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The Met: Live in HD: Berg’s WOZZECK

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Berg’s 20th-century shocker stars baritone Peter Mattei in the title role, with Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium and soprano Elza van den Heever as the long-suffering Marie.  Groundbreaking visual artist and director William Kentridge unveils a bold new staging set in an apocalyptic wasteland.

Admission $18 (students & children $8)

OHIO Student: Free

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

Special thanks to George Weckman and the following supporters:

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Running Time: 92 MIN92 MIN
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Women Pioneers: SELMA

Watch Trailer Director: Ava DuVernay
Cast: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth

SELMA is the story of a movement. The film chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement.

Free admission, as part of our Women Pioneers Series, celebrating 100 years of women’s suffrage.

Introduction by Kimberly K. Little, Ph.D., Associate Director and Associate Professor of Instruction for OU Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

This spring, the Athena is proud to present four profound films celebrating the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage. All shows feature intros and post-show talks, and all shows are free admission.

This series is sponsored by Ohio University Libraries, School of Film, Multicultural Center, Black Student Cultural Programming Board, Margaret Boyd Scholars, English Department, History Department, Women’s Center, and Arts for Ohio.

Click here for a full listing of events celebrating the centennial.

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Running Time: 128 minutes128 MIN
PG-13 Rated
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I have rarely seen a historical film that felt so populous and full of life, so alert to the tendrils of narrative that spread beyond the frame.

A.O. Scott
New York Times
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Sustainability Series: WILD AMSTERDAM

Watch Trailer Director: Mark Verkerk

In this eye-opening exploration of the wilder, often hidden side of Amsterdam, we discover that the bustling, historic capital of the Netherlands is home not only to colorful human beings but also to a rich and varied range of wildlife. Made by acclaimed wildlife filmmakers, Wild Amsterdam turns urban nature into a humorous and engaging experience for the whole family. You won’t look at Amsterdam, or even your own city, in the same way again!

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

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Running Time: 85 min85 MIN
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Stunning... truly gasp-inducing imagery.

Boyd van Hoeij
The Hollywood Reporter
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The Athena Cinema Presents A SPEAKEASY SOIRÉE

Join us for an unforgettable, one-night only event, featuring a rare collection of short films from the silent era accompanied by live music from local jazz musicians, The Eddy/Meyer Trio.

Cash Bar featuring signature cocktails with local spirits from West End Distillery, crafted by Nicholas Littlehouse.

The collection includes everything from fantasy to animation, slapstick and more. Enjoy claymation by Willis O’Brien (King Kong) distributed by Thomas Edison, George Melies’ (including TRIP TO THE MOON), Fatty Arbuckle, Charlie Chaplin and much more.

(Exact order is subject to change.)

1. Excelsior! The Price of Magicians – 02:13

2. Fatty and Mabel Adrift – 30:34

3. Now You Tell One – 21:02

4. RFD 10,000 B.C. – 08:38

5. The Extra-Quick Lunch – 05:36

6. The Pillar of Fire – 01:10

7. The Four Troublesome Heads – 01:05

8. The Infernal Cauldron – 01:49

9. The Inventor Crazybrain – 02:59

10. The Rink – 25:38

11. Whimsical Illusions – 05:07

12. A Trip to the Moon – 15:41

About the Artist

The Eddy/Meyer trio was formed in Athens, OH in the fall of 2018 by brothers Jake and Carter Eddy on guitar and bass and clarinetist, Andrew D. Meyer. Dedicated to energetic, swinging performances of traditional jazz and tunes from the Great American Songbook as well as European favorites by the likes of Django Reinhardt, the group has performed widely throughout Ohio and West Virginia, and has broadcast performances further afield via live radio and web broadcasts.

Friday, January 31st, $10.00 admission. Pre-seating starts at 6:00PM, performance begins at 7:00PM. This event features an intermission.

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The Met: Live in HD: The Gershwins’ PORGY AND BESS

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The Gershwins’ modern American masterpiece has its first Met performances in almost three decades, starring bass-baritone Eric Owens and soprano Angel Blue in the title roles. Director James Robinson’s  stylish production transports audiences to Catfish Row, a setting vibrant with the music, dancing,  emotion, and heartbreak of its inhabitants.

Admission $18 (students & children $8)

OHIO Student: Free

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

This event features a cash bar with signature cocktails and local spirits from West End Distillery, crafted by Nicholas Littlehouse. Please join us prior to the broadcast for an informal patron appreciation event:

Beginning at 11:45AM, light refreshments and a cash bar will be offered in the Athena Cinema lobby prior to the 12:55PM streaming of the series’ The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess.

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Running Time: 195 MIN195 MIN
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MAIDEN with Dr. Claire Warren-Russell

Watch Trailer Director: Alex Holmes
Cast: Tracy Edwards, Jeni Mundy, Mikaela Von Koskull

In 1989, the very idea of a competitive all-female sailboat crew was nearly inconceivable to the manly world of open-ocean yacht racing. They’d never make it to the start of the Whitbread Round the World Race, much less survive to the finish. They’d never find funding. They didn’t have the strength or skill. They’d die at sea. Did that many professional female sailors even exist?

Maiden is the story of Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, who became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989.

An encore screening of the hit summer documentary in celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Maiden’s doctor and crew member Dr. Claire Warren-Russell will host a Q&A after the film.

Sponsored by Athens Community Arts, Parks, & Recreation. Free admission!

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Running Time: 97 MIN97 MIN
PG Rated
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An all-women crew knocked the sexist world on its ass by winning this 1989 yacht race. This dazzling doc from director Alex Holmes proves these female pioneers are still a cause for celebration.

Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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Sustainability Series: THE STORY OF PLASTIC

Watch Trailer Director: Deia Schlosberg

The Story of Plastic is a seething expose uncovering the ugly truth behind the current global plastic pollution crisis. Striking footage shot over three continents illustrates the ongoing catastrophe: fields full of garbage, veritable mountains of trash; rivers and seas clogged with waste; and skies choked with the poisonous runoff from plastic production and recycling processes with no end in sight. Original animations, interviews with experts and activists, and never-before-filmed scenes reveal the disastrous consequences of the flood of plastic smothering ecosystems and poisoning communities around the world – and the global movement rising up in response.

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

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QUEEN & SLIM

Watch Trailer Director: Melina Matsoukas
Cast: Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner-Smith

While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man (Get Out’s Daniel Kaluuya) and a black woman (Jodie Turner-Smith, in her first starring feature-film role), are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee, and the woman, a criminal defense lawyer, are forced to go on the run. But the incident is captured on video and goes viral, and the couple unwittingly become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people across the country.

QUEEN & SLIM will not show Monday, December 30th thru Wednesday, January 1st.

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Running Time: 133 min133 MIN
R Rated
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Game-changing work from screenwriter Lena Waithe, director Melina Matsoukas and actors Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith turn this tale of an outlaw couple on the run in Trump's racially charged America into incendiary protest art

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THE MOUNTAIN MINOR

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The Mountain Minor is a realistic and heartwarming story about one person and his family that tells the story about the many people and families of Appalachia who left their homes in the 1920s-1950s and migrated to urban Midwestern centers to survive, most never to return to the land and life they loved. (Credit)

One night only, featuring pre-show music from Wright, Hamilton, Hoffman, and Beard and a post-show Q&A with director Dale Farmer! Admission $10.

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The mountain scenery is beautiful, the real-life cultural depictions are enlightening, and the music is incredible.

Fiddling For Older Folks
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