustainability Series: THE NEED TO GROW

Watch Trailer Director: Rob Herring, Ryan Wirick

 

Available to watch April 19th – 21st, 2021

Post-show Zoom discussion at 7:00PM on Wednesday, April 21st

 

How to watch

Watch free films from the Spring Sustainability Series lineup and participate in virtual discussions from home!

To participate, please register for each event using the registration form below. An email will be delivered to you when the film becomes available to stream, containing a link to watch and a link to the Zoom discussion. All Zoom discussions will take place on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. Registrants will have access to films in advance, though we recommend viewing the films on the day of the panel discussion.

Access information will be sent to those registered on Mondays prior to the Wednesday zoom panel. If you register after Monday morning on the week of the event, please note there may be a delay in receiving your registration access information. Access information will be sent daily at 5:00 p.m. Be sure to check your spam, clutter, or junk folder if you have not seen your registration email by 5:00.

*Registration for this event is now closed.*

 

About the film

With only 60 years of farmable soil left on Earth, “The Need To GROW” offers an intimate look into the hearts of activists and innovators in the food movement: an 8-year-old girl challenges the ethics of a beloved organization; a renegade farmer struggles to keep his land as he revolutionizes resource efficient agriculture; and an accomplished visionary inventor faces catastrophe in the midst of developing a game-changing technology.

“The Need to GROW” delivers alarming evidence on the importance of healthy soil — revealing not only the potential of localized food production working with nature, but our opportunity as individuals to help regenerate our planet’s dying soils and participate in the restoration of the Earth.

 

About the series

Athena Cinema, University Libraries and Environmental Studies Program present the 8th 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 events will be virtual.

Following each film we invite audience members to join us for a virtual 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 and others.

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

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Running Time: 96 min96 MIN
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I loved this movie... it was one of those environmental movies that gave me hope.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SHORTS

 

Available to watch April 26th – 28th, 2021

Post-show Zoom discussion at 7:00PM on Wednesday, April 28th

 

How to watch

Watch three sustainability-minded short films free from home, then join in a Zoom discussion featuring filmmaker Susan Rockefeller on the final night of viewing!

To participate, please register using the registration form below. An email will be delivered to you when the films become available to stream, containing a link to watch and a link to the Zoom discussion. The Zoom discussion will take place on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. Registrants will have access to films in advance.

Access information will be sent to those registered on Monday, April 26th. If you register after Monday morning on the week of the event, please note there may be a delay in receiving your registration access information. Access information will be sent daily at 5:00 p.m. Be sure to check your spam, clutter, or junk folder if you have not seen your registration email by 5:00.

*Registration for this event is now closed.*

 

About the shorts

COME HOME, LAY DOWN YOUR BURDEN (11 min)

Award-winning filmmaker, artist, and conservationist Susan Rockefeller seeks to reconcile memories of a more harmonious and cooperative ecosystem with the ecological disaster facing the planet and its peoples today.

WATER WARRIORS (22 min)

WATER WARRIORS is the story of a community’s successful resistance against the oil and gas industry. When an energy company begins searching for natural gas in New Brunswick, Canada, indigenous and white families unite to drive out the company in a campaign to protect their water and way of life.

JOANNA MACY AND THE GREAT TURNING (27 min)

Based on the well-known writer and activist, The Great Turning refers to the third major revolution of human existence after the agricultural and industrial revolutions–now underway–as we struggle to shift to a more sustainable civilization

 

About the speaker

Susan Rockefeller is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, artist and
conservationist. She is founder of Musings (www.musingsmag.com), a digital magazine that showcases responsible innovation and provides inspiration and action for a better world. Susan sits on the boards of Oceana, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, We Are Family Foundation, Asian Cultural Council, Peggy McGrath Rockefeller Foundation, David Rockefeller Fund, Land and Garden Preserve, and is a Mission Board Member of Imagine. Susan is also Principal of Louverture films where she has exec- and co-produced over 20 acclaimed films including Viktor Kossakovsky’s Gunda and Aquarela ; Nadine Labaki’s  Capernaum; and RaMell Ross’ Hale County This Morning, This Evening. Sue’s own original films—including “Bach Star Cafe,” “Food for Thought, Food for Life,” “Striking a Chord,” “Making the Crooked Straight,” and “Mission of Mermaids”—have aired on HBO, PBS and Discovery. Susan is also a member of the Film Committee at MoMA, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the Council on Foreign Relations. She is an avid encaustic painter and bee keeper in the Hudson Valley in New York.

