the athena cinema
fall 2016
EDUCATE ENTERTAIN ENGAGE
admission & discounts The Athena Cinema has several levels of ticketing. Our Friends of the Athena Members will receive the lowest price admission, always.
$4.00
FRIENDS OF THE ATHENA MEMBERS
$6.50
ADULT
$5.50
CHILD/SENIOR Children under 12 years of age or Senior Citizens over 60 years of age qualify for this discount. Please let us know when you purchase your tickets if you qualify.
$5.00
MATINEE ADMISSION Matinee shows are those starting before 6:00 p.m.
$4.00
$4 TUESDAYS We offer a discount to ALL shows, EVERY Tuesday. Admission is $4.00 to any event. This cannot be combined with other coupons or discounts.
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FREE POPCORN WEDNESDAYS The Athena proudly serves Ohio Grown Heirloom popcorn brought to you by Shagbark Seed and Mill. On Wednesdays, we offer one small popcorn with the purchase of a ticket. This offer does not apply to free admission events.
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FREE ADMISSION Many of our events are sponsored by academic or community partners but we ticket every event at the cinema. We are proud to offer lowcost educational and entertainment options to the OHIO and Athens communities. Please remember to arrive early to ensure tickets will be available.
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arts for ohio MANY EVENTS AT THE ATHENA OFFER FREE ADMISSION THANKS TO THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF ARTS FOR OHIO
Ohio University recognizes and supports the arts as a central component of the intellectual and social life of our community and has funded the Arts for OHIO initiative.
This funding allows the College of Fine Arts to more fully integrate the arts into the culture and fabric of Ohio University by offering students free admission to our events while expanding and enhancing our offerings for our entire community.
ticketing & hours Tickets are available at the concessions stand in the lobby of the Athena Cinema during regular business hours (Monday–Friday, 4:00–10:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 2:30–10:00 p.m.). Hours are subject to change during summer and winter breaks and on holidays. The Athena Cinema has a limited capacity in each of the three theaters and tickets are required for all events at the theater. Patrons are encouraged to secure tickets in advance of screenings or special events. In the event that all tickets have been issued for a free screening, patrons may be wait-listed to see if seats are available. Patrons with tickets must be in the theater at the start time of the screening or their seat will not be guaranteed. FREE ADMISSION EVENTS Tickets for free admission events are made available one week in advance. There is a limit of two tickets per person for each free event. ADVANCE TICKET SALES If you wish to purchase tickets ahead of time by credit card, you may call the Athena office during daytime hours to purchase tickets over the telephone. Office hours are 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Please be aware that we cannot guarantee someone will be able to take your order by phone and the best way to guarantee a ticket is to purchase one in person during business hours. Our weekly email is the best way to keep up with upcoming shows and special events. Sign up at ATHENACINEMA.COM. For additional ticketing information, please call (740) 592-5106 FOR SHOW TIMES, or reach our OFFICE AT (740) 594-7382. The Athena Cinema is located at 20 S. COURT ST., ATHENS, OH 45701. Visit our WEBSITE AT WWW.ATHENACINEMA.COM or EMAIL US AT ATHENACINEMA@OHIO.EDU.
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ACCESSIBILITY THE ATHENA IS FULLY ACCESSIBLE TO WHEELCHAIRS. The Athena is dedicated to offering a positive theater-going experience to all our patrons. In order to offer an inclusive experience for everyone, we offer the following options when available. Please note that studios do not offer captioning and audio descriptive technology with all of their films. Please visit the pages of individual films on our website to find out which of of the following options are available for use with each film. Open Caption (OC) Mondays The movie’s dialogue and key sounds are superimposed as text over the screen images. Films enabled with open captions will have all screenings on Mondays played with text on the screen. Check individual film pages on our website to see if they can run Open Captions on Mondays.
PARKING Court Street is one-way (south to north). During the school year parking spots can be hard to come by. Parking is available in the Athens City Parking Garage on W. Washington Street. The parking garage is available for public parking 24 hours per day. Spaces are metered, so remember your quarters! The Parking Garage is centrally located: from Court Street, turn right onto Washington. The garage is on the right.
CONCESSIONS We are proud to offer locally produced concessions whenever possible. We serve Shagbark Seed and Mill Popcorn and Silver Bridge Coffee. We do not allow outside concessions, although special arrangements can be made in advance to cater special events. We also offer a concession tab service for private events.
