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PAHOKEE: Last Day Thursday, May 28th

Watch Trailer Director: Ivete Lucas , Patrick Bresnan

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

Click here to purchase your ticket to stream PAHOKEE.

*To benefit the Athena and reduce the price to $12, be sure to use promo code: athena

 

About the film

In an isolated town in rural Florida, four teens experience the joys and heartbreaks of their last year in high school.

Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan paint a detailed and astonishing portrait of PAHOKEE, a rural village in the Everglades, Florida. Very close-knit, its inhabitants fight to face fragile financial situations and an uncertain future. Through a precise observational approach, the film captures the daily life of this city restoring a rich palette of nuances. From sporting events to beauty contests at school, the filmmakers explore social and community rituals, and how gender and identity are portrayed as new stories are created.

PAHOKEE is the powerful portrait of a forgotten America, absent from the current political discourse.

 

How to stream

For $12, you will get access to watch on any internet-connected device, including laptops, tablets and smartphones, AppleTV , Chromecast , and more.

  1. Click the link above to purchase your ticket to stream.
  2. Select “Rent $18.00” in the top-right corner of the screen.
  3. Starting May 1st, you may enter promo code athena to reduce the price from $18 to $12 and apply part of your rental fee towards benefiting the theater.
  4. Enter payment info and enjoy the show.

After you’ve entered your payment information, your rental period will start immediately and last for three days.

 

 

If you are experiencing any technical difficulties with your rental, help is available to you directly from the distributor hosting your film:

While we encourage anyone having trouble to utilize these resources for quick, detailed resolutions for common issues, the Athena team is interested in hearing about your experience and will do our best to provide assistance.

Thank you for your support.

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Running Time: 112 min112 MIN
Not Rated
This Film is Wheelchair Accessible

Pahokee is also a worthwhile reminder for those who haven't faced similar challenges that things rarely come easy for those from modest circumstances.

Justin Lowe
Hollywood Reporter
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THE TIMES OF BILL CUNNINGHAM: Last Day Thursday, May 28th

Watch Trailer Director: Mark Bozek II

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

Click here to purchase your ticket to stream THE TIMES OF BILL CUNNINGHAM.

 

About the film

Told in Bill Cunningham’s own words from a recently unearthed six-hour 1994 interview, the iconic street photographer and fashion historian chronicles, in his customarily cheerful and plainspoken manner, moonlighting as a milliner in France during the Korean War, his unique relationship with First Lady Jackie Kennedy, his four decades at The New York Times and his democratic view of fashion and society. Narrated by Sarah Jessica Parker, The Times of Bill Cunningham features incredible photographs chosen from over 3 million previously unpublicized images and documents from Cunningham.

 

How to stream

For $10, you will get access to watch on any internet-connected device, including laptops, tablets and smartphones, AppleTV , Chromecast , and more .

After you’ve entered your payment information, your rental period will start immediately and last for three days.

 

 

If you are experiencing any technical difficulties with your rental, help is available to you directly from the distributor hosting your film:

While we encourage anyone having trouble to utilize these resources for quick, detailed resolutions for common issues, the Athena team is interested in hearing about your experience and will do our best to provide assistance.

Thank you for your support.

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Running Time: 74 min74 MIN
Not Rated
This Film is Wheelchair Accessible

If you have a subject as delightful and forthcoming as the self-invented shutterbug, not to mention decades' worth of fabulous footage and photographic records of high and low fashion, you really can't have too much of a good thing.

David Rooney
Hollywood Reporter
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EXTRA ORDINARY: Last Day Thursday, April 30th

Watch Trailer Director: Mike Ahern, Enda Loughman
Cast: Maeve Higgins, Barry Ward, Will Forte

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

 

About the film

Rose, a mostly sweet and lonely Irish driving instructor, must use her supernatural talents to save the daughter of Martin (also mostly sweet and lonely) from a washed-up rock star who is using her in a Satanic pact to reignite his fame.

 

How to stream

For $12, you will get access to watch on your computer, phone, or tablet, or cast to your Google Chromecast or Smart TV. You can also download the Kino Now app for Roku or Apple TV (requires tvOS 9.0 or later) and watch the film there.

You will have to register for a free KinoNow account if you don’t already have one.

After you’ve entered your payment information, your rental period will start immediately and last for five days.

 

 

If you are experiencing any technical difficulties with your rental, help is available to you directly from the distributor hosting your film:

While we encourage anyone having trouble to utilize these resources for quick, detailed resolutions for common issues, the Athena team is interested in hearing about your experience and will do our best to provide assistance.

Thank you for your support.

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Running Time: 93 min93 MIN
R Rated
This Film is Wheelchair Accessible

"Extra Ordinary" is an extraordinarily funny tale about ghostbusting, lonely hearts and moving on. It'll possess you.

