Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer (Emmy winner Matthew Rhys) is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his […]
Sustainability Series: WILD AMSTERDAM
In this eye-opening exploration of the wilder, often hidden side of Amsterdam, we discover that the bustling, historic capital of the Netherlands is home not only to colorful human beings but also to a rich and varied range of wildlife. Made by acclaimed wildlife filmmakers, Wild Amsterdam turns urban nature into a humorous and engaging […]
The Athena Cinema Presents A SPEAKEASY SOIRÉE
Join us for an unforgettable, one-night only event, featuring a rare collection of short films from the silent era accompanied by live music from local jazz musicians, The Eddy/Meyer Trio. Cash Bar featuring signature cocktails with local spirits from West End Distillery, crafted by Nicholas Littlehouse. The collection includes everything from fantasy to animation, slapstick […]
MAIDEN with Dr. Claire Warren-Russell
In 1989, the very idea of a competitive all-female sailboat crew was nearly inconceivable to the manly world of open-ocean yacht racing. They’d never make it to the start of the Whitbread Round the World Race, much less survive to the finish. They’d never find funding. They didn’t have the strength or skill. They’d die […]
Sustainability Series: THE STORY OF PLASTIC
The Story of Plastic is a seething expose uncovering the ugly truth behind the current global plastic pollution crisis. Striking footage shot over three continents illustrates the ongoing catastrophe: fields full of garbage, veritable mountains of trash; rivers and seas clogged with waste; and skies choked with the poisonous runoff from plastic production and recycling […]
QUEEN & SLIM
While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man (Get Out’s Daniel Kaluuya) and a black woman (Jodie Turner-Smith, in her first starring feature-film role), are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense. Terrified and […]
THE MOUNTAIN MINOR
The Mountain Minor is a realistic and heartwarming story about one person and his family that tells the story about the many people and families of Appalachia who left their homes in the 1920s-1950s and migrated to urban Midwestern centers to survive, most never to return to the land and life they loved. (Credit) One […]
THE TRUTH ABOUT KILLER ROBOTS with MAXIM POZDOROVKIN
When a robot kills a human, who takes the blame? This eerie, eye-opening work of science nonfiction uses incidents in which robots have caused the deaths of humans—from a Volkswagen factory in Germany to a bomb-carrying police droid in Dallas—as a window into global automation and its consequences. Though they are typically treated as freak […]
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Appalshop: STRANGER WITH A CAMERA
During the 1960s, filmmakers from around the world came to Appalachia to document the dire conditions of the region’s poorest residents. Media focused the nation’s attention on economic justice and helped to lead to the declaration of the War on Poverty. But the use of the striking images of poverty also raised questions about whether […]
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