CaptiView® Closed Caption (CV) The CaptiView system consists of a small OLED display on a bendable support arm that fits into the theater seat cup holder. The easy-to-read screen is equipped with a high contrast display that comes with a privacy visor so it can be positioned directly in front the movie patron with minimal impact or distraction to neighboring patrons. Audio Description (AD) Headset delivers personal narration throughout the film. Our Fidelio system works wirelessly in theater enabling blind and visually impaired moviegoers to hear the descriptions on headsets from any seat in the theater. Assistive Listening (AL) Headset amplifies the film’s audio. Our Fidelio system works wirelessly in the theater amplifying the film’s audio to any seat in theater. Subtitles (ST) Textual versions of the dialogue are displayed in English on the bottom of the screen. This applies mostly to foreign language films. Please call ahead to confirm availability and make arrangements. 740-594-7382 AC CE S S I BI L IT Y, PA RKI N G & CO N CE S S I ON S
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admissions and discounts, arts for ohio ticketing & hours accessibility, parking & concessions letter from the director fall sustainability film series fall sustainability guest speakers drop your shorts fall film division screenings ou family weekends food on film spotlight on documentary - miss sharon jones! sustainability studies featured event dĂŠjĂ view - cult classic series spotlight on documentary - author: the jt leroy story the wind will carry us
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another kind of girl collective aifvf artist in residence 43rd athens international film + video festival science on screen spotlight on documentary - documented index of films the athena cinema support fund fall proposal information friends of athena membership program staff of the athena, thank yous
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regular admission free admission* discounted admission guest speaker *Please note that free admission shows are ticketed and patrons are encouraged to arrive early to ensure a seat.
letter from the director Welcome to 2016 at the Athena! It’s been a fantastic summer of movies here at the Athena. I got the chance to see several great pictures but one of my favorites was The Hunt for the Wilderpeople and I enthusiastically recommend it. It is a little movie with big heart and I loved seeing it with my big sister. The movie would have been delightful on its own but watching it with my favorite person to laugh with was a special treat. Thank you to everyone in the community who came out to support our sold-out screening of Arcadia by Marietta filmmaker Andy Hall. And thank you to Andy and our own talented Yang Miller (who played the lead) for bringing great local work to our screen this summer. In the past, we’ve presented retrospectives of noted directors but this fall we decided to mix up our programming and the result is Déjà View, our cult classics series. By broadening the scope of our offerings for this series, we hope to play something for everyone and bring new audiences to the theater. The series is like a favorite mix tape. Remember those? Like a beloved mix tape, we hope Déjà View brings back fun memories and creates some new ones. These films look great on the big screen — and there is something magical about watching them in a darkened theater with friends. We are welcoming back the Sustainability Series with a lineup of films carefully curated to bring you the best environmental documentaries of the year. We will be hosting several other documentaries for special, one-night engagements, so mark your calendar for Miss Sharon Jones! and Author: The JT Leroy Story. I hope you had a lovely, relaxing summer and that you have a moment to look through our program and select a film or two (or three) to check out this fall. If I can’t convince you, the Athena’s enduring presence on Court Street 101 years after its Grand Opening is certainly a testament to the enriching tradition of theatergoing. Come visit us. See you at the movies! Alexandra Kamody Director
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fall sustainability series THE COMMON EXPERIENCE PROJECT ON SUSTAINABILITY IS HAPPY TO PRESENT A GREAT LINEUP OF DOCUMENTARY FILMS THIS FALL. The project goal is to create an engaging and educational experience for students, faculty, staff and the regional community. Attendees will acquire a deeper understanding of the current issues and concepts related to sustainability. No matter how much or how little you know about these issues, the films present an accessible avenue to learn about the topics presented.
Racing Extinction
The films explore the intersection of the environment and sustainability through consumer demands and biodiversity, social justice, forest protections and grass roots innovation, energy production and industry control, species impacts and educational approaches to problem solving and engagement. Each film is pertinent to the challenges facing us, chosen for its beauty and current relevance. Following each showing a panel discussion or talk with the film producer or filmmaker is offered to the audience. This year we are welcoming director Eve Morgenstern (Cheshire, Ohio) and producer Todd Walters (International Peace Parks Expeditions) as well as a variety of faculty, students and community members who share in the discussion and exploration of each film.
RACING EXTINCTION Louie Psihoyos / 87 Minutes OscarŽ-winning director Louie Psihoyos (The Cove) assembles a team of artists and activists on an undercover operation to expose the hidden world of endangered species and the race to protect them against mass extinction. Spanning the globe to infiltrate the world’s most dangerous black markets and using high tech tactics to document the link between carbon emissions and species extinction, Racing Extinction reveals stunning, never-before seen images that truly change the way we see the world. Sept. 7th at 7:00 pm Panel Discussion to follow film screening.
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FOREST PRESERVATION EXPLORED: 3 FILMS SEPT. 21 ST AT 7:00 PM I AM CHUT WUTTY Fran Lambrick / 57 Minutes In Cambodia’s Prey Lang Forest deforestation is devastating the lives of the indigenous population. Environmental activist Chut Wutty is determined to fight the illegal practices of logging companies but when investigating a secret military-controlled logging site, Wutty is shot dead. The film follows Wutty’s fierce battle against illegal logging in an extraordinary tale of one person’s courageous battle to save Cambodia’s forests. Following Wutty through the campaigns which ultimately led to his death, I am Chut Wutty offers inspiring insight into his battle against the destruction of Cambodia’s forests.
