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TRUE MOTHERS: Last Day Thursday, April 15th

Watch Trailer Director: Naomi Kawase
Cast: Hiromi Nagasaku, Arata Iura, Aju Makita
Language: Japanese

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

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Film Movement is proud to present four Official Best International Feature Oscar submissions, including TRUE MOTHERS, YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY, BLIZZARD OF SOULS, and MY LITTLE SISTER, available as a package for the discounted price of $30. Your purchase provides invaluable support for independent film organizations who tirelessly champion these global cinematic voices.

Click here to rent TRUE MOTHERS as part of this discounted package.

 

About the film

After a long and unsuccessful struggle to get pregnant, Satoko and her husband decide to adopt a child. Over the next six years, the middle-class couple and their young son Asato settle into a comfortable, albeit routine, life. The family’s orderly existence is shattered by the arrival of Hikari, a young woman claiming to be Asato’s biological mother, demanding his return. As tensions mount, Satoko grows more and more emboldened to defend her family.

Weaving together multiple timelines and genres with a contemplative pacing and keen sense of place, hallmarks of Kawase’s work, TRUE MOTHERS is “is a deeply touching celebration of women who assume duties of love, support and compassion” (Awards Watch).

 

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 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: 140 min140 MIN
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The film shimmers with beauty and sadness... 'True Mothers' wows in the end with an emotional banger of an ending that’s a truly devastating convergence of all the film’s threads.

Ryan Lattanzio
indieWire
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YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY: Last Day Thursday, April 15th

Watch Trailer Director: Amjad Abu Alala
Cast: Mustafa Shehata, Moatasem Rashed, Islam Mubarak
Language: Arabic

This film is part of our Virtual Cinema Screening Initiative. When you rent YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY you are not only supporting independent film, but also supporting the Athena Cinema and our mission.

Click here to rent YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY

OR

Film Movement is proud to present four Official Best International Feature Oscar submissions, including TRUE MOTHERS, YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY, BLIZZARD OF SOULS, and MY LITTLE SISTER, available as a package for the discounted price of $30. Your purchase provides invaluable support for independent film organizations who tirelessly champion these global cinematic voices.

Click here to rent YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY as part of this discounted package.

 

About the film

Winner of the Lion of the Future Award for best Debut Feature at the Venice Film Festival, YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY is visually sumptuous “coming-of-death” fable. During her son’s naming ceremony, a Sheikh predicts that Sakina’s child will die at the age of 20. Haunted by this prophecy, Sakina becomes overly protective of her son Muzamil, who grows up knowing about his fate. As Muzamil escapes Sakina’s ever-watchful eye, he encounters friends, ideas and challenges that make him question his destiny. Sudan’s first Oscar submission, YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY is an auspicious debut and a moving meditation on what it means to live in the present.

 

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 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: 102 min102 MIN
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Beautifully composed and boasting the kind of sensitivity to light sources and color tonalities usually ascribed to top photographers, the film lovingly depicts the remote east-central region of Sudan as a quasi-magical place of sand, sky and the colors of the Nile.

Jay Weissberg
Variety
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MY LITTLE SISTER: Last Day Thursday, April 15th

Watch Trailer Director: Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond
Cast: Nina Hoss, Lars Eidinger, Marthe Keller
Language: English, French, German

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

Click here to rent MY LITTLE SISTER

OR

Film Movement is proud to present four Official Best International Feature Oscar submissions, including TRUE MOTHERS, YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY, BLIZZARD OF SOULS, and MY LITTLE SISTER, available as a package for the discounted price of $30. Your purchase provides invaluable support for independent film organizations who tirelessly champion these global cinematic voices.

Click here to rent MY LITTLE SISTER as part of this discounted package.

 

About the film

Brilliant playwright, Lisa, no longer writes. She lives in Switzerland with her family but her heart has stayed in Berlin, beating to the rhythm of her brother’s heart. The ties between the twins have grown stronger since Sven was diagnosed with an aggressive type of leukemia. He’s a famous theater actor and Lisa refuses to accept his fate, moving heaven and earth to get him back on stage. She gives her all for her soul mate, neglecting everything else, even risking her marriage. Her relationship with her husband starts to fall apart, but Lisa only has eyes for her brother, her mirror, who connects her back with her deepest aspirations and rekindles her desire to create, to feel alive…

 

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 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: 99 min99 MIN
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The quiet wonder of My Little Sister, Switzerland's Oscar entry, is its cumulative effect... Every moment strengthens the essence of the drama -- the bond of love between two people who came out of their mother's womb within seconds of one another.

Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal
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Sustainability Series: PUBLIC TRUST

Watch Trailer Director: David Garrett Byars

 

Available to watch January 25th – 27th, 2021

Post-show Zoom discussion at 7:00PM on Wednesday, Jan 27th

 

How to watch

Watch free films from the Spring Sustainability Series lineup and participate in virtual discussions from home!

