For as long as residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago’s Cabrini-Green neighborhood were terrorized by a word-of-mouth ghost story about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand, easily summoned by those daring to repeat his name five times into a mirror. In present day, a decade after the last of […]
PIG
A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregonian wilderness must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is kidnapped.
THE GREEN KNIGHT
An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain (Dev Patel), King Arthur’s reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men. Gawain contends with ghosts, giants, thieves, and schemers in […]
Accessible for All Screenings
THIS SEPTEMBER ATHENA CINEMA PRESENTS A MOVIE THEATER EXPERIENCE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES SATURDAY MATINEES OF CONTEMPORARY INDEPENDENT FILM OPEN CAPTION • SENSORY FRIENDLY ACCESS • INCLUSION • ARTS Admission $5. ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL is made possible in part by state tax dollars allocated by the Ohio Legislature to the Ohio Arts […]
Member Appreciation Movie Night: IN A LONELY PLACE
Join us for a one night only screening of the the Nicolas Ray classic noir, IN A LONELY PLACE. Free to Athena Cinema Members as part of the launch of our redesigned Athena Cinema Membership Program! About the film When a gifted but washed-up screenwriter with a hair-trigger temper—Humphrey Bogart, in a revelatory, vulnerable […]
COVID Safety Update
Updated: May 6th, 2022 The Athena is moving to a “Masks Welcome” policy and will no longer require proof of vaccine or negative test for entry. Updated: March 2nd, 2022 Effective Thursday March 3rd, the Athena Cinema will move to a masks optional policy. We will continue to offer our staff and patrons a […]
Sustainability Series: 2040
About the film Award-winning director Damon Gameau (That Sugar Film) embarks on a journey to explore what the future could look like by the year 2040 if we simply embraced the best solutions already available to us to improve our planet and shifted them rapidly into the mainstream. Structured as a visual letter to his […]
Black History Month Screening & Discussion: WHO WE ARE
ONE-NIGHT-ONLY FREE ADMISSION SCREENING & DISCUSSION Before it begins its run at the Athena, catch a preview screening of WHO WE ARE: A CHRONICLE OF RACISM IN AMERICA at 7PM on Thursday, February 24th. The event is presented FREE thanks to Ohio University sponsors: Black Student Cultural Programming Board, Center for Law, Justice & Culture, […]
Sustainability Series: KISS THE GROUND
About the film Kiss the Ground reveals that, by regenerating the world’s soils, we can completely and rapidly stabilize Earth’s climate, restore lost ecosystems and create abundant food supplies. Using compelling graphics and visuals, along with striking NASA and NOAA footage, the film artfully illustrates how, by drawing down atmospheric carbon, soil is the missing […]
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