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Hocking College: 6TH ANNUAL CAPSTONE SCREENING

Todays Show Times: 7:00

Join us Friday, May 8th at 7:00 p.m. for a special event screening featuring the work of student filmmakers from Hocking College’s 2nd-Year Film & Video Production program!

We’re thrilled to host this special event celebrating the work of student filmmakers — and we’re especially thrilled to welcome the talented members of Hocking College’s Film & Video Production Program! Join us in honoring the creativity, passion, and hard work of these rising storytellers. The event will feature a series of short films created by Hocking College 2nd-year Film & Video Production students.

Admission is free and open to the public – Tickets are required

 

About the films and filmmakers

Wishful Thinking directed by Roo Nedeff. Runtime: 4 min 25 sec

Synopsis: After stumbling upon a lamp from the ’80s, two boys learn the bogus consequences of genie magic.

 

 

 

Commercial One directed by Kaylee Householder. Runtime: 30 secs

Synopsis: 1 of 3 commercials directed as part of a culminating Capstone project.

 

Borris directed by Katelyn Hulbert. Runtime: 10 min 57 sec

Synopsis: Monkeys, tigers, and bears, Oh my! Two dudes going through life meet in a drug-fueled rendezvous and realize that their friendship may be more than just that.

 

 

 

Commercial Two. Runtime: 30 sec

 

Breaking Character directed by Ryan Wheeler. Runtime: 9 min 24 sec

Synopsis: Tension builds as an improv sketch goes awry between two performers.

 

 

 

Commercial Three. Runtime: 30 sec

 

Impending Fate directed by Gavyn Monk. Runtime: 7 min 30 sec

Synopsis: Michael, a talented film editor, is left without a job when AI replaces his position. As AI spreads across industries, he struggles to find another job and a purpose in a world where human skills are no longer needed.

 

 

Martyr directed by Liam Morgan. Runtime: 7 min 4 sec

Synopsis: After a car crash, an arrogant theater director stumbles onto a mysterious stage where he must deliver a live monologue about his own life.

 

 

Clean Up 24 directed by Lukas Neville. Runtime: 8 min 30 sec

Synopsis: As they collect samples from a forgotten valley, liquidators must confront its traumatic past while exploring what choices mean in the darkest of times.

 

 

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The Met: Live in HD: Tchaikovsky’s EUGENE ONEGIN

Following her acclaimed 2024 company debut in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic adaptation of Pushkin. Baritone Igor Golovatenko reprises his portrayal of the urbane Onegin, who realizes his affection for her all too late. The Met’s evocative production, directed by Tony Award–winner Deborah Warner, “offers a beautifully detailed reading of … Tchaikovsky’s lyrical romance” (The Telegraph).

The screening will begin at 12:55 p.m. and will conclude at approximately 5:00 p.m.

Admission $20 (Senior $18, Children $8)

OHIO Students Free with valid ID*

*Thanks to support from Arts for OHIO, we are able to offer a limited number of FREE student tickets available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Must have valid student I.D.

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OU School of Film: MFA THESIS SHOWCASE

Join us Saturday, May 2nd at 7:00 p.m. for a special event screening of student films from the Ohio University School of Film!

Admission is FREE and open to the Public – Tickets are required

Come celebrate the excellent work of OHIO University School of Film’s Master of Fine Arts and HTC programs!

The Ohio University School of Film invites you to the 2026 MFA and HTC Thesis Showcase at the Athena Cinema on Saturday, May 2nd at 7:00 p.m. This annual event celebrates the culminating cinematic achievements of the 2026 graduating MFA and HTC class with films by Mohamed Essam Abouelenain, MJ Golzari, Zinn Rogers, Salome Sulaberidze, Gift Sukez Sukali, and Alaa Shameri.

About the films and filmmakers

The Guest List directed by Mohamed Essam Abouelenain – Narrative. Runtime: 7 min

Synopsis: On their wedding night, a couple’s perfect celebration unravels, exposing how fragile connection becomes when it’s built on spectacle rather than presence.

 

Reverie directed by MJ Golzari – Narrative. Runtime: 25 min

Synopsis: In a remote cabin, a dying woodcarver confronts his grief as reflections, memories, and longing slowly collapse into one irreversible presence.

 

Walk The Cat directed by Zinn Rogers – Narrative. Runtime: 13 min

Synopsis: Stuck with a cat he can’t keep, Ben walks across rural Athens searching for a new home for the cat.

