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Beat the Heat: KIRIKOU AND THE SORCERESS

Sponsored by Ohio Brew Week, The Athena Cinema is proud to present a screening of KIRIKOU AND THE SORCERESS on Saturday, July 15th at 3pm. Seating begins at 2:30pm at the Ridges Auditorium. Admission is a monetary donation to the Andrew Jackson Davison Club. About the film The tiny Kirikou is born into an African […]

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Beat the Heat: PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH

Sponsored by OUCU Financial, The Athena Cinema is proud to present a screening of PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH on Saturday, July 29th at 3pm. Seating begins at 2:30pm at the Ridges Auditorium. Admission is a monetary donation to Athens CASA/GAL. The screening of PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH will take place at […]

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CHAMPIONS: Last Day Thursday, April 6th

Woody Harrelson stars in the hilarious and heartwarming story of a former minor-league basketball coach who, after a series of missteps, is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with intellectual disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined.

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EMILY: Last Day Thursday, March 16th

EMILY imagines Emily Brontë’s own Gothic story that inspired her seminal novel, “Wuthering Heights.” Haunted by the death of her mother, Emily struggles within the confines of her family life and yearns for artistic and personal freedom, and so begins a journey to channel her creative potential into one of the greatest novels of all […]

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LIVING: Last Day Thursday, March 9th

LIVING is the story of an ordinary man, reduced by years of oppressive office routine to a shadow existence, who at the eleventh hour makes a supreme effort to turn his dull life into something wonderful.

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BROKER: Last Day Thursday, March 9th

The film follows two brokers who sell orphaned infants, circumventing the bureaucracy of legal adoption, to affluent couples who can’t have children of their own. After an infant’s mother surprises the duo by returning to ensure her child finds a good home, the three embark on a journey to find the right couple, building an […]

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THE QUIET GIRL: Last Day Thursday, April 6th

Rural Ireland. 1981. Nine-year-old Cait is sent away from her overcrowded, dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. Quietly struggling at school and at home, she has learned to hide in plain sight from those around her. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be […]

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ONE FINE MORNING: Last Day Thursday, March 23rd

Sandra, a young mother who raises her daughter alone, pays regular visits to her sick father. While she and her family fight tooth and nail to get him the care he requires, Sandra reconnects with Clément, a friend she hasn’t seen in a while. Although he is in a relationship, the two begin a passionate […]

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CLOSE: Last Day Thursday, April 6th

Leo and Remi are two thirteen-year-old best friends, whose seemingly unbreakable bond is suddenly, tragically torn apart. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Lukas Dhont’s second film is an emotionally transformative and unforgettable portrait of the intersection of friendship and love, identity and independence, and heartbreak and healing.