EARTH, WATER, WOMAN Sarah Feinbloom & Alexandra Swati Guild / 23 Minutes This film tells the inspiring story of a sustainable agro-forestry community in Trinidad & Tobago West Indies, called Fondes Amandes, led by a charismatic Rastafarian woman, Akilah Jaramogi. Three decades ago Akilah settled on a barren, deforested hillside, blighted with floods in the rainy season and fires in the dry season. Together with her late husband, Tacuma, they started a family and reforested over 150 acres, restoring health to the hills and the watershed just outside the capital city of Port-of-Spain. When her husband died, Akilah continued this great work, initiating the Fondes Amandes Community Reforestation Project (FACRP), training community members as stewards of the forests and waters. Today Fondes Amandes is a thriving village atop a flourishing forest of 150 acres where residents have planted about 60,000 seedlings over the past thirty years. This documentary urges young viewers everywhere to examine opportunities in the face of challenges.
A FOREST RETURNS Jean Andrews
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A Forest Returns follows the environmental and social conditions that led to the establishment of the Wayne National Forest and the region’s evolving relationship with the land and forests told by local conservationist Ora Anderson. By local filmmaker Jean Andrews. Panel discussion to follow film screenings.
FA L L S U S TA I N A BI L IT Y S E RI E S
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energy, social justice & community buyout in athens’ backyard
Cheshire, Ohio
CHESHIRE, OHIO Eve Morgenstern (Director in attendance) / 78 Minutes Examination of the sellout of a community in the shadows of one of the largest coal-fired power plants in the nation, 30 minutes from Athens. A gun toting 83-year old woman refuses to sell her house to the power plant next door but the plant has moved ahead its 20 million dollar deal to buy out most of Cheshire and bulldoze all the homes. What happened in this Ohio River town overrun by one of the largest coal-fired power plants in the world? A story of money, power, corporate dominance of American life and the increasingly difficult choices we face surrounding the environment, Cheshire, Ohio makes us think twice about home. October 5th at 7:00 pm Panel discussion with director Eve Morgenstern and selected guest to follow film screening.
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THE LAST OCEAN
Peter Young / 88 Minutes
The Ross Sea, Antarctica is the most pristine stretch of ocean on Earth. A vast, frozen landscape that teems with life – whales, seals and penguins carving out a place on the very edge of existence. Largely untouched by humans, it is one of the last places where the delicate balance of nature prevails. But an international fishing fleet has recently found its way to the Ross Sea. It is targeting Antarctic toothfish, sold as Chilean sea bass in up-market restaurants around the world. The catch is so lucrative it is known as white gold. Unless fishing is stopped the natural balance of the Ross Sea will be lost forever. Scientists, a photographer and a filmmaker form ‘the Last Ocean’ and begin a campaign taking on the commercial fishers and governments in a race to protect Earth’s last untouched ocean from our insatiable appetite for fish. October 19th at 7:00 pm / Panel discussion to follow film screening.
INTERNATIONAL PEACE PARKS EXPEDITIONS, 3 SHORT FILMS TRANSCENDING BOUNDARIES: Perspectives from Parque Internacional La Amistad (13 minutes) TRANSCENDING BOUNDARIES: Perspectives from the Central Albertine Rift Transfrontier Protected Area Network (24 minutes) TRANSCENDING BOUNDARIES: Perspectives from Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park (13 minutes) A microdocumentary series exploring transboundary conservation, environmental peacebuilding and cross border cooperation amongst stakeholders from their varied perspectives. November 2nd at 7:00 pm Panel discussion with Todd Walters (Founder and Executive Director of International Peace Park Expeditions) to follow film screenings.
TRUE COST Andrew Morgan / 92 Minutes This is a story about clothing. It’s about the clothes we wear, the people who make them, and the impact the industry is having on our world. The price of clothing has been decreasing for decades, while the human and environmental costs have grown dramatically. True Cost is a groundbreaking documentary film that pulls back the curtain on the untold story and asks us to consider: who really pays the price for our clothing? Filmed in countries all over the world, from the brightest runways to the darkest slums, and featuring interviews with the world’s leading influencers including Stella McCartney, Livia Firth and Vandana Shiva. November 16th: Panel discussion to follow film screening.
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fall sustainability series guest speakers EVE MORGENSTERN Director, “Cheshire, Ohio” EVE MORGENSTERN is a photographer and filmmaker from Brooklyn, NY. She received a BA from Vassar College and an MFA from The San Francisco Art Institute. She was a 2010 LMCC Workspace resident and a MacDowell Colony resident in 2009. Her photography project, Facades of Crises, had its Museum premiere at Bildmuseet in Umeå, Sweden in 2011-2012. Her film work has been awarded grants from The New York State Council on the Arts, The Anthony Radziwill Documentary Fund, The Park Foundation, and The New York Council for the Humanities.