 

 

1 Round Underground directed by Mohamed Essam Abouelenain – Narrative. Runtime: 18 min

Synopsis: Over the course of one long night, a disabled Arabian refugee in the U.S. uncovers his son’s hidden life in a brutal underground fight club, forcing him to confront the cost of survival and exile.

 

Birdies directed by Salome Sulaberidze – Experimental. Runtime: 16 min

Synopsis: In a forest of bird-children governed by silent rituals, a journey outward and back again disturbs the fragile order, as one boy resists return and another quietly watches the world change.

 

Mfumu directed by Gift Sukez Sukali – Narrative. Runtime: 25 min

Synopsis: Haunted by ancestral visions no one else can see, an African-American business analyst is forced to choose between corporate loyalty and ancient power, abandoning his identity to claim a forgotten throne and stop the very company he works for from unleashing a deadly Uranium deal.

 

Uncle Jimmy directed by Alaa Al Shameri – Narrative. Runtime: 25 min

Synopsis: In the shadow of a looming pandemic, a shared home becomes a closed world where fear redraws boundaries, reality blurs, and two lives drift apart, revealing how easily protection can become punishment.

 

 

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Frame of Mind: INSIDE OUT 2 with Caitlin Kraus

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Join us Tuesday, May 5th at 7:00 p.m. as we begin a new film series presented by NAMI Athens in observance of Mental Health Awareness Month!

Admission is FREE – Tickets are required

The Frame of Mind Series, seeks to showcase stories that serve as bridges to real conversations, fostering a space for empathy and connection, a space where we, as a community, can lean into vulnerability and face difficult conversations together.

So for the month of May, we invite you to embrace empathy, get together, and step into a new Frame of Mind!

About the film

The emotions are back!

Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust all return in the follow-up to the hit 2015 animated film from Pixar. Young Riley is now a teen who’s reached some big new emotional milestones – she’s now a high school freshman, treading the road of adolescence, and heading to a three-day hockey camp where she’ll be thrust into competition with other young ladies – all of which undoubtedly pose challenges to her emotional well-being. As a result, Joy and her cohorts have created a new section in Riley’s adolescent mind, the “Sense of Self”, as well as a mechanism meant to relay negative thoughts and memories to the back recesses of Riley’s subconscious. However, along with physical maturity comes a higher level of emotional complexity. Joining Joy and the others are 4 new emotions that will complicate Riley’s stability – Envy, Embarrassment, Ennui, and Anxiety – and raise the stakes of Joy’s efforts to keep Riley on an even (and positive) keel as Riley tries to cope with all the new emotionally-charged experiences of young-adulthood.

About the speaker

Caitlin Kraus is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with training supervision designation and Licensed Professional Music Therapist in the state of Ohio. She received her Master of Education in Clinical Mental Health and Rehabilitation Counseling as well as her Master of Music in Music Therapy from Ohio University. At OU CPS, she provides individual and group counseling as well as crisis intervention services. She also serves as liaison to the Patton College of Education, co-facilitates Bobcats Who Care trainings, and is a member of the Training committee and Arts for Prescription committee. She is President-Elect for the Southeast Ohio Counseling Association (SEOCA), a regional chapter of the Ohio Counseling Association.

Before joining CPS, Caitlin provided individual and group counseling services to adult clients in community mental health and co-occurring mental health/substance abuse settings. She has also served as a music therapy professor at Ohio University and has provided individual and group music therapy services to adults and adolescents in community mental health, inpatient psychiatric, forensic, substance abuse rehabilitation, and domestic violence shelter settings in Athens and Columbus, OH, as well as Austin, TX. Her therapeutic style is rooted in a humanistic approach but is largely integrative—including the use of cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, narrative therapy, existential therapy, and feminist therapy. Areas of interest include college student and community mental health and well-being, trauma-informed/focused care, multicultural issues, anxiety, depression, grief, and suicide prevention.

When not working as a counselor and music therapist, Caitlin enjoys writing and performing her own folk/rock music as well as playing old-time Appalachian tunes with musicians in the Athens, OH community. She also enjoys drawing, making collages, reading, hiking, and spending time with her family, friends, and dogs.

 

 

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Frame of Mind: MARCELL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON with Julie Wiles

Viewing: May 12,2026

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Join us Tuesday, May 12th at 7:00 p.m. as our Frame of Mind film series continues with an award-winning film blending animation and live-action!

