A young girl dreams to escape planet Earth.
2019
93Queen
93Queen follows a group of tenacious Hasidic women who are smashing the patriarchy in their community by creating the first all-female volunteer ambulance corps in NYC.
A Private War
One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the front lines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.
A Woman’s Place
Three female chefs grapple with barriers in the male-dominated food service industry.
Activism Booth
During your visit to the Athena Film Festival, don’t forget to swing by our Activism Booth to learn more about how you can support local organizations working for gender equality.
Ask For Jane
The true story of determined women in the 1960s who quietly provided the phone numbers of a reliable abortion doctor to women in need.
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Based on a true story, Melissa McCarthy stars as Lee Israel, the best-selling celebrity biographer. Unable to get a new publishing gig, Lee turns to artistic deception.
Cinematographer
Six women cinematographers share the complexities of working in an industry that rarely hires women.
Come & Take It
America’s most irreverent anti-gun activists create the Great Texas Dildo Revolt. #CocksNotGlocks.
Cross My Heart
While visiting her family in Jamaica, an American teenager becomes her cousin’s confidant, changing the way she sees the people she loves.
Don’t Talk To Irene
When an overweight and unpopular teenager is suspended from school, she must endure two weeks of community service at a nearby retirement home.
Dykes, Camera, Action!
Stonewall, the feminist movement, and the experimental cinema of the 1970s, set the stage for lesbian filmmakers to transform how society views queerness.