& TODD WALTERS Founder & Executive Director, IPPE TODD WALTERS is the Founder and Executive Director of International Peace Park Expeditions (IPPE) an organization that applies experiential learning within international peace parks to foster an interdisciplinary approach to leadership and collaboration, build a network dedicated to the advancement of peace parks, and support the development of local communities. Walters holds a Masters in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from the School of International Service at American University, where he focused his research on International Peace Parks and Environmental Peacebuilding. He is a National Outdoor Leadership School certified adventure guide with wilderness first responder (WFR) medical training, and has led expeditions around the globe. He wrote the entry “Experiential Peacebuilding” for the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace. Founder and Executive Director of International Peace Park Expeditions, Inc. Chair of IPPE Inc Board of Directors, 2010 to Present.
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International Peace Park Expeditions
THE COMMON EXPERIENCE PROJECT ON SUSTAINABILITY IS AN INITIATIVE DEVELOPED BY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE. PARTNERS INCLUDE: Environmental Studies, Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, Alden Library, Arts and Sciences: Sustainability Studies, Food Theme, Ohio Sense of Place, Office of Sustainability.
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drop your shorts community submitted content Illustration by Chris Monday
SUBMIT! To submit to Drop Your Shorts, send an online link to your short film (12 minutes or under).
Your Little Film On Our Big Screen!
We’ll review your submission and ask for a quality QuickTime file for exhibition.
SEND YOUR SUBMISSION TO: Yang Miller Subject: Drop Your Shorts submission millery@ohio.edu
Preferred format is Quicktime Prores 422.
EVENT:
October 16th at 7:00 pm The Drop Your Shorts event will be a chance for the public to show any original work onscreen that is submitted two weeks prior to the event.
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Hosted by Yang Miller. $5 Admission Prize: The audience will vote to select the winning film. The grand prize winner will have their film (12 minute max) featured nightly at the Athena for one month before one of our nationally distributed feature films.
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Fall Film Division Screenings The Ohio University Film Division fosters an educational environment of creativity, diversity, and excellence. Our students are passionate and disciplined; their styles are eclectic. The only Ohio filmmaking formula is the convergence of technical expertise and skilled visual storytelling. Within this rigorous setting, our students examine and develop motion pictures as an art form, educational tool, and vehicle for social change.
FIRST YEAR SCREENINGS
SECOND YEAR SCREENINGS
First year students in the Film Division go through “boot camp.� They all take a prescribed series of classes in production, sound, editing, acting, directing, screenwriting, producing, and film studies. During this intensive foundation-building year, they are also compiling a creative portfolio under fairly strict guidelines that includes two 16mm narrative films and a high-def observational documentary.
In their second year of the MFA Film program, students make short film projects that focus on their emerging areas of interest and specialization. From idea to script to production to post-production, these films develop over the course of a year until they are premiered at the Athena Cinema.
October 1st at 7:00
November 5th at 7:00
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OU family weekends PARENTS WEEKEND
MONTY PYTHON & THE HOLY GRAIL: QUOTE-ALONG Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones / 91 Minutes The delightfully wacky Monty Python and the Holy Grail is coming to the Athena this fall for OU Parents Weekend! Join us for a very special quote-along version of the widely beloved film, featuring official Monty Python guidebooks and “coconut clackers.” Whether it’s your first time or your fiftieth time seeing this movie, the Athena invites you to join the quest for the holy grail. September 23rd & 24th at 7:00 pm
DADS WEEKEND
THE BLUES BROTHERS John Landis / 133 Minutes Jake and Elwood are on a mission from God. Make it your mission to see this classic on the big screen. Relive every hilarious moment and every swingin’ musical number this OU Dads Weekend at the Athena. Black suit and tie optional, sense of adventure required.
November 4th & 5th at 7:00 pm
SIBS WEEKEND
COMING SOON: HARRY POTTER MARATHON PART II It’s back! This upcoming OU Sibs Weekend, the Athena Cinema Harry Potter Marathon will return for a second year. Save the date and participate in the noon-to-midnight marathon, featuring trivia games by the OU HP Alliance, special concessions, costume contest and more.
February 4th
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food on film:
BIG NIGHT Stanley Tucci & Campbell Scott / 109 Minutes
In order to save their failing restaurant, two brothers must put aside their differences and pull off a perfect restaurant service when a famous musician comes to visit. The film is known for its tantalizing images of authentic Italian food, and has been credited with sparking the conversation surrounding authenticity and creativity in the kitchen. Before it was ritual to snap photographs of our dinner plates and post them to social media before dessert, Big Night foreshadowed our society's current fascination with food culture. Sponsored by : Food Studies Theme & The Atrium CafĂŠ September 28th at 7:00 Intro & Panel Discussion
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spotlight on documentary:
miss sharon jones! SPECIAL, ONE-NIGHT ONLY ENGAGEMENT
Barbara Kopple / 94 Minutes
Two-time Academy Award-Winner® Barbara Kopple (Harlan County USA, American Dream) follows Grammy-nominated R&B dynamo Sharon Jones during the most courageous year of her life. Often compared to the legendary James Brown because of her powerful and energetic performances, Sharon Jones is no stranger to challenge. For years her music career struggled as she was kept in the wings by a music industry that branded her “too short, too black, too fat.” After decades of working odd jobs, from a corrections officer to a wedding singer, Sharon had a middle-aged breakthrough after joining forces with Brooklyn R&B outfit The Dap-Kings. In 2013, on the eve of the release of the muchanticipated album Give the People What They Want, Sharon was diagnosed with a lifethreatening illness. Miss Sharon Jones! is a triumphant crowd-pleaser that captures an irrepressible human spirit as she battles back to where she belongs: center stage. September 10th at 7:00 pm Tickets are $8.00 except for members who always pay the lowest price of $4.00! *There are a limited number of tickets available; tickets may be purchased in advance.