Admission is FREE – Tickets are required

The Frame of Mind Series seeks to showcase stories that serve as bridges to real conversations, fostering a space for empathy and connection, a space where we, as a community, can lean into vulnerability and face difficult conversations together.

So for the month of May, we invite you to embrace empathy, get together, and step into a new Frame of Mind!

About the film

When divorced documentary filmmaker Dean discovers marcel the Shell, a one-inch-tall talking seashell, he’s struck by the creature’s inspiring approach to life and begins making short films about Marcel. The first film becomes an internet sensation on YouTube and Marcel is thrust into the spotlight of pop culture gaining widespread fame. The results of that fame and the death of Marcel’s grandmother, however, begin to threaten the shell’s once-happy daily life — will Marcel’s new celebrity status actually be his undoing..?

About the speaker

Julie Wiles is an accomplished filmmaker and educator with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture from Ohio State University and a Master of Fine Arts in Film from Ohio University. She has extensive experience in creative development, production, and post-production for television and film across the United States. Julie has collaborated with renowned companies such as Leftfield Pictures, ITV America, Tupelo Honey, and McGee Media on a variety of series, including Brainstormers, Alone, American Restoration, Breaking Borders (featuring journalist Mariana Van Zeller and chef Michael Voltaggio), First In Human: The Trials of Building 10 (hosted by Jim Parsons), and a personal archival project for Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook.

Her documentary work is dedicated to de-stigmatizing mental illness through personal storytelling and challenging the pervasive misrepresentation of mental health issues and treatments in film and media. Her first feature documentary, WE ARE MARY, earned second place for Best Feature Documentary at the Bushwick Film Festival and was featured at the Columbus International Film Festival in 2017. Currently, she is in post-production on her second feature documentary.

In addition to her filmmaking, Julie has taught courses in Film Production, Editing and Post-Production, History of Film, and Film Theory at Florida Southern College, Columbus College of Art and Design, and Hocking College, where she served as the Program Manager of the Film & Video Production Program.

 

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Porchfest Kick-Off Movie: YOU GOT GOLD: A CELEBRATION OF JOHN PRINE

Viewing: May 15,2026

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Join us Friday, May 15th at 7:00 p.m. to kick off Athens Porchfest and celebrate the life and music of legendary singer-songwriter John Prine!

In partnership with Athens Porchfest

Admission $8

Live music starting at 6:00 p.m., film starts at 7:00 p.m.

Live, local musicians performing John Prine covers…Tips appreciated!

Schedule of performers:

6:00-6:15 p.m. under the Athena Marquee: Jeanie Thieken

6:15-6:30 p.m. in the Athena Lobby: Rusty Smith

6:30-6:45 p.m. in Theater 3: Bob Stewart

6:45-7:00 p.m. in Theater 3: Steve Zarate

About the film

You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine captures a star-studded tribute to the legendary songwriter, filmed in October 2022 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The event brought together acclaimed artists, friends, and family to share behind-the-scenes stories and perform classic songs, honoring Prine’s enduring legacy. Prine, widely celebrated as one of history’s greatest songwriters, captivated millions of fans and earned the admiration of icons such as Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, Tyler Childers, Lucinda Williams, Dwight Yoakam, Jason Isbell, and Bob Weir, amongst many others — all featured in the film performing on the Ryman stage for this special celebration of his life and music.

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Frame of Mind: ROADRUNNER: A FILM ABOUT ANTHONY BOURDAIN

Viewing: May 19,2026

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Join us Tuesday, May 19th at 7:00 p.m. as our Frame of Mind series continues with a poignant documentary about the late-great chef, writer, and television host Anthony Bourdain!

Admission is FREE – Tickets are required

The Frame of Mind Series seeks to showcase stories that serve as bridges to real conversations, fostering a space for empathy and connection, a space where we, as a community, can lean into vulnerability and face difficult conversations together.

So for the month of May, we invite you to embrace empathy, get together, and step into a new Frame of Mind!

About the film

Blending archival footage and interviews with friends, family, and colleagues, Roadrunner: A Film about Anthony Bourdain seeks to tell the story about one of America’s biggest pop cultural icons. From his humble beginnings in the sweat-filled kitchens of New York, to his first forays into becoming a writer, to his massive success as the host of food/travel shows like No Reservations and Parts Unknown, and, finally, to his shocking death by suicide, this film attempts to both paint a fitting portrait of a one-of-a-kind workaholic and explain why he chose to end his life during the height of his success. Brimming with charisma, uncompromising and opinionated, fearless and infinitely curious: Everyone who knew Anthony Bourdain would surely say the same thing — there will never be another like him.

