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Sustainability Series: FARMSTEADERS

Athena Cinema, Environmental Studies, and the Alden Library present the sixth year of the Sustainability Film Series, working in partnership with many sponsors. Our vision and goal are those of years past: to offer attendees the opportunity to acquire a deeper understanding of the current issues related to global environmental and sustainable challenges and solutions. […]

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TRAIL RUNNING FILM FESTIVAL

From world-class filmmakers to the best works made by weekend warriors The Trail Running Film Festival takes the audience on a virtual run through forests, up mountains, beyond emotional obstacles, and across the finish line. The two hours of films are shown in a nice theater with comfortable seats, a large screen, and a nice […]

HEREDITARY: Last Day Thursday, July 26th

When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter’s family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited. Making his feature debut, writer-director Ari Aster unleashes a nightmare vision […]

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Technology & Society Presents BLADE RUNNER

In a signature role as 21st-century detective Rick Deckard, Harrison Ford brings his masculine-yet-vulnerable presence to this stylish noir thriller. In a future of high-tech possibility soured by urban and social decay, Deckard hunts for fugitive, murderous replicants—and is drawn to a mystery woman whose secrets may undermine his soul. Free admission, sponsored by OU […]

SYRIAN IDENTITY AND HOMELAND

A film screening of 8 short Syrian films (90 minutes) made by Syrian film-makers who experienced the crisis in Syria that began in 2011 but are now living outside Syria. The event will be followed by a discussion. The screening and discussion event is curated by Basil Masri Zada, Ph.D. Candidate of Interdisciplinary Arts. The […]

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22 CHASER with Director Rafal Sokolowski

One of the city’s last decent tow truck drivers risks everything on a desperate quest to become a chaser and provide for his struggling family. Director’s Bio: Rafal Sokolowski is an Assistant Professor of film at the Ohio University and an award-winning film and theatre director. His work has been exhibited worldwide and is supported […]

HEARTS BEAT LOUD: Last Day Thursday, July 26th

In the hip Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook, single dad and record store owner Frank (Nick Offerman) is preparing to send his hard-working daughter Sam (Kiersey Clemons) off to college, while being forced to close his vintage shop. Hoping to stay connected through their shared musical passions, Frank urges Sam to turn their weekly “jam […]

DAMSEL

Samuel Alabaster (Robert Pattinson), an affluent pioneer, ventures across the American Frontier to marry the love of his life, Penelope (Mia Wasikowska). As Samuel traverses the Wild West with a drunkard named Parson Henry (David Zellner) and a miniature horse called Butterscotch, their once-simple journey grows treacherous, blurring the lines between hero, villain and damsel. […]

WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR

From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville (20 Feet from Stardom), Won’t You Be My Neighbor? takes an intimate look at America’s favorite neighbor: Mister Fred Rogers. A portrait of a man whom we all think we know, this emotional and moving film takes us beyond the zip-up cardigans and the land of make-believe, and into […]

BOUNDARIES

Laura (Vera Farmiga) is a single mother living in Seattle, who has a constant need to put others & animals before her. When her estranged, criminally-minded father Jack (Christopher Plummer) is kicked out of his retirement home, Laura agrees to drive him down the coast to live with her sister JoJo (Kristen Schaal) in LA. […]