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sustainability studies featured event
HOW TO LET GO OF THE WORLD AND LOVE ALL THE THINGS CLIMATE CAN’T CHANGE
Josh Fox / 125 minutes The Sustainability Studies Theme is pleased to bring Oscar-nominated director Josh Fox’s latest film, How to Let Go of the World and Love All The Things Climate Can’t Change, to the Athena. Josh Fox (Gasland) continues in his deeply personal style, investigating climate change – one of the greatest challenges ever faced by mankind. Traveling to 12 countries on 6 continents, the film acknowledges that it may be too late to stop some of the worst consequences and asks, what is it that climate change can’t destroy? What is so deep within us that no calamity can take it away? The 125-minute film will be followed by a panel discussion. October 26th at 7:00 pm Panel discussion to follow film screening. Sponsored by : The Sustainability Studies Theme in partnership with the Common Experience Project on Sustainability.
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déjà view:
cult classic series
out·sid·er
Pink Flamingos
MANY OF THESE FILMS WERE PRODUCED ON LOW BUDGETS BY RELATIVELY UNKNOWN DIRECTORS BUT THEY SEIZED OUR IMAGINATIONS AND NEVER LET GO.
Shock value may have put them on the map but their lasting relevance is a testament to a deeper resonance. There is more to these films than sex, violence and potty humor. They are about, by and for the outsiders. They celebrate the freak and delight in the different. And they do so with pride, triumph and joy, and a fair amount of filth and fun.
PINK FLAMINGOS John Waters / 93 Minutes When notorious Baltimore criminal Divine is named “The Filthiest Person Alive” by a tabloid, a deranged couple schemes to steal her title. When the low-budget film was released it shocked audiences with its unchecked obscenity but but resounded with audiences as Waters declared war on oppressive middle class values and celebrated misfits and nonconformity with defiant delight. September 22nd at 7:00 pm
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mis·fit
WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE Todd Solondz / 90 Minutes Twelve-year-old Dawn Wiener is ignored by her parents and harassed by her schoolmates. Dawn is awkwardly courted by Brandon, who expresses his affection for her in confusing and inappropriate ways. Dawn ditches Brandon when she falls for the older, popular Steve Rodgers, who has a reputation for promiscuity. September 29th at 7:00 pm
PULP FICTION Quentin Tarantino 154 Minutes Criminals, nobodies, and gangsters in Los Angeles converge in this dark comedy.
October 6th at 7:00 pm
DONNIE DARKO Richard Kelly 113 minutes After surviving a freak accident, a teenage boy in suburbia has visions of a large bunny rabbit named Frank that tells him the world will end in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds. October 13th at 7:00 pm
D É JÀ V I E W: C U LT C L A S SIC SE R IE S
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EDWARD SCISSORHANDS Tim Burton / 105 minutes
out·li·er noun a person or thing situated away or detached from the main body or system. "less accessible islands and outliers" · a person or thing differing from all other members of a particular group or set. "an outlier in Faulkner's body of work"
Edward Scissorhands
Left in isolation when his inventor and father dies, a gentle young man with scissors for hands lives in a castle on a hill. A door-to-door Avon saleswoman finds him and welcomes him into her home in suburbia. Edward’s sweet nature and artistic talents help him make friends but he suffers at the hands of some cruel neighbors who who turn on him. Starring Vincent Price, Johnny Depp, Diane Wiest and Winona Ryder. October 20th at 7:00 pm
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW Jim Sharman / 100 Minutes “Let’s do the timewarp again.” A young couple’s car breaks down outside the mansion of the eccentric transvestite scientist, Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Give yourself over to absolute pleasure and experience The Rocky Horror Picture Show, a strange, psychedelic cinematic wonder. October 27th at 7:00 pm
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WAYNE’S WORLD Penelope Spheeris / 94 Minutes “Wayne’s World! Wayne’s World! Party time! Excellent!” When Wayne and Garth’s public access show is picked up by a big-name producer, they struggle to maintain their identity and fend off corporate cronies. November 3rd at 7:00 pm
THE BIG LEBOWSKI
Joel & Ethan Coen / 117 Minutes
“The Dude abides.” When the most righteous dude in Los Angeles is mistaken for a millionaire whose wife owes money to some very dangerous men, his carefree lifestyle is uprooted. With Nihilists and a soiled rug, white Russians and bowling balls, this quote-worthy classic is noted for becoming richer with each subsequent viewing. November 10th at 7:00 pm
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spotlight on documentary
author: the jt leroy story
A TIGHTLY WOVEN AND ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE YARN. – STEVEN ZEITCHIK, LOS ANGELES TIMES
Jeff Feuerzeig / 110 minutes New York magazine’s October 2005 issue sent shockwaves through the literary world when it unmasked “it boy” wunderkind JT LeRoy, whose tough prose about his sordid childhood had captivated icons and luminaries internationally. It turned out LeRoy didn’t actually exist. He was dreamed up by 40-year-old San Francisco punk rocker and phone sex operator, Laura Albert. October 15th, 7:00
