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Virtual Cinema: STRIKE A POSE

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This film is part of our Virtual Cinema Screening Initiative. When you rent STRIKE A POSE you are not only supporting independent film, but also supporting the Athena Cinema and our mission.

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About the film

In 1990, seven young male dancers – 6 gay,1 straight – joined Madonna on her most controversial tour. On stage and in the iconic film Truth or Dare, they showed the world how to express yourself. Now, 25 years later, they reveal the truth about life during and after the tour, when they were ambassadors to the world on behalf of the LGBT community during the height of the AIDS epidemic. STRIKE A POSE is a dramatic tale about overcoming shame and finding the courage to be who you are.

 

How to stream

For $4.99, you will get access to watch on your computer, phone, or tablet, or cast to your Google Chromecast or Smart TV.

You will have to register for a free Eventive account if you don’t already have one.

After you’ve entered your payment information, your rental period will start immediately and last for 72 hours.

 

If you are experiencing any technical difficulties with your rental, help is available to you directly from the distributor hosting your film:

While we encourage anyone having trouble to utilize these resources for quick, detailed resolutions for common issues, the Athena team is interested in hearing about your experience and will do our best to provide assistance.

Thank you for your support.

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Running Time: 83 min83 MIN
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A loving, honest portrait of these men who were world-famous for a bright moment, and most importantly, what happens after the limelight goes away.

Katie Walsh
LA Times
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Virtual Cinema: LOS HERMANOS/THE BROTHERS

Watch Trailer Director: Marcia Jarmel, Ken Schneider

This film is part of our Virtual Cinema Screening Initiative. When you rent LOS HERMANOS/THE BROTHERS you are not only supporting independent film, but also supporting the Athena Cinema and our mission.

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About the film

Virtuoso Afro-Cuban-born brothers—violinist Ilmar and pianist Aldo—live on opposite sides of a geopolitical chasm a half-century wide. Tracking their parallel lives in New York and Havana, their poignant reunion, and their momentous first performances together, Los Hermanos/The Brothers offers a nuanced, often startling view of estranged nations through the lens of music and family.

Featuring an electrifying, genre-bending score, composed by Cuban Aldo López-Gavilán, performed with his American brother, Ilmar, and with guest appearances by maestro Joshua Bell and the Harlem Quartet.

 

How to stream

For $10, you will get access to watch on your computer, phone, or tablet, or cast to your Google Chromecast or Smart TV.

You will have to register for a free First Run Features account if you don’t already have one.

After you’ve entered your payment information, your rental period will start immediately and last for 72 hours.

 

If you are experiencing any technical difficulties with your rental, help is available to you directly from the distributor hosting your film:

While we encourage anyone having trouble to utilize these resources for quick, detailed resolutions for common issues, the Athena team is interested in hearing about your experience and will do our best to provide assistance.

Thank you for your support.

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Running Time: 84 min84 MIN
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A remarkable film about a family ensnared in geopolitics and two brothers who lead very different lives and yet never lose their instinctual connection.

G Allen Johnson
San Francisco Chronicle
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PARIS IS BURNING with Esera Tuaolo

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Available to watch June 14th – June 17th, 2021

Zoom discussion with former NFL player Esera Tuaolo at 5:30PM on Thursday, June 17th

 

How to watch

Ohio University’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion in conjunction with the Black Student Cultural Programming Board, the Multicultural Center, the Campus Involvement Center, the LGBTQ Center, PRISM LGBTQA+ Youth Art Program and the AAPISU present a viewing of the documentary Paris is Burning.

Watch it free, then tune in and submit questions for a post-show talk with former NFL defensive tackle Esera Tuaolo about his experience as a queer person of color.

To watch and participate, please use the registration form below. An email will be delivered to you when the film becomes available to stream, containing a link to watch and a link to Thursday’s Zoom discussion. Registrants will have access to film in advance, though we recommend viewing the films on the day of the panel discussion.

Access information will be sent to those registered on Monday, June 14th. If you register after Monday morning, please note there may be a delay in receiving your registration access information. Access information will be sent daily at 12:00 p.m. thru Thursday, June 17th. Be sure to check your spam, clutter, or junk folder if you have not seen your registration email by noon.

 

*Registration for this event is now closed.*

 

About the film

This 1990 documentary, directed by Jennie Livingston, is an intimate and colorful portrait of Harlem drag ball culture in 1980s New York City. In weekly competitions between drag “houses,” young people of color perform elaborate routines according to fashion-inspired categories of “realness,” disappearing into a fantastical world that celebrates their flamboyant expressions of gender and sexuality. Paris is Burning is a moving meditation on the meanings of community, family, and desire against an urban backdrop of poverty, racism, transphobia, homophobia, violence, and the looming HIV/AIDS crisis.

