Behind every powerful civil uprising there lies an undercover hero. Winnie Mandela is South Africa’s. While her husband of 38 years, the departed Nelson Mandela, was behind bars Winnie lead an anti-apartheid uprising. What followed was was a demonization of the woman beside the public’s hero. In this film, Pascale Lamche, uses unseen archival footage […]
A GHOST STORY
With A Ghost Story, acclaimed director David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Pete’s Dragon) returns with a singular exploration of legacy, loss, and the essential human longing for meaning and connection. Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost (Academy Award-winner Casey Affleck) returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife (Academy Award-nominee Rooney Mara), only […]
Masters Mix Tape Series
A collection of music documentaries, highlighting live performances and behind the scenes stories. Brought to you by Ohio University Performing Arts Series, the Athena Cinema and Stuart’s Opera House. All shows take place on Thursdays at 7PM and the following Monday at 7PM. The Spring Booklet incorrectly lists only the Thursday dates. MASTERS […]
Sustainability Series: FREIGHTENED: THE REAL PRICE OF SHIPPING
90% of the goods we consume in the West are manufactured in far-off lands and brought to us by ship. The cargo shipping industry is a key player in world economy and forms the basis of our very model of modern civilization; without it, it would be impossible to fulfill the ever-increasing demands of our […]
MAUDIE *Last Day Thursday*
Maudie, based on a true story, is an unlikely romance in which the reclusive Everett Lewis (Ethan Hawke) hires a fragile yet determined woman named Maudie (Sally Hawkins) to be his housekeeper. Maudie, bright-eyed but hunched with crippled hands, yearns to be independent, to live away from her protective family and she also yearns, passionately, […]
Food on Film: FOOD EVOLUTION
Series Description: What’s for breakfast, lunch and dinner are universal questions, and what’s on your plate reveals much about your culture and society. The Food on Film series serves up films that highlight not only the cuisines of different countries but also ways in which the food we eat tells the stories of our lives. […]
KINGS, QUEENS, & IN-BETWEENS
KINGS, QUEENS, & IN-BETWEENS is a documentary drag queens and kings in Columbus, Ohio. Through the appealing stories of seven main drag performers, KQIB gives rare insight into an underground community and captures how a midwestern city full of terrific performers tackles the complexities and pathos of gender expression, personal identity, and human rights–all with […]
Defend Our Future Presents RANCHER, FARMER, FISHERMAN
The new documentary Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman tells the inspiring story of heartland conservation heroes who are feeding the world while stewarding the land and water. The film is a tribute to people like Justin Knopf, a fifth-generation Kansas farmer revolutionizing industrial scale agriculture to rebuild the fertility, biodiversity and resilience of his soil, and Dusty Crary, a […]
LOST IN PARIS *Last Day Thursday*
Filmed in Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon’s signature whimsical style, Lost in Paris stars the filmmakers as a small-town Canadian librarian and a strangely seductive, oddly egotistical vagabond. When Fiona’s (Gordon) orderly life is disrupted by a letter of distress from her 88-year-old Aunt Martha (Academy Award nominee Emmanuelle Riva) who is living in Paris, […]
Halloween Midnight Movie: HAUSU
1977 Asian horror cult classic in which a schoolgirl travels with six classmates to her ailing aunt’s creaky country home and comes face-to-face with evil spirits, a demonic house cat, a bloodthirsty piano, and other ghoulish visions. Admission is $6.66
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