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abbas kiarostami's the wind will carry us
THE WIND WILL CARRY US REQUIRES THE REVERENT DARKNESS & COMMUNAL SOLITUDE OF A THEATER. -NEW YORK TIMES
Abbas Kiarostami / 118 minutes
About Kiarostami
Palme d'Or winning-director Abbas Kiarostami’s acclaimed film documents the arrival of an engineer and his colleagues from Tehran in a remote village in Iranian Kurdistan. Assumed by the locals with whom they form an ambivalent relationship to be archaeologists or telecom engineers, the visitors’ behavior and keen interest in the health of an ailing old woman appear strange and their true motives are shrouded in mystery. Haunting and visually stunning, The Wind Will Carry Us is an absorbing abstract meditation on life and death and the divisions between tradition and modernity that stands among Kiarostami’s best works.
Abbas Kiarostami was a legendary Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer, and poet. His death this summer, shocked and saddened the Iranian and international film communities. He was ranked 6th in The Guardian’s list of the world's 40 best directors. “The highest ranking non-American, and one of the most respected film-makers working today - by his peers if not the general public”, and considered as “… the most influential and controversial post-revolutionary Iranian filmmaker and one of the most highly celebrated directors in the international film community of the last decade”.
September 20th, 7:00 The film will be preceded by a short introduction
FREE ADMISSION SPONSORED BY: The Iranian (Persian) Student Society and Arts for Ohio
S POT L I G HT O N D O CU M E NTA RY
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The Athens Center for Film + Video presents: AIFVF visiting filmmaker series
another kind of girl collective
with laura doggett in person for post film discussion
Only two years into the war, over 3,500 journalists had traveled through the Camp Za'atari to tell stories of the Syrian people who were forced out of their country to live in exile in Jordan. The stories told were somewhat black and white and largely tragic. In response to the mainstream media reporting of the refugee experience, two workshops were organized to give Syrian girls living as refugees in Jordan's camps and urban areas cameras and the chance to tell their own stories. The workshops, one in Jordan’s Za’atari Refugee Camp and the other in the city of Irbid in northern Jordan, engaged Syrian girls in artistic and technical training in photo and video to reflect on and tell their own stories in first person. With cameras, microphones and pens in hand, the girls set out to document their everyday lives – how it looks, feels and sounds from the ground, at the heart of their world. For these girls, storytelling offers the possibility not just to change the trajectories of their own personal stories but to offer this possibility of change to other girls, and to give alternative ways of seeing to people in their communities and to the world beyond. The workshops were developed and facilitated by documentary filmmaker/educator Laura Doggett with documentary animator/educator Tasneem Toghoj.
FEATURING THE FILMS OF:
Marah Al Hassan, Khaldiya Jibawi,
Thursday September 15th at 7:00 PM
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Raghad Al Khatib, Walaa Al Alawi,
Bushra Al Masri, Rafif Al Fadel,
Muna Al Hariri
The Athens Center for Film + Video presents: AIFVF Artist in Residence
Ikhbayar Urchuud, Mongolia.
Ikhbayar Urchuud addresses issues of contemporary Mongolian society through his cinematic vision. His recent feature documentary, Uran Khas (The Will to Art), is an observation of the lives and resurgent shamanist interests of featured contemporary Mongolian artists. The film was presented during the 2015 Berlinale Talents master class. He is also actively involved in community engagement programs for disadvantaged youth which assist in the development of life skills and creativity. He is the founding director of the Golden Reel International Underground Film Festival encouraging international cooperation among experimental filmmakers in Mongolia and abroad though a slate of experimental short films. Urchuud comes to Athens from Mongolia for a month this Fall as part of the highly competitive CEC ArtsLink program. CEC ArtsLink promotes international communication and understanding through collaborative, innovative arts projects for mutual benefit. They support and produce programs that encourage the exchange of visual and performing artists and cultural managers in the United States and 37 countries overseas. As an international organization, CEC ArtsLink believes that the arts are a society's most deliberate and complex means of communication and that the work of artists and arts administrators can help nations overcome long histories of reciprocal distrust, insularity and conflict. Thursday November 9 th at 7:00 PM
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A SCIENCE MOVIE MASH-UP
The Science on Screen SM program pairs feature films and documentaries with presentations by renown scientific experts and technological innovators. The Science on Screen SM events are fun and engaging and offer our dynamic speakers an unexpected jumping point to teach us about their field of expertise in a way that is accessible to a diverse audience. The Athena’s program was featured on an episode of NPR’s Science Friday!
