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: […]

THE TIMES OF BILL CUNNINGHAM: Last Day Thursday, May 28th
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 […]
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. […]

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 […]

CORPUS CHRISTI: Last Day Thursday, April 16th
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, […]

LES MISÉRABLES
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 […]

Athena Cinema Coronavirus Update
Updated: March 16th, 2020 Athena Cinema Supporters, While there are no known cases of COVID-19 at Athena Cinema, Ohio University or in our region, out of caution and with particular concern for at-risk groups, Athena Cinema will be temporarily closing effective Monday, March 16th. All scheduled programming at this time is canceled. This decision has […]

Best Picture Winner: PARASITE
Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kims sense a golden opportunity. Masterminded by college-aged Ki-woo, the Kim children expediently install themselves as tutor and art therapist to […]

A QUIET PLACE PART II
*A QUIET PLACE PART II has delayed its release and will no longer open on March 19th at the Athena Cinema.* Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family (Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe) must now face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival in silence. Forced […]
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