To participate, please register for each event using 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 the Zoom discussion. All Zoom discussions will take place on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. Registrants will have access to films in advance, though we recommend viewing the films on the day of the panel discussion.

Registration for this event is now closed.

 

About the film

Our public lands and waters are under threat. As an extinction crisis looms and climate change continues to be one of the greatest threats our planet has ever faced, America’s 640 million acres of public lands support biodiversity and carbon sequestration. It’s essential that we fight for their protection by preventing the slashing of the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, fighting the potential permanent destruction of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota, and stopping the de facto sale of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—one of the last wild places in America

Post-Show Discussion

Panelists for Wednesday night’s Zoom discussion include:

Kathryn Gardner, Communication and Development Studies

Hannah Wintucky, Communication and Development Studies

Geoff Buckley, Geography

Jon Viti, Environmental Studies

Nathan Johnson, Ohio Environmental Council Public Lands Attorney

 

About the series

Athena Cinema, University Libraries and Environmental Studies Program present the 8th annual Sustainability Film Series.

In keeping with all previous series, each film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring faculty members, students and community members. The events will be virtual.

Following each film we invite audience members to join us for a virtual panel discussion hosted by faculty members, students and community members. Please join us for a conversation following these beautiful, thought-provoking and timely films.

The series is possible thanks to the support of: Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, OHIO Honors Program, Honors Tutorial College, Cutler Scholars, Office of Sustainability, Center for Campus & Community Engagement and others.

Free admission and post-show discussion, as part of the Spring Virtual Sustainability Series.

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Running Time: 96 min96 MIN
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...it has an alarming message. Is it possible that even the Grand Canyon might not be safe?

Ben Kenigsberg
New York Times
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Sustainability Series: INTO THE OKAVANGO

Watch Trailer Director: Neil Gelinas

 

Available to watch February 8th – 10th, 2021

Post-show Zoom discussion at 7:00PM on Wednesday, Feb 10th

 

How to watch

Watch free films from the Spring Sustainability Series lineup and participate in virtual discussions from home!

To participate, please register for each event using 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 the Zoom discussion. All Zoom discussions will take place on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. Registrants will have access to films in advance, though we recommend viewing the films on the day of the panel discussion.

Registration for this event is now closed.

 

About the film

The Okavango River Basin provides a vital source of water to about 1 million people, the world’s largest population of African elephants and significant populations of lions, cheetahs and hundreds of species of birds. However, this once unspoiled oasis is now under siege due to increasing pressure from human activity. From National Geographic Documentary Films, Into the Okavango chronicles a team of modern-day explorers on their first epic four-month, 1,500-mile expedition across three countries to save the river system that feeds the Okavango Delta, one of our planet’s last wetland wildernesses.

Post-Show Discussion

Panelists for Wednesday night’s Zoom discussion include:

Dr. Bruce Martin, Professor & Department Chair, Recreation and Sport Pedagogy

Nancy Stevens, Professor, Functional Morphology & Vertebrate Paleontology

Chris Fahl, Athens Conservancy and Athens City Council

Elizabeth Ewing, Executive Director, Captina Conservancy

Geoff Debalko, Professor and Associate Dean at the George V. Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs

 

About the series

Athena Cinema, University Libraries and Environmental Studies Program present the 8th annual Sustainability Film Series.

In keeping with all previous series, each film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring faculty members, students and community members. The events will be virtual.

Following each film we invite audience members to join us for a virtual panel discussion hosted by faculty members, students and community members. Please join us for a conversation following these beautiful, thought-provoking and timely films.

The series is possible thanks to the support of: Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, OHIO Honors Program, Honors Tutorial College, Cutler Scholars, Office of Sustainability, Center for Campus & Community Engagement and others.

Free admission and post-show discussion, as part of the Spring Virtual Sustainability Series.

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Running Time: 94 min94 MIN
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If you want to know why, and why it matters, as Steven Boyes says, to preserve places hardly anyone ever goes and that you have to risk your life to get to, Into the Okavango is a documentary to make sure you watch.

Amy Glynn
Paste Magazine
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Sustainability Series: THERE’S SOMETHING IN THE WATER

Watch Trailer Director: Elliot Page

 

Available to watch February 22nd – 24th, 2021

Post-show Zoom discussion at 7:00PM on Wednesday, Feb 24th

 

How to watch

Watch free films from the Spring Sustainability Series lineup and participate in virtual discussions from home!

To participate, please register for each event using 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 the Zoom discussion. All Zoom discussions will take place on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. Registrants will have access to films in advance, though we recommend viewing the films on the day of the panel discussion.

Access information will be sent to those registered on Mondays prior to the Wednesday zoom panel. If you register after Monday 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.