FALL EVENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN SEPTEMBER. Visit athenacinema.com for more information.
Science on Screen SM is a project of the Coolidge Corner Theater and is supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
FREE ADMISSION SPONSORED BY:
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spotlight on documentary:
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Jose Antonio Vargas, Ann Raffaela Lupo / 89 Minutes In 2011, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas outed himself as an undocumented immigrant in an essay published in the New York Times Magazine. Documented chronicles his journey to America from the Philippines as a child; his journey through America as an immigration reform activist; and his journey inward as he re-connects with his mother, who he hasn't seen in person in over 20 years. Sponsored by Alden Library and the LGBT Center October 12th at 5:00 pm
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index of films SEPTEMBER
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FALL SUSTAINABILITY SERIES - RACING EXTINCTION 7:00pm Wednesday
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SPOTLIGHT ON DOCUMENTARY - MISS SHARON JONES! 7:00pm Saturday
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SPOTLIGHT ON DOCUMENTARY - ANOTHER KIND OF GIRL COLLECTIVE 7:00pm Thursday
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THE WIND WILL CARRY US 7:00pm Tuesday
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FALL SUSTAINABILITY SERIES - I AM CHUT WUTTY, EARTH WATER WOMAN, A FOREST RETURNS 7:00pm Wednesday
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DÉJÀ VIEW - PINK FLAMINGOS 7:00pm Thursday
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OU PARENTS WEEKEND - MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL: QUOTE-ALONG 7:00pm Friday
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OU PARENTS WEEKEND - MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL: QUOTE-ALONG 7:00pm Saturday
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FOOD ON FILM - BIG NIGHT 7:00pm Wednesday
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DÉJÀ VIEW - WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE 7:00pm Thursday
OCTOBER
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FILM DIVISION SCREENINGS - FIRST YEAR SCREENINGS 7:00pm Saturday
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FALL SUSTAINABILITY SERIES - CHESHIRE, OHIO 7:00pm Wednesday
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DÉJÀ VIEW - PULP FICTION 7:00pm Thursday
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SPOTLIGHT ON DOCUMENTARY - DOCUMENTED 5:00pm Wednesday
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DÉJÀ VIEW - DONNIE DARKO 7:00pm Thursday
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SPOTLIGHT ON DOCUMENTARY - AUTHOR: THE JT LEROY STORY 7:00pm Saturday
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DROP YOUR SHORTS 7:00pm Sunday
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FALL SUSTAINABILITY SERIES - THE LAST OCEAN 7:00pm Wednesday
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DÉJÀ VIEW - EDWARD SCISSORHANDS 7:00pm Thursday
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FALL SUSTAINABILITY SERIES - HOW TO LET GO OF THE WORLD 7:00pm Wednesday
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DÉJÀ VIEW - ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW 7:00pm Thursday
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The Big Lebowski
NOVEMBER
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FALL SUSTAINABILITY SERIES - INTERNATIONAL PEACE PARKS EXPEDITIONS 7:00pm Wednesday
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DÉJÀ VIEW - WAYNE’S WORLD 7:00pm Thursday
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OU DADS WEEKEND - THE BLUES BROTHERS 7:00pm Friday
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OU DADS WEEKEND - THE BLUES BROTHERS 7:00pm Saturday
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FILM DIVISION SCREENINGS - SECOND YEAR SCREENINGS 7:00pm Saturday
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AIFVF ARTIST IN RESIDENCE - IKHBAYAR URCHUUD 7:00pm Thursday
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DÉJÀ VIEW - THE BIG LEBOWSKI 7:00pm Thursday
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FALL SUSTAINABILITY SERIES - TRUE COST 7:00pm Wednesday
DECEMBER
HOLIDAY FAMILY SERIES - COMING SOON!
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THE ATHENA CINEMA SUPPORT FUND The non-profit Athena Cinema’s mission is to serve the Athens and OHIO community by offering a shared space in Uptown Athens where patrons can take part in a wide array of filmgoing experiences and participate in programs that create an atmosphere of dialogue. The Athena Cinema screens documentary, independent, classic, foreign and local films. It hosts OHIO student screenings, environmental panels, and the 43-year-old Athens International Film + Video Festival. It maintains a commitment to sustainability and offers locally grown popcorn and concessions whenever possible.
These community programs are possible through your support. To donate to the Athena Cinema Support fund, go to athenacinema.com/ join-support/athena-cinema-support-fund/ Anyone who makes a donation of over $500 is eligible for a dedicated “Thank You” pre-show slide at the theater, featuring their logo, name and any relevant information. Special thanks to the Kleinpenny educational fund for making this support fund possible.
