Sustainability Series: THE GREAT GREEN WALL

Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United States

A landmass stretching uninterrupted for nearly 4000 miles, from Senegal on the Atlantic Coast to Djibouti on the coast of the Red Sea, Africa’s Sahel region serves as a climatic transition zone between the Sahara Desert to the north and the more tropical environments to the south. The Sahel not only embodies a diverse population... Read More

Free, but ticketed.

The Met: Live in HD: Gounod’s ROMEO ET JULIETTE

Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United States

Two singers at the height of their powers—radiant soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor sensation Benjamin Bernheim—come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s sumptuous Shakespeare adaptation, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct one of the repertoire’s most romantic scores. Bartlett Sher’s towering staging also features baritone Will Liverman and tenor... Read More

$8 – $20

Friends of India Present: RRR

Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United States

“FORGET STREAMING- THE JOY OF THE COMMUNAL RRR THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE IS AS MUCH FUN AS YOU CAN HAVE” — VARIANCE FILMS RRR – Rise, Roar, Revolt! – is the story of comrades Raju and Bheem who have embarked on a quest to incite a revolution in the 1920s and bring an end to the colonial... Read More

Free, but ticketed.

SEED: THE UNTOLD STORY

Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United States

THE ATHENA CINEMA AND OEFFA ARE THRILLED TO PRESENT A SPECIAL SCREENING OF THIS IMPORTANT EMMY-NOMINATED DOCUMENTARY! Few things on Earth are as miraculous and vital as seeds – they have been worshipped and treasured by various peoples since the dawn of humankind. SEED: The Untold Story follows a handful of dedicated seed-keepers from around the... Read More

Free, but ticketed.

BAD PRESS

Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United States

About the film Bad Press follows the journey of tenacious Muscogee reporter Angel Ellis as she fights to bring free press back after it was swiftly repealed on the eve of an election year for the Muscogee Nation. The election is full of twists and turns, and she refuses to leave the fate of free... Read More

Free, but ticketed.

From the Hills and Hollers: CALLS FROM HOME: PRISON RADIO IN APPALACHIA with Sylvia Ryerson

Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United States

About the film Sylvia, a young radio DJ, hosts “Calls from Home”, a weekly radio call-in show in rural Kentucky that sends messages and shouts-out to people incarcerated in prisons throughout Central Appalachia, allowing the inmates and their families to bridge the iron bars of the corrections system and share a much-needed connection. Director Sylvia Ryerson... Read More

Free

The Met: Live in HD: Puccini’s LA RONDINE

Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United States

Puccini’s bittersweet love story arrives in cinemas, with soprano Angel Blue starring as the French courtesan Magda, opposite tenor Jonathan Tetelman as Ruggero, an idealistic young man who offers her an alternative to her life of excess. Maestro Speranza Scappucci conducts Nicolas Joël’s Art Deco–inspired staging, which transports audiences from the heart of Parisian nightlife... Read More

$8 – $20

Sustainability Series: KISS THE GROUND

Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United States

Hollywood superstar/activist Woody Harrelson narrates and stars in this timely documentary that promises to offer a real and viable solution to climate change: regenerating the Earth’s soil. By shifting our focus to the health of the very ground we stand on, we can rebuild the ecosystems that are rapidly being destroyed around the world, create... Read More

Free, but ticketed.

The Met: Live in HD: Puccini’s MADAMA BUTTERFLY

Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United States

Extraordinary soprano Asmik Grigorian tackles the demanding role of Cio-Cio-San, the loyal geisha at the heart of Puccini’s devastating tragedy. Tenor Jonathan Tetelman stars as the callous American naval officer Pinkerton, whose betrayal destroys her. Mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong reprises the role of the steadfast maid Suzuki, and baritone Lucas Meachem is the American consul Sharpless.... Read More

$8 – $20