About the speaker

Esera Tuaolo: Veteran NFL Player & LGBT Role Model

Since “coming out of the closet” in 2003, Esera has been speaking to schools and corporations about the pervasiveness of homophobia in sports and business, helping organizational leaders understand how to create a safe environment for members and employees. Audiences of all ages learn how to identify and peacefully combat bullying and other forms of discrimination. Audiences are inspired to be their best selves by speaking to their individual truths without fear or intimidation.

As a contestant on THE VOICE

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One emerges from this film not only with a new vocabulary and a fresh way of viewing the straight world but with a bracing object lesson in understanding what society "role models" are all about.

Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Science on Screen® Presents BATMAN with Dr. Joseph Johnson

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The Athena Cinema presents Science on Screen: Under the Stars!

Outdoor talks and screenings held at the Ridges Ballfield

**RAIN DATE NOTICE: Due to rain, this event has been moved from the evening of June 3rd to June 5th, at the same start time and location as planned. All tickets sold for June 3rd will be honored for the June 5th showing.

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The Athena is thrilled to announce an outdoor screening of Tim Burton’s BATMAN at The Ridges Ballfield, presented by Science on Screen®, featuring a pre-show presentation from OU’s Joseph Johnson, Assistant Professor of Vertebrate Biology at Ohio University. Joe’s talk is titled: Nature’s Superheroes: Bats, their superpowers, and their kryptonite

Bring a blanket and/or chairs (and a jacket!) to the Ridges ballfield and set up camp in front of our outdoor screen on the evening of June 5th. We strongly encourage tickets and concessions be purchased in advance. Outdoor screenings presented by the Athena will adhere to University public health safety protocols.

Seating on the field will begin at 8:00 P.M. The event will start at 8:30 P.M. with the presentation, and the film starting shortly thereafter.

 

Tickets to this event are SOLD OUT.

 

Click here to pre-order concessions

 

 

About the film

Having witnessed his parents’ brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton) fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a deformed madman who calls himself “The Joker” (Jack Nicholson) seizes control of Gotham’s criminal underworld, Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis ever while protecting both his identity and his love interest, reporter Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger).

 

About the speaker

Joseph Johnson, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Vertebrate Biology at Ohio University. Joe’s research focuses on bat ecology and conservation in Ohio and around the world. He has been studying bats since 2003 and is more fascinated by bats every day.

His presentation, “Nature’s Superheroes: Bats, their superpowers, and their kryptonite” will take place before the film.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Science on Screen® is an initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre, with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The Science on Screen program pairs films with a short talk with a scientist or technology expert. The free Science on Screen events are fun and engaging, offering dynamic speakers an unexpected jumping point to teach their field of expertise in a way that is accessible to a diverse audience.

 

 

This event is made possible with the support of the OHIO Museum Complex.

 

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US KIDS: Last Day Thursday, July 1st

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This film is part of our Virtual Cinema Screening Initiative. When you rent US KIDS you are not only supporting independent film, but also supporting the Athena Cinema and our mission.

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About the film

From Kim A. Snyder, director of the Peabody Award-winning documentary Newtown, comes an insightful, rousing coming-of-age story of a generation of youth leaders determined to take the reigns and fight for justice at a most critical time in our nation’s history. Sparked by the plague of gun violence ravaging their schools, Us Kids chronicles the March For Our Lives movement over the course of several years, following X Gonzalez, its co-founders, survivors and a group of teenage activists as they pull off the largest youth protest in American history and set out across the country and globally to build an inclusive and unprecedented youth movement that addresses racial justice, a growing public health crisis and shocking a political system into change.

 

How to stream

For $9.99, you will get access to watch on your computer, phone, or tablet, or cast to your Google Chromecast or Smart TV.

You will have to register for a free Eventive account if you don’t already have one.

After you’ve entered your payment information, your rental period will start immediately and last for 72 hours.

 

If you are experiencing any technical difficulties with your rental, help is available to you directly from the distributor hosting your film:

While we encourage anyone having trouble to utilize these resources for quick, detailed resolutions for common issues, the Athena team is interested in hearing about your experience and will do our best to provide assistance.

Thank you for your support.

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"Us Kids" is indispensable viewing for anyone who genuinely cares about the future of this country beyond "thoughts and prayers."

Carlos Aguilar
Los Angeles Times
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Science on Screen® Presents THEY LIVE with Dr. Zach Meisel

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The Athena Cinema presents Science on Screen: Under the Stars!

Outdoor talks and screenings held at the Ridges Ballfield

The Athena is thrilled to announce an outdoor screening of John Carpenter’s THEY LIVE at The Ridges Ballfield, presented by Science on Screen®, featuring a pre-show presentation from OU’s Zach Meisel, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy & Director of the Edwards Accelerator Laboratory at Ohio University. Zach’s talk is titled: “Where do They Live: A discussion of planetary habitability and the prospects for intelligent life in the Galaxy.”