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Pulp Fiction
PROPOSAL INFORMATION FOR SPRING SEMESTER EVENTS Have you ever wanted to be a film programmer? Last year the Athena unveiled a new programmatic partnership model, allowing partners to plan film series and events of their choosing. The Athena Cinema has partnered with Ohio University, Athens area organizations, and local and independent filmmakers to bring you the very best in film programming. We regularly exhibit new, groundbreaking documentaries, foreign films, and award nominees, and are always looking to diversify our repertoire. We strive to find the right balance of educational, informative and entertaining film experiences for OHIO Faculty and Staff, the Athens community and the greater Southeastern Ohio region. The Athena Cinema welcomes applicants from Ohio University, Athens and the surrounding area. To collaborate with the Athena in a programming partnership for the Spring 2017 semester, please download the form at athenacinema.com/partnerships and email it to kamodya@ohio.edu, or by way of mail at: The Athena Cinema, c/o Alexandra Kamody 20 S. Court St. Athens, OH 45701 Visit athenacinema.com/partnerships for more details and to access the online application. The deadline for submissions is Nov. 30 for spring screenings.
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FRIENDS OF THE ATHENA MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM An Athena membership will not only save you money on every visit to the theater, but also help support our educational programs and diverse film selection. Your gift can help keep the Athena thriving for years to come. Visit athenacinema.com/join-support/memberships/ to join today! Our patrons love the films we show and the fact that they can see them in downtown Athens. What many people don’t realize is that the theater relies on support from donations and memberships to continue to bring in this singular, exciting programming. Please help us ensure that Athens retains an alternative to the corporate, multicomplex experience. Support your local art house theater today! The proceeds from your membership assist us in expanding our programming and reaching out to the community. The Athena is a mission-based cinema and has been showing film continuously since it opened in 1915. We thank all the film lovers who support our goal to be the finest premiere art house cinema in Southeastern Ohio.
SCORSESE LEVEL Mim Almquist Merl Almquist Ruth Ann Althaus David Berchowitz Gillian Berchowitz Rebecca Bergen Mary Lou Bernard Kathy Berry Alan Boyd Susanne Boyd Betty Bytlik Jennifer Cantu Rebecca Challenger Dorsey Cheuvront Jr Brian Clark Leatha Clark Carol Cockrill Joan Connor Larry Corrigan Karen Dahn Berry Dilley Joanne Dodd Kris Ensign Barbara Ery Jim Fuller Kathleen Fuller Sara Gilfert Janelle Gilmore Theodora Lee Gregg
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Andrew Herald Betty Hollow Dorothy Howard Ben Jordan Kim Jordan Suzanne Knauerhase Christine Knisely John Kotowski Kelli Kotowski Becca J.R. Lachman Jonathan Leal Paula Lockard Laura A. Luther Virginia Mayle David McCoy Kristin McCrory Judy B. McGinn Kate McGuckin Jon McMichael Gerald Meyer Barbara Moberg Michele Mowrey Steve Mowrey Carol Norris Diane Pfaff Tim Pfaff Barbara Pfeiffer Nancy Pierce Peter Polites Greg Polzer Janet Polzer Mary Lee Powell
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Hoda Rahmani Priya Rajan Don Richter Jane Richter Margaret Romoser William Romoser Albert Rouzie Sana Selemon Bahman Shahri David Sharpe Cathy Sitko Ken Smucker Elizabeth M. Story Ben Stockman Barry Tadlock Zachary Tumblin Maryalice Turner Ceil Weldon Tiffany Wince Lorraine Wochna Piper Woods Brian Wymbs Fran Wymbs Evan P. Young Susan B. Young
ALLEN LEVEL Hannah Borowski Amy Coombs Gary Coombs
Mary Costello Dennis Delaney Robert DePue Margaret DePue Kate Fetterolf-Mass John Glazer Jim Gleason Lynn Graham Jennifer Hughes Faith Knutsen Robert E Lazuka Lynn Lovdal Thomas Lovdal Paul J Mass Michele Mowrey Sallie Anne Roberts Lynn Simonetti
HITCHCOCK LEVEL Ken Brown Kevin Uhalde
CHAPLIN LEVEL Michael Kleinman Ann Moneypenny Kelee Riesbeck
STAFF OF THE ATHENA Alexandra Kamody
DIRECTOR
Yang Miller
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR & AUDIENCE EXPERIENCE COORDINATOR
Connor Baker
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ASSOCIATE
Stanislav Semukhin
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Margaret Thompson
EVENT PHOTOGRAPHER
The Athena is staffed by a talented group of Ohio University students from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds. They each bring a unique skill set and help create a diverse and welcoming atmosphere. THANK YOU to our students for their great work at the theater!
THANK YOU
The Athena Cinema would like to thank the following individuals:
Ruth Bradley, Beth Braun, John Butler, Hsin-ning Chang, David Colagiovanni,
Pam Douglas, Gary Kirksey, Linda Lilienfeld, Loraine McCosker, Kelee Riesbeck,
Steven Ross, DeAnna Russell, Elizabeth Sayrs, Maureen Wagner, Lorraine Wochna.
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