About The Film Collaborative

The Environmental Shorts Program is presented in association with Community Conversations, a program of The Film Collaborative with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Sarah Hancock Foundation. Community Conversations is dedicated to fostering the best of documentary film and conversation on the critical social issues of the today in select states throughout the U.S.

Click for more on the Community Conversations Program.

 

This event is sponsored by the Ohio University Office of Sustainability.

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THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH: Last Day Thursday, February 17th

Watch Trailer Director: Joel Coen
Cast: Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand

A Scottish lord becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland, and his ambitious wife supports him in his plans of seizing power.

Nominated for 3 Academy Awards

  • Best Actor (Denzel Washington)
  • Best Production Design
  • Best Cinematography

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Running Time: 105 minutes105 MIN
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Phenomenally dark and wicked, Coen's The Tragedy of Macbeth is the most worthy adaptation of a Shakespearean work that has been seen on screen in years.

Aramide Tinubu
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2020 Haiku Contest Winner Announced!

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ALL IN: THE FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY Watch Party & Discussion

Watch Trailer Director: Liz Garbus, Lisa Cortes

 

Watch on your own by Tuesday, October 27th

Post-show Zoom discussion at 9:00PM on Tuesday, October 27th

 

About the film

In anticipation of the 2020 presidential election, ALL IN: THE FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY examines the often overlooked, yet insidious issue of voter suppression in the United States. Interweaving personal experiences with current activism and historical insight to expose a problem that has corrupted our democracy from the very beginning, this documentary offers a look into laws and barriers to voting that most people don’t even know is a threat to their basic rights as citizens of the United States.

About the event

OHIO Center for Campus and Community Engagement and Office for Multicultural Student Access and Retention Present ALL IN: THE FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY Watch Party and Zoom Discussion.

Watch the film via Amazon Prime on your own by the night of Tuesday, October 27th. If you do not have an Amazon Prime account, you can start a free trial and temporarily gain access to the documentary. Afterwards, join a Zoom panel-led discussion starting at 9PM on Tuesday, October 27th to share questions and comments on the film.

Register below and we will send you the access info to join the Zoom discussion the day prior to the event. We suggest watching the film at 7:00 so it is fresh in your mind for the discussion.

 

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Running Time: 102 min102 MIN
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It is, in the end, a damning film and a powerful one. And with Nov. 3 less than two months away, an essential one.

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THE DISRUPTED

Watch Trailer Director: Sarah Colt, Josh Gleason

This film is part of our Virtual Cinema Screening Initiative. When you rent THE DISRUPTED you are not only supporting independent film, but also supporting the Athena Cinema and our mission.

Check back soon for release date and streaming info!

 

About the film

What do a farmer in Kansas, a laid-off factory worker in Ohio, and an Uber driver in Florida have in common? All three are resourceful, positive thinkers who strive to adapt and thrive despite dehumanizing forces at play in the American economy. As the film’s heroes face these roadblocks with courage, certain ideals remain sacred: family, love, and staying strong in the face of adversity. Lush cinematography galvanizes a sense of place and, as the narrative unfolds, the intimacy with the characters results in an emotionally rich observational drama. Ultimately, “The Disrupted” reveals a collective American experience of financial challenge, family resilience, and the quest for the purpose and dignity of work.

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Running Time: 88 min88 MIN
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Colt and Gleason interweave these stories with subtlety and irony, catching the nuanced details of their subjects’ lives and relationships, the cinematography evoking a mood of fading hope and dogged resistance.

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Athena Marquee Restored!

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Athena Awarded Multiple Art House America Campaign Grants

The College of Fine Arts is excited to announce that the Athena Cinema has received two grants from the Art House America Campaign that helps independent cinemas during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Art House America Campaign was made possible thanks to both art-house cinema fans and filmmakers. Starting on GoFundMe, the campaign received initial support from film-restoration companies the Criterion Collection and Janus Films. The Fundraising team includes indie auteurs Sofia Coppola, John Waters, Barry Jenkins and Wes Anderson, among others. The campaign provided financial relief to independent cinemas across the country and received a total $842,088 in donations.

The Athena was one of over 150 independent theaters nationwide that temporarily closed to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The Athena was awarded a $2,500 Art House America Campaign emergency grant. In light of the campaign’s success, the campaign awarded the Athena a second grant of $2,735. The grants will assist the Athena with essential costs during the pandemic.

As Christopher Nolan wrote in the Washington Post, “When this crisis passes, the need for collective human engagement, the need to live and love and laugh and cry together, will be more powerful than ever.”

The Athena Cinema staff looks forward to serving the public when it is safe to reopen. A date for reopen has not yet been set.

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