About the film Barbara Kopple’s Oscar-winning 1976 documentary takes viewers from the heart of Harlan County, Kentucky to the front doors of the New York Stock Exchange as she captures on film the lives of coal miners engaged in a strike against the Duke Power Company in 1973. The film is a powerful and moving […]
Fall Sustainability Series: MICROPLASTIC MADNESS
About the film This film is brought to the Fall Sustainability series by Athens ReThink Plastics, a local group concerned about the adverse health and environmental impacts of the production, consumption and discarding of plastic products. Microplastic Madness, co-directed by Atsuko Quirk and Debby Lee Cohen, is the story of 56 fifth-graders from P.S. 15 […]
Fall Sustainability Series: TO THE END
About the film Filmed over four years of hope and crisis, To The End captures the emergence of a new generation of leaders and the movement behind the most sweeping climate change legislation in U.S. history – The Green New Deal. Produced and directed by Rachel Lears (the award-winning filmmaker behind Knock Down the House), […]
From the Hills and Hollers: TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL with Dr. Tiffany Arnold
About the film Equal parts horror and dark comedy, Eli Craig’s 2010 feature film centers around Tucker and Dale, two well-meaning West Virginia hillbillies who venture into the woods to enjoy some downtime. At a nearby cabin, a group of citified college kids engaged in a similar pursuit mysteriously lose track of one of their […]
Classics & Cocktails FAQ’s
When should we arrive? We will begin seating for each event at 8 p.m. The event will begin at about 9 p.m. or when it is dark enough. We are welcoming patrons to stop by the Athena and purchase drinks curbside before heading to the parking garage, though this is not required. Since DORA is […]
UPDATE: Summer Classics & Cocktails is moving to the Athens City Parking Garage!
UPDATE Classics & Cocktails is moving up! We are thrilled to announce that our summer series is moving to the rooftop of the Athens City Parking Garage. The dates will stay the same but the show times will be later. We will begin seating at 8:00 and the movies will start about 9:00 when the […]
MONICA
Monica is an intimate portrait of a woman who, for the first time in 20 years, returns home to the Midwest to take care of her ailing mother. Through the themes of abandonment, aging, rejection, acceptance and forgiveness, we get to know Monica and her world made of pain, fear but also courage. A journey […]
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
Miles Morales catapults across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero.
SHOWING UP: Last Day Thursday, May 18th
A sculptor (Michelle Williams) preparing to open a new show must balance her creative life with the daily dramas of family and friends, in Kelly Reichardt’s vibrant and captivatingly funny portrait of art and craft.
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