Registration for this event is now closed.

 

About the film

Born and raised in Nova Scotia, Oscar and Emmy award-nominated actor-director Elliot Page and co-director Ian Daniel engage in deeply personal and political dialogue with women at the forefront of some of Nova Scotia’s most urgent environmental crises. Based on the book of the same name by Ingrid Waldron, There’s Something in the Water explores the topic of environmental racism, poignantly shining a light on the Canadian government’s current and historical decisions to prioritize the profits of large corporations over the health of indigenous and black communities.

 

About the series

Athena Cinema, University Libraries and Environmental Studies Program present the 8th annual Sustainability Film Series.

In keeping with all previous series, each film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring faculty members, students and community members. The events will be virtual.

Following each film we invite audience members to join us for a virtual panel discussion hosted by faculty members, students and community members. Please join us for a conversation following these beautiful, thought-provoking and timely films.

The series is possible thanks to the support of: Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, OHIO Honors Program, Honors Tutorial College, Cutler Scholars, Office of Sustainability, Center for Campus & Community Engagement and others.

Free admission and post-show discussion, as part of the Spring Virtual Sustainability Series.

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Running Time: 73 min73 MIN
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It's good when grassroots documentary filmmaking makes you want to get off your couch and do something worthwhile. [Elliot] Page sounds an alarm. Time to get active. Time to rise up.

Dwight Brown
National Newspaper Publishers Association
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Sustainability Series: NO TIME TO WASTE

Watch Trailer Director: Carl Bidleman

 

Available to watch March 8th – 10th, 2021

Post-show Zoom discussion at 7:00PM on Wednesday, March 10th

 

How to watch

Watch free films from the Spring Sustainability Series lineup and participate in virtual discussions from home!

To participate, please register for each event using 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 the Zoom discussion. All Zoom discussions will take place on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. Registrants will have access to films in advance, though we recommend viewing the films on the day of the panel discussion.

Access information will be sent to those registered on Mondays prior to the Wednesday zoom panel. If you register after Monday 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. 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

The story of a 99-year-old National Park Ranger described as “Bette Davis, Angela Davis and Yoda, all rolled into one.” The great granddaughter of a slave, Betty has lived a life filled with painful and often humiliating memories… yet she remains a defiant voice of hope. This documentary chronicles Betty’s urgent mission to use the final years of her life to tell an authentic story of what it means to be black and a woman in the United States. No Time To Waste follows Betty’s journey from speaking to small groups in a Visitor Center to national and international audiences that now hang on every word she utters as she prods her fellow citizens to continue recreating democracy and moving America toward a more perfect union.

Post-Show Discussion

Panelists for Wednesday night’s Zoom discussion include:

Kaia McKenny, Ohio University Templeton Scholar,  HTC Environmental Studies Major 

Dr. Winsome Chunnu-Brayda, Strategic Director for Diversity and Inclusion and Multicultural Programs and Initiatives

Janice Ivory, Rendville Historical Society

Ken Bowald, Academic Advisor, Recreation Management and Outdoor Recreation Liaison

 

About the series

Athena Cinema, University Libraries and Environmental Studies Program present the 8th annual Sustainability Film Series.

In keeping with all previous series, each film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring faculty members, students and community members. The events will be virtual.

Following each film we invite audience members to join us for a virtual panel discussion hosted by faculty members, students and community members. Please join us for a conversation following these beautiful, thought-provoking and timely films.

The series is possible thanks to the support of: Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, OHIO Honors Program, Honors Tutorial College, Cutler Scholars, Office of Sustainability, Center for Campus & Community Engagement and others.

Free admission and post-show discussion, as part of the Spring Virtual Sustainability Series.

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Running Time: 52 min52 MIN
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Soskin reminds us that one person's story can bear witness and fill in the gaping holes in our national story.

Mary Forgione
Los Angeles Times
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Celebrating Black History: JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE

Watch Trailer Director: Dawn Porter

 

Available to watch March 8th – 11th, 2021

Post-show Zoom discussion at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 11th

 

How to watch

African American Studies and the Center for Law Justice and Culture present JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE virtually. Watch the film from home for free starting March 8th and join the Zoom call Thursday, March 11th at 5:00 p.m. for a discussion with Dr. Jelani Favors, Dr. Kirstine Taylor, E.B. Lewis, and Dr. Robin Muhammad.

To participate, please register for each event using 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 the Zoom discussion. The Zoom discussion will take place on Thursday, March 11th at 5:00 p.m. Registrants will have access to the film in advance.

Be sure to enter the password you receive in your email when you are prompted to add a discount code before watching.

Access information will be sent to those registered on Monday prior to the Thursday zoom panel. If you register after Monday 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. Be sure to check your spam, clutter, or junk folder if you have not seen your registration email by 5:00.