 

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Frame of Mind: ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND

Viewing: May 26,2026

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Join us Tuesday, May 26th at 7:00 p.m. as our Frame of Mind series concludes with a genre-bending film by French auteur Michel Gondry and surrealist writer Charlie Kaufman!

Admission is FREE – Tickets are required

The Frame of Mind Series seeks to showcase stories that serve as bridges to real conversations, fostering a space for empathy and connection, a space where we, as a community, can lean into vulnerability and face difficult conversations together.

So for the month of May, we invite you to embrace empathy, get together, and step into a new Frame of Mind!

About the film

With an ensemble cast that includes Jim Carey, Kate Winslet, Mark Ruffalo, and Kirsten Dunst, this mind-bending romance incorporates elements of sci-fi and the surreal to tell the story of Joel Barish (Carey) and Clementine Kruczynski (Winslet) who, in the wake of a falling out, both decide to undergo a brain procedure whereby their memories get erased by a sketchy company that promises the result of post-procedure happiness. But, even with their (good and bad) memories erased, their true feelings might just be enough to bring the two back together again.

From the minds of two of Hollywood’s most-visionary creators comes this love story the likes of which you’ve never seen — it serves as a reminder that, no matter how much you try to rid your mind of heartache, the power of love can guide you to where you deserve to be.

 

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From the Hills and Hollers: OCTOBER SKY with Dr. Amy Wolfe

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Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern

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Based on the memoir Rocket Boys by American engineer Homer H. Hickman Jr., the film tells the story of four young men who, while growing up in the coal fields of rural West Virginia in the late-1950s, witness the world-shaking launch of the Sputnik 1 satellite and are inspired to start building rockets of their own, seeking a path to the stars instead of succumbing to the well-tread paths that would lead them down into the coal mines.

About the series

Due to the resounding success of the series launch during 2022-2023, we are thrilled to present the 2nd annual From the Hills and Hollers: Appalachian Film Series for 2023-2024.

The series seeks to foster a deeper connection between the Athens city and university communities and the cultural legacy of the surrounding region through films that examine the many facets, both positive and negative, of life in Appalachia. This batch of films is, in large part, the product of filmmakers who have intimate knowledge of living in this environment and, as a result, are well-suited for representing the realities of Appalachia on the big screen.

Short introduction/lectures will provide context for the film and introduce the underlying issues represented in film and other media. All events in the series are presented with free admission.

This screening will take place at the Athena Cinema located at 20 S. Court St.

This series is sponsored by the College of Health Sciences and Professions, the Department of Sociology and Anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences, OHIO Honors Program, Center for Campus and Community Engagement, Athens County Public Libraries, University Libraries, GO Local, University College, the Center for Law, Justice, and Culture, and the Ohio Arts Council.

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The Met: Live in HD: Gabriela Lena Frank’s EL ÚLTIMO SUEÑO DE FRIDA Y DIEGO

Viewing: May 30,2026

The Metropolitan Opera’s 2025–26 Live in HD season comes to a close with American composer Gabriela Lena Frank’s first opera, a magical-realist portrait of Mexico’s painterly power couple Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, with libretto by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Nilo Cruz. Fashioned as a reversal of the Orpheus and Euridice myth, the story depicts Frida, sung by leading mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, leaving the underworld on the Day of the Dead and reuniting with Diego, portrayed by baritone Carlos Álvarez. The famously feuding pair briefly relive their tumultuous love, embracing both the passion and the pain before bidding the land of the living a final farewell. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Met-premiere staging of Frank’s opera, a “confident, richly imagined score” (The New Yorker) that “bursts with color and fresh individuality” (Los Angeles Times). The vibrant new production, taking enthusiastic inspiration from Frida and Diego’s paintings, is directed and choreographed by Deborah Colker.

The screening will begin at 12:55 p.m. and will conclude at approximately 3:45 p.m.

Admission $20 (Senior $18, Children $8)

OHIO Students Free with valid ID*

*Thanks to support from Arts for OHIO, we are able to offer a limited number of FREE student tickets available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Must have valid student I.D.

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