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Athena Film Festival

Athena Film Festival

February 29 - March 3, 2024

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2015

Obvious Child

When Donna gets dumped, loses her job, and finds herself pregnant, she has to navigate the murky waters of independent adulthood for the first time.

Out in the Night

A lifetime demanding self-defense, one night they fought back.

Que Caramba es la Vida

Meet the female musicians who choose to be Mariachi in Mexico City.

Reimagining Gender Diversity

Too often film studios and businesses think about diversity only in terms of their own employees, motivated to fix homogeneity by notions of fairness or to avoid liability. Join us as we ask a wider set of questions about diversity.

Rosie O’Donnell: A Heartfelt Stand Up

A Heartfelt Stand Up features Rosie O’Donnell in a hybrid form of standup comedy, inspired by her recent near-fatal heart attack.

Rosita Lopez for President

A 14-year-old girl is running for President of the United States. As she tries to garner votes, she renews more than just a faith in democracy in the people she meets.

Sepideh — Reaching for the Stars

In a rural village far from Tehran, the night sky glows brilliantly, unimpeded by light pollution, and a teenage girl named Sepideh dreams of becoming an astronomer.

Stop Telling Women to Smile

The film highlights an art series by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, that addresses gender based street harassment by placing portraits of women.

The Lion’s Mouth Opens

A stunningly courageous young actor, Marianna Palka, confronts her risk of Huntington’s Disease.

Twyla Tharp’s Moving Notations & Comments

Tharp will join us for a conversation on how she has incorporated film in her dance-making work.

Vessel

Dutch physician Rebecca Gomperts brings much-needed abortion and contraceptive services to those with no other options.

We Are The Best!

Three girls in 1980s Stockholm decide to form a punk band — despite not having any instruments and being told by everyone that punk is dead.

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