“Years ago, my mother used to say to me, she’d say ‘In this world, Elwood, you can be oh so so smart, or oh so pleasant.’ Well, for years I was smart… I recommend pleasant. You may quote me.” — James Stewart as Elwood P. Dowd in Harvey Celebrate Easter with Jimmy Stewart and Harvey, a […]
Science on Screen: APOLLO 13 with Dean Dennis Irwin, Ph.D
The Athena Presents: Science on Screen — a Science Movie Mash-Up. A project of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and The Coolidge Corner Theater. The Science on Screen program pairs with a short talk with a scientist or technology expert. The free Science on Screen events are fun and engaging and offer dynamic speakers an unexpected jumping […]
Spring Sustainability Series: THE MESSENGER
Su Rynard’s wide-ranging and contemplative documentary The Messenger explores our deep-seated connection to birds and warns that the uncertain fate of songbirds might mirror our own. Moving from the northern reaches of the Boreal Forest to the base of Mount Ararat in Turkey to the streets of New York, The Messenger brings us face-to-face with […]
4/20: REEFER MADNESS
MARIHUANA IS THAT DRUG—A VIOLENT NARCOTIC—AN UNSPEAKABLE SCOURGE—THE REAL PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE! Enjoy the cult classic, “granddaddy of all so-bad-it’s-good” films. A high-school principal accounts a story illustrating the dangerous consequences of marijuana use. One of the most absurdly earnest exercises in paranoia you’ll ever have the good fortune to see. — Time Out
UNAPOLOGETICALLY SPOKEN: Premieres Friday, April 21st
Unapologetically Spoken examines how performance art allows individuals to explore and express the many facets of their identity. A Trew Story Production, this student made documentary follows 3 poets as they prepare for a performance art show and highlights what it takes to give a performance and the affects those performances have on the audience.
SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN – Nelsonville Music Festival Screening Party
The Athena Cinema and Nelsonville Music Festival present a one night only screening of the Academy Award winning film: Searching for Sugar Man. Searching for Sugar Man tells the incredible true story of Rodriguez, the greatest ’70s rock icon who never was. Discovered in a Detroit bar in the late ’60s by two celebrated producers […]
ARTS/West presents a Ratha Con special screening of: THE ASSASSIN’S APPRENTICE and OCCUPANTS
The Athena Cinema is proud to be a sponsor of the 2017 annual, Ratha Con. Ratha Con is Athens, Ohio’s only pop culture convention and it encourages community members to geek out and connect with other fans like them. In conjunction with ARTS/West the Athena will be showing two special film screenings by award winning […]
THE EAGLE HUNTRESS: Last Day Thursday, January 19th
*CaptiView® Closed Caption & Audio Description devices are available for this film. All showings on Mondays will feature Open Captions. The Eagle Huntress follows Aisholpan, a 13-year-old girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle hunter, and rises to the pinnacle of a tradition that […]
LOVING: Last Day Monday, January 16th
*CaptiView® Closed Caption & Audio Description devices are available for this film. All showings on Mondays will feature Open Captions. From acclaimed writer/director Jeff Nichols, Loving celebrates the real-life courage and commitment of an interracial couple, Richard and Mildred Loving (portrayed by Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga), who married and then spent the next nine years […]
Science on Screen: HIDDEN FIGURES with Dr. Sarah Wyatt
Science on Screen℠ is a project of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and The Coolidge Corner Theater. The Science on Screen program pairs with a short talk with a scientist or technology expert. The free Science on Screen events are fun and engaging and offer dynamic speakers an unexpected jumping point to teach their field […]
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