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Athena Film Festival

Athena Film Festival

March 2 - 5, 2023

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2020

Clemency

Chinonye Chukwu’s sophomore feature is an enthralling story of Bernadine (Alfre Woodard), a prison warden whose years working on death row takes a psychic toll.

Couper Was Here {NY Premiere}

Couper Oroña, a former firefighter injured on the job, lives with disabilities on the streets of San Francisco and uses her paramedic skills to provide medical care to others living in tents or street encampments.

Culture and Activism: Using Film to Make Global Change

2020 is the 25th anniversary of the 4th World Conference for Women. To commemorate this anniversary UN Women has launched a global campaign: Generation Equality. Join us for an intergenerational and intersectional discussion on how film can be used globally to challenge stereotypes and drive social change.

Dani

In this portrait of strength, love, and courage, 30-year-old, Danielle Hernandez wears a brave face as she tells her mother about her breast cancer prognosis in a simple phone call.

Deborah Harry Does Not Like Interviews

Blondie’s Debbie Harry endures years of superficial, tedious, and demeaning questions from journalists until she devises a brilliant way to turn interviews on their head.

Discovering Girlhood: Shorts Program

Discovering Girlhood: Shorts Program – ME 3.769, Nefertiti, Fuck You, PICK, War Mothers: Unbreakable, A Line Birds Cannot See, A Normal Girl

Dying Doesn’t Feel Like What I’m Doing {World Premiere}

When Rachel Cowan, an influential mindfulness teacher, and the first female Jew by choice ordained as a Rabbi, was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, she turned dying into an opportunity to experience gratitude.

Film Outreach and Engagement

This panel will help filmmakers to develop effective outreach and communication plans.

Finding My Way into Animation

Join us for a presentation from Daniela Letiner, animator and artist as she walks us through her journey to animation. 

For Sama {Documentary Centerpiece}

For Sama is the incredible story of Waad al-Kateab, a journalist/filmmaker who filmed her life for over five years during the conflict in Aleppo, Syria.

Frozen II {Ideal for Families}

Why was Elsa born with magical powers? What truths about the past await Elsa as she ventures into the unknown to the enchanted forests and dark seas beyond Arendelle?

Fuck You

On a night out with friends, Alice steals a strap-on and challenges her boyfriend’s views about girls. Together they discover something new about themselves.

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