Iris pairs legendary 87-year-old documentarian Albert Maysles with Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old style maven who has had an outsized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades. More than a fashion film, the documentary is a story about creativity and how a soaring free spirit continues to inspire. IRIS portrays a […]
White God: Leaving the Athena Thursday, May 21st
When young Lili is forced to give up her beloved dog Hagen, because it’s mixed-breed heritage is deemed unfit by The State, she and the dog begin a dangerous journey back towards each other. At the same time, all the unwanted, unloved and so-called unfit dogs rise up under a new leader, Hagen, the one-time […]
Clouds of Sils Maria: Leaving the Athena Thursday, June 4th
At the peak of her international career, Maria Enders (Juliette Binoche) is asked to perform in a revival of the play that made her famous twenty years ago. But back then she played the role of Sigrid, an alluring young girl who disarms and eventually drives her boss Helena to suicide. Now she is being […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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