Bring a blanket and/or chairs (and a jacket!) to the Ridges ballfield and set up camp in front of our outdoor screen on the evening of June 24th. We strongly encourage tickets and concessions be purchased in advance. Outdoor screenings presented by the Athena will adhere to University public health safety protocols.

Seating on the field will begin at 8:00 P.M. The event will start at 8:30 P.M. with the presentation, and the film starting shortly thereafter.

 

RAIN DATE NOTICE: Tickets are non refundable however we have planned an alternate “rain” date for this event on Saturday, June 26th. In the event of inclement weather, we will announce the date change on our website and all social media the morning of the event.

Click here for more information about weather, parking, restrooms, and safety.

 

CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS IN ADVANCE

 

CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER CONCESSIONS

 

 

About the film

They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They Live. A rugged loner (Roddy Piper) stumbles upon a terrifying discovery: ghoulish creatures are masquerading as humans while they lull the public into submission through subliminal advertising messages. Only specially made sunglasses make the deadly truth visible.

 

About the speaker

Dr. Zach Meisel is an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Ohio University where he is also director of the on-campus Edwards Accelerator Laboratory.

His research is in the area of nuclear astrophysics, studying the origin of the elements and the nuclear physics of transient astrophysical phenomena. He is currently the chair of the national user organization for the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams.

 

 

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Science on Screen® is an initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre, with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The Science on Screen program pairs films with a short talk with a scientist or technology expert. The free Science on Screen events are fun and engaging, offering dynamic speakers an unexpected jumping point to teach their field of expertise in a way that is accessible to a diverse audience.

 

 

This event is made possible with the support of the OHIO Museum Complex.

 

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OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS: Last Day Thursday, May 13th

These film compilations are part of our Virtual Cinema Screening Initiative. When you rent any of the Oscar Shorts packages you are not only supporting independent film, but also supporting the Athena Cinema and our mission.

 

Oscar nominees are available to watch in the following packages:

Click here to rent THE ANIMATED SHORTS PACKAGE

Click here to rent THE LIVE ACTION SHORTS PACKAGE

Click here to rent THE SHORT DOCUMENTARY PACKAGE

Click here to bundle all three packages at a discount!

 

About the shorts

For over a decade, ShortsTV has proudly brought the Oscar Nominated Short Films to audiences across the globe. This exclusive release features the year’s most spectacular short films and for a limited time is available to watch on the Athena’s virtual cinema.

Each nominee is released in one of three distinct feature-length compilations according to their category of nominations: Live Action, Animation or Documentary. Learn more with the program listings below:

 

Animated Shorts Program

BURROW – USA, 6 min

GENIUS LOCI – France, 16 min

*Winner!* IF ANYTHING HAPPENS I LOVE YOU – USA, 13 min

OPERA – South Korea/USA, 9 min

YES-PEOPLE – Iceland, 9 min

Featuring Bonus Shorts:

KAPAEMAHU – USA, 8 min

THE SNAIL AND THE WHALE – UK, 27 min

TO GERARD – USA, 7 min

 

Live Action Shorts Program

FEELING THROUGH – USA, 19 min

THE LETTER ROOM – USA, 33 min

THE PRESENT – Palestine, 25 min

*Winner!* TWO DISTANT STRANGERS – USA, 25 min

WHITE EYE – Israel, 21 min

 

Short Documentary Program

A CONCERTO IS A CONVERSATION – USA, 13 min

A LOVE SONG FOR LATASHA – USA, 19 min

*Winner!* COLETTE – France/Germany/USA, 25 min

DO NOT SPLIT – USA/Norway, 20 min

HUNGER WARD – USA, 40 min

 

How to stream

For $12 each or $30 bundled, you will get access to watch on your computer, phone, or tablet, or cast to your Google Chromecast or Smart TV.

You will have to register for a free Eventive account if you don’t already have one.

After you’ve entered your payment information, your rental period will start immediately and last for 72 hours.

 

If you are experiencing any technical difficulties with your rental, help is available to you directly from the distributor hosting your film:

While we encourage anyone having trouble to utilize these resources for quick, detailed resolutions for common issues, the Athena team is interested in hearing about your experience and will do our best to provide assistance.

Thank you for your support.

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ABOUT ENDLESSNESS: Last Day Thursday, July 1st

Director: Roy Andersson

This film is part of our Virtual Cinema Screening Initiative. When you rent ABOUT ENDLESSNESS you are not only supporting independent film, but also supporting the Athena Cinema and our mission.

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About the film

ABOUT ENDLESSNESS is a reflection on human life in all its beauty and cruelty, its splendor and banality. We wander, dreamlike, gently guided by our Scheherazade-esque narrator. Inconsequential moments take on the same significance as historical events: a couple floats over a war-torn Cologne; on the way to a birthday party, a father stops to tie his daughter’s shoelaces in the pouring rain; teenage girls dance outside a cafe; a defeated army marches to a prisoner-of-war camp.