 

About the film

Using interviews and rare archival footage, John Lewis: Good Trouble chronicles Lewis’ 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health-care reform and immigration. Using present-day interviews with Lewis, now 79 years old, Porter explores his childhood experiences, his inspiring family and his fateful meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957. In addition to her interviews with Lewis and his family, Porter’s primarily cinéma verité film also includes interviews with political leaders, Congressional colleagues, and other people who figure prominently in his life.

 

Celebrating Black History

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture and the department of African American Studies invite you to a special screening and discussion of the documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble. The documentary offers an intimate account of legendary U.S. Representative John Lewis’s life, legacy, and more than 60 years of extraordinary activism – from the bold teenager on the front lines of the Civil Rights movement to the legislative powerhouse.

After watching the documentary, join us in a panel discussion with Dr. Jelani Favors (Clayton State University), Dr. Kirstine Taylor (OU), E.B. Lewis, and Dr. Robin Muhammad (OU) on Thursday, March 11th, 5PM. We will discuss the legacy of John Lewis and the Civil Rights movement, the debates and questions within the movement, and the continuing relevance of these questions today.

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Sustainability Series: REBUILDING PARADISE

Watch Trailer Director: Ron Howard

 

Available to watch March 15th – 17th, 2021

Post-show Zoom discussion at 7:00PM on Wednesday, March 17th

 

How to watch

Watch free films from the Spring Sustainability Series lineup and participate in virtual discussions from home!

To participate, please register for each event using 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 the Zoom discussion. All Zoom discussions will take place on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. Registrants will have access to films in advance, though we recommend viewing the films on the day of the panel discussion.

Access information will be sent to those registered on Mondays prior to the Wednesday zoom panel. If you register after Monday 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. 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

Filmmaker Ron Howard profiles the first responders and the families affected by the wildfires that swept through Paradise, California in 2018. Open, honest, and emotional interviews unite with news footage to explore the human side of natural disaster and its after effects.

 

About the series

Athena Cinema, University Libraries and Environmental Studies Program present the 8th annual Sustainability Film Series.

In keeping with all previous series, each film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring faculty members, students and community members. The events will be virtual.

Following each film we invite audience members to join us for a virtual panel discussion hosted by faculty members, students and community members. Please join us for a conversation following these beautiful, thought-provoking and timely films.

The series is possible thanks to the support of: Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, OHIO Honors Program, Honors Tutorial College, Cutler Scholars, Office of Sustainability, Center for Campus & Community Engagement and others.

Free admission and post-show discussion, as part of the Spring Virtual Sustainability Series.

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Running Time: 95 min95 MIN
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A sincere and skillfully assembled tribute to a community's fortitude.

Leslie Felperin
Hollywood Reporter
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Sustainability Series: MOTHERLOAD

Watch Trailer Director: Liz Canning

 

Available to watch April 5th – 7th, 2021

Post-show Zoom discussion at 7:00PM on Wednesday, April 7th

 

How to watch

Watch free films from the Spring Sustainability Series lineup and participate in virtual discussions from home!

To participate, please register for each event using 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 the Zoom discussion. All Zoom discussions will take place on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. Registrants will have access to films in advance, though we recommend viewing the films on the day of the panel discussion.

Access information will be sent to those registered on Mondays prior to the Wednesday zoom panel. If you register after Monday 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. 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

MOTHERLOAD captures a new mother’s quest to understand the increasing isolation and disconnection of modern life, its planetary impact, and how cargo bikes could be an antidote.

Filmmaker Liz Canning cycled everywhere until she had twins in 2008. Motherhood was challenging, but to Liz hauling babies via car felt stifling. She Googled “family bike” and uncovered a global movement of people replacing cars with cargo bikes: long-frame bicycles designed for carrying heavy loads. Liz set out to learn more, and MOTHERLOAD was born.

Post-Show Discussion

Panelists for Wednesday night’s Zoom discussion include:

Nick Tepe, Director, Athens Public Libraries

Bob West/Rob Delach, Athens Bicycle Club

Paola Sofia Munoz Gamboa, MA, Environment Studies, Ohio U

Liz Canning, filmmaker, Motherload

 

 

About the series

Athena Cinema, University Libraries and Environmental Studies Program present the 8th annual Sustainability Film Series.

In keeping with all previous series, each film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring faculty members, students and community members. The events will be virtual.

Following each film we invite audience members to join us for a virtual panel discussion hosted by faculty members, students and community members. Please join us for a conversation following these beautiful, thought-provoking and timely films.

The series is possible thanks to the support of: Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, OHIO Honors Program, Honors Tutorial College, Cutler Scholars, Office of Sustainability, Center for Campus & Community Engagement and others.

Free admission and post-show discussion, as part of the Spring Virtual Sustainability Series.

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Running Time: 81 min81 MIN
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