Adam Graham
Detroit News
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SORRY WE MISSED YOU: Last Day Thursday, April 30th

Watch Trailer Director: Ken Loach
Cast: Kris Hitchen, Debbie Honeywood, Rhys Stone

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

 

About the film

Hoping that self-employment through gig economy can solve their financial woes, a hard-up UK delivery driver and his wife struggling to raise a family end up trapped in the vicious circle of this modern-day form of labor exploitation.

 

How to stream

For $12, you will get access to watch on your computer, phone, or tablet, or cast to your Google Chromecast or Smart TV. You can also download the Kino Now app for Roku or Apple TV (requires tvOS 9.0 or later) and watch the film there.

You will have to register for a free KinoNow account if you don’t already have one.

After you’ve entered your payment information, your rental period will start immediately and last for five days.

 

 

If you are experiencing any technical difficulties with your rental, help is available to you directly from the distributor hosting your film:

While we encourage anyone having trouble to utilize these resources for quick, detailed resolutions for common issues, the Athena team is interested in hearing about your experience and will do our best to provide assistance.

Thank you for your support.

 

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Running Time: 102 min102 MIN
This Film is Wheelchair Accessible

Loach has now done it again. His new film, "Sorry We Missed You," is another intimate and powerful drama about what's going on in people's everyday lives - not just in England, but all over the world.

Owen Gleiberman
Variety
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Virtual Cinema Screenings

 

 

Dear Athena Supporters,

We have an exciting announcement! Our team has curated newly-released films for you, available to stream online from home.

When you rent one of these films you are not only supporting independent film but also supporting the Athena Cinema and our mission.

Please see FAQs about the Virtual Cinema Screenings below.

Thank you again and enjoy the show!

 

Virtual Screenings FAQ

 

What are virtual cinema screenings? Virtual cinema screenings are ticketed screenings of films unavailable on any other VOD platform that viewers can enjoy from the privacy of their own home.  Once a customer purchases a ticket they will receive access to a temporary film rental.

How can viewers enjoy a virtual screening? Audiences can buy tickets through their local art house cinema.

How does this support independent theaters? Virtual screenings allow theaters to keep programming films, even when their doors are closed. A portion of each ticket sale will go directly to the buyer’s local art house cinema.

I just purchased the film but I don’t see how to watch it? First, check your email and make sure your purchase went through. The email you were sent should have a link for you to access the film.

I’m an Athena Cinema member. Do you offer member pricing? Unfortunately, due to our arrangements with distributors, we aren’t able to offer member pricing for these films.

Can I use Athena Cinema gift cards for virtual screenings? Unfortunately, that’s not an option at the moment. You’ll be able to use them in-person for our showings at the theater.

If you aren’t able to find the answer to your question here or through the screening link, please reach out to us at athenacinema@ohio.edu. We appreciate your patience as we start this new initiative.

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SAINT FRANCES: Last Day Thursday, May 21st

Watch Trailer Director: Alex Thompson & Kelly O'Sullivan
Cast: Kelly O'Sullivan, Charin Alvarez, Braden Crothers

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

Click here to purchase your ticket to stream SAINT FRANCIS.

 

About the film

Flailing thirty-four-year-old Bridget (Kelly O’Sullivan) finally catches a break when she meets a nice guy and lands a much-needed job nannying six-year-old Frances (played by a scene-stealing Ramona Edith-Williams). But an unwanted pregnancy introduces an unexpected complication. To make matters worse, she clashes with the obstinate Frances and struggles to navigate a growing tension between Frances’s moms. Amidst her tempestuous personal relationships, a reluctant friendship with Frances emerges, and Bridget contends with the inevitable joys and shit-shows of becoming a part of someone else’s family.

 

How to stream

For $8, you will get access to watch on any internet-connected device, including laptops, tablets and smartphones, AppleTV , Chromecast , and more .

After you’ve entered your payment information, your rental period will start immediately and last for three days.

 

 

If you are experiencing any technical difficulties with your rental, help is available to you directly from the distributor hosting your film:

While we encourage anyone having trouble to utilize these resources for quick, detailed resolutions for common issues, the Athena team is interested in hearing about your experience and will do our best to provide assistance.

Thank you for your support.

 

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Running Time: 106 min106 MIN
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Exactly the kind of movie that patriarchal Hollywood has been conspiring to suppress all these years.

Peter Debruge
Variety
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BACURAU: Last Day Thursday, April 23rd

Watch Trailer Director: Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendonça Filho
Cast: Barbara Colen, Sonia Braga, Udo Kier

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

 

About the film

A few years from now… Bacurau, a small village in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants (among them Sônia Braga) notice that their village has literally vanished from online maps and a UFO-shaped drone is seen flying overhead. There are forces that want to expel them from their homes, and soon, in a genre-bending twist, a band of armed mercenaries led by Udo Kier arrive in town picking off the inhabitants one by one. A fierce confrontation takes place when the townspeople turn the tables on the villainous outsiders, banding together by any means necessary to protect and maintain their remote community. The mercenaries just may have met their match in the fed-up, resourceful denizens of little Bacurau.