Simultaneously an ode and a lament, ABOUT ENDLESSNESS presents a kaleidoscope of all that is eternally human, an infinite story of the vulnerability of existence.

 

How to stream

For $12, you will get access to watch on your computer, phone, or tablet, or cast to your Google Chromecast or Smart TV.

You will have to register for a free Eventive account if you don’t already have one.

After you’ve entered your payment information, your rental period will start immediately and last for 72 hours.

 

If you are experiencing any technical difficulties with your rental, help is available to you directly from the distributor hosting your film:

While we encourage anyone having trouble to utilize these resources for quick, detailed resolutions for common issues, the Athena team is interested in hearing about your experience and will do our best to provide assistance.

Thank you for your support.

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A MASTERPIECE. Utterly unique. A mesmerizing odyssey to the heart of existence.

Peter Bradshaw
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WE BROKE UP: Last Day Thursday, July 1st

Watch Trailer Director: Jeff Rosenberg
Cast: Aya Cash, William Jackson Harper, Sarah Bolger

This film is part of our Virtual Cinema Screening Initiative. When you rent WE BROKE UP you are not only supporting independent film, but also supporting the Athena Cinema and our mission.

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About the film

Lori and Doug, a longtime couple break up just days before Lori’s little sister Bea’s wedding. In order to not disrupt the fun, the couple decides to pretend they’re still together until the weekend is over.

 

How to stream

For $7, you will get access to watch on any internet-connected device, including laptops, tablets and smartphones, AppleTV , Chromecast , and more.

After you’ve entered your payment information, your rental period will start immediately and last for three days.

 

 

If you are experiencing any technical difficulties with your rental, help is available to you directly from the distributor hosting your film:

While we encourage anyone having trouble to utilize these resources for quick, detailed resolutions for common issues, the Athena team is interested in hearing about your experience and will do our best to provide assistance.

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The LGBT Center Presents KILLING PATIENT ZERO

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Available to watch April 16th – 18th, 2021

Watch Dr. McKay’s talk at 12:00PM on Thursday, April 15th

 

How to watch

On April 15, OHIO’s Contemporary History Institute is hosting Dr. Richard McKay discussing “Patient Zero: Seeking Epidemic Origins from AIDS to COVID-19” on April 15 from noon to 1 p.m.

Learn more and join the talk here.

Dr. McKay’s book, Patient Zero and the Making of the AIDS Epidemic, published in 2017 by the University of Chicago Press, was named by CHOICE Review as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2018 and produced as a documentary feature film, Killing Patient Zero. The film won the American Historical Association’s 2020 John E. O’Connor Award for outstanding presentation of history through film.

The OHIO LGBT Center is proud to sponsor a stream of the documentary one the weekend following Dr. McKay’s talk (April 16 through April 18). Register below and you will receive the free link to stream in your email.

Streaming access information will be emailed to those registered on Friday, April 16th. If you register after Friday morning on the week of the event, please note there may be a delay in receiving your registration access information. Access information will be sent daily at 5:00 p.m. through Sunday, April 18th. Be sure to check your spam, clutter, or junk folder if you have not seen your registration email by 5:00.

*Registration for this event is now closed.*

 

 

About the film

After the Stonewall riots and at the height of the gay liberation movement in America, an entire generation were busy celebrating their newfound emancipation, unaware of an impending epidemic. A disease that seemed determined to wipe out an entire generation of gay men, was largely ignored by politicians and the mainstream media.

Gaetan Dugas was a French-Canadian flight attendant, who offered to help early scientific research into the origins of AIDS. An unfortunate series of events followed and he would be vilified as Patient Zero, the man who gave us AIDS.

About the speaker

Originally from Vancouver, Canada, Dr. Rich McKay came to the UK in 2005 with over a decade of teaching experience and having worked in the health and fitness fields, and in film and television production. At the University of Oxford, he completed a master’s degree and doctorate in history, focusing on HIV/AIDS and public health. He continues to have one foot in the higher education sector: since 2013 he has held a part-time Wellcome Trust research fellowship at the University of Cambridge and his research has been published in the Bulletin of the History of Medicine and Nature. His first book, Patient Zero and the Making of the AIDS Epidemic (University of Chicago Press, 2017), was released as an audiobook (HighBridge Audio, 2017), selected as a CHOICE Review Outstanding Academic Title for 2018, and developed into the documentary feature film, Killing Patient Zero (2019). In recognition of his contribution to historical scholarship, Dr. McKay was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 2019.

This event is sponsored by the Ohio University LGBT Center.

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This film is made available by University Libraries streaming resource, Films on Demand.

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A revealing cinematic exoneration.

Frank Scheck
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