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Athena Film Festival

Athena Film Festival

March 2 - 5, 2023

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2015

Dukhtar

Dukhtar is a dramatic story of a mother who kidnaps her ten-year-old daughter to save her from the fate of a child bride.

Eye & Mermaid (Houreya Wa Ein)

Ten-year-old Hanan lives in a fishing village and has always wanted to join her father on his nighttime fishing trips, but he doesn’t want her to come along. Does he harbor a secret?

Flying Solo: A Transgender Widow Fights Discrimination

At 92, Robina Asti, a WWII veteran and pilot, tells her story of living as a transgender woman and her fight to be treated like any other widow.

For Those Who Can Tell No Tales

An Australian tourist discovers the silent legacy of wartime atrocities when she arrives in a seemingly idyllic little town on the border of Bosnia and Serbia.

Gabrielle

A musically gifted woman with intellectual disability lives in a group home. When she falls in love with a young man with a similar disability who sings in her choir, she discovers that their families and social workers have concerns.

Haenyeo: Women of the Sea

This short documentary showcases Chuwar Park, a still active and unbelievably vibrant 82-year-old free-diver from Jeju Island, South Korea.

Kate Bornstein is a Queer & Pleasant Danger

Performance artist and writer, Kate Bornstein, deconstructs gender – and her own identity.

Maïna

In the aftermath of a bloody confrontation between her tribe, the Innu, and the “Men from the Land of Ice”, the Inuits, Maïna finds herself on a mission that will change the course of her life.

Master Class on Directing with Gina Prince-Bythewood

This master class on directing for film features Gina Prince-Bythewood, writer, director, and producer.

Master Class on Producing Film — with Cathy Schulman

Join Academy Award® winning producer, Cathy Schulman, President of Mandalay Pictures, for a conversation on producing in Hollywood.

Master Class on Producing Television — with Stephanie Laing

This master class on producing for television features Stephanie Liang, Emmy-award winning producer.

Muted

The Gladwells struggle to get media attention and law enforcement support when their teenage daughter disappears.

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