 

How to stream

For $12, you will get access to watch on your computer, phone, or tablet, or cast to your Google Chromecast or Smart TV. You can also download the Kino Now app for Roku or Apple TV (requires tvOS 9.0 or later) and watch the film there.

You will have to register for a free KinoNow account if you don’t already have one.

After you’ve entered your payment information, your rental period will start immediately and last for five days.

 

 

If you are experiencing any technical difficulties with your rental, help is available to you directly from the distributor hosting your film:

While we encourage anyone having trouble to utilize these resources for quick, detailed resolutions for common issues, the Athena team is interested in hearing about your experience and will do our best to provide assistance.

Thank you for your support.

 

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Running Time: 131 min131 MIN
Not Rated
This Film is Wheelchair Accessible

A GLORIOUSLY DEMENTED (and lightly psychedelic) Western.

David Ehrlich
Indiewire
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Dear Friends,

We are all thinking about the future. How long will this go on? Will life go back to “normal”—or will there be a new normal?

Predictably, we are seeing a deluge of opinion pieces signaling the demise of the theatrical experience. All this home viewing, Netflix-watching and straight-to-streaming distribution is surely the end of movie theaters. Never mind the fact that we’ve been seeing that same story for decades, even though theater attendance has remained relatively stable since 1964 (the only significant dip in theater attendance was the introduction of the television from 1949-1964).  But since 1964 we’ve seen the introduction of cable TV, VCRs and DVD players, the digital conversion from 35 mm, the advent of streaming services and shorter theatrical windows—oh, and Moviepass. (Remember that?!). Each change in technology has been the harbinger of doom, yet the curtain rises on the other side.

I am convinced that there is one reason theaters survive, and more than that, thrive (we had three full-capacity events in our largest theater in the month before the pandemic). That reason is you. Our tremendous community. Our beloved regulars. How we miss you!

I was moved to tears by this love letter to the movies by Manohla Dargis and I wanted to share it. It reminded me how deeply I feel tied to the physical space of the Athena. And how much I treasure the ability to watch movies with you here.

We are being forced to quickly adapt or else face an uncertain future. Should we encourage patrons to stream art house content, even try to move to a new model where we get a cut of the “ticket” you buy to stream a film? Do we “go dark” and wait it out?

I am sifting through a lot of new and daily emerging possibilities and like all of us, trying to make the best decisions for our little corner of the world. I am not sure what the answers are but I do know that our team here is scrappy, tenacious and wildly committed. We are specialists at adapting to change and we remain focused. The Athena will be here on the other side of this thing.

I hope to see you at the movies.

Stay tuned and stay healthy,

 

Alexandra Kamody

Director, Athena Cinema

 

 

 

 

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CORPUS CHRISTI: Last Day Thursday, April 16th

Watch Trailer Director: Jan Komasa
Cast: Bartosz Bielenia, Aleksandra Konieczna, Eliza Rycembel

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

 

About the film

Daniel experiences a spiritual transformation in a detention center. Although his criminal record prevents him from applying to the seminary, he has no intention of giving up his dream and decides to minister a small-town parish.

Nominated for Best International Film at the Academy Awards.

 

How to stream

For $12, you will get access to watch on any internet-connected device, including laptops, tablets and smartphones, AppleTV  , Chromecast  , and more  .

After you’ve entered your payment information, your rental period will start immediately and last for three days.

 

 

If you are experiencing any technical difficulties with your rental, help is available to you directly from the distributor hosting your film:

While we encourage anyone having trouble to utilize these resources for quick, detailed resolutions for common issues, the Athena team is interested in hearing about your experience and will do our best to provide assistance.

Thank you for your support.

 

 

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Running Time: 116 MIN116 MIN
Not Rated
This Film is Wheelchair Accessible

It's flawless storytelling, effortlessly played and with a rousing, if bloody, conclusion.

Kevin Maher
UK Times
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LES MISÉRABLES

Watch Trailer Director: Ladj Ly
Cast: Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djibril Zonga

Stéphane (Damien Bonnard, Staying Vertical), has recently joined the Anti-Crime squad in Montfermeil, a sensitive district of the Paris projects. Paired up with Chris (Alexis Manenti) and Gwada (Djebril Zonga), whose methods are sometimes unorthodox, he rapidly discovers the tensions between the various neighborhood groups. When the trio finds themselves overrun during the course of an arrest, a drone begins filming every move they make.

Nominated for Best International Film at the Academy Awards.

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Running Time: 103 MIN103 MIN
R Rated
This Film is Wheelchair Accessible

[A] crackling police thriller partly inspired by the civil unrest that swept through Paris in 2005.

Justin Chang
Los Angeles Times
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