Wadjda

WADJDA is a movie of firsts. This first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia is the story of a young girl living in a suburb of Riyadh determined to raise enough money to buy a bike in a society that sees bicycles as dangerous to a girl’s virtue. Even more impressive, WADJDA is the […]

Muscle Shoals

MUSCLE SHOALS is a documentary about a place filled with magic and music, legend and folklore, where the river is inhabited by a Native American spirit who has lured some of the greatest Rock and Roll and Soul legends of all time, and drawn from them some of the most uplifting, defiant, and important music […]

Blue Is The Warmest Color

The sensation of the Cannes Film Festival and the most controversial film of the year, Blue is the Warmest Color made cinema history as the first film ever awarded the Palme d’Or to both its director and its actresses. In a star-making role, Adèle Exarchopoulos is Adèle, a passionate young woman who has a yearning […]

Gideon’s Army: Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Week Movie

One Night Only! Gideon’s Army will be screened on Tuesday, January 21st at 7:00 PM as part of the MLK Jr. Celebration Week. FREE Admission. Gideon’s Army follows Travis Williams, Brandy Alexander and June Hardwick, three young public defenders who are part of a small group of idealistic lawyers in the Deep South challenging the […]

Diana

When Princess Diana flew to Pakistan in May 1997, she went to meet the family of Dr. Hasnat Khan, the man she wanted to marry. One of the most famous and beautiful women in the world, she hoped to persuade Dr. Khan’s mother that she would make a suitable wife for her son. Had she […]

Concussion

After a blow to the head, Abby (Robin Weigert) decides she can’t do it anymore. Her life just can’t be only about the house, the kids and the wife. She needs more. She needs to be Eleanor. “The near-imperceptible finesse of Abby’s characterization reflects writer-director Stacie Passon’s effortless, interesting mix of richness and economy.” – […]

Inequality for All

A passionate argument on behalf of the middle class, Inequality For All features Robert Reich—professor, best-selling author, and former U.S. Labor Secretary—as he demonstrates how the widening income gap has a devastating impact on the American economy. Smart, funny and articulate, Robert Reich is the university professor we all wish we’d had. He’s so accessible […]

Romeo and Juliet

An ageless story from the world’s most renowned author is reimagined for the 21st Century. This adaptation is told in the lush traditional setting it was written, but gives a new generation the chance to fall in love with the enduring legend. With an all-star cast including Hailee Steinfeld, Douglas Booth, Paul Giamatti and Stellan […]

Border Post with Director Rajko Grlic

The Office of Research and the Graduate College, in conjunction with the Athena Cinema, will be hosting a free screening of the film, Border Post by internationally renowned filmmaker and Eminent Scholar in film at Ohio University, Rajko Grlic as part of the International Educational Week.  Professor Grlic will introduce his film prior to the […]

Age of Champions

AGE OF CHAMPIONS is the inspiring story of five competitors who sprint, leap, and swim for gold at the National Senior Olympics. You’ll meet a 100 year-old tennis champion, 86 year-old pole vaulter, and rough-and-tumble basketball grandmothers as they triumph over the limitations of age. When one athlete loses a spouse and another is diagnosed […]