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The Athena Film Festival <\/span>(AFF) at Barnard College has announced its opening night\u00a0film<\/span>\u00a0and lineup of programming for the 2024\u00a0festival<\/span>. The 14th<\/sup>\u00a0annual\u00a0festival<\/span>, a partnership between\u00a0<\/span>Barnard\u2019s\u00a0Athena<\/span>\u00a0Center for Leadership<\/b>\u00a0and the initiative\u00a0<\/span>Women and Hollywood<\/b>, will take place from February 29 through March 3 on the Barnard campus in New York City.<\/p>\n

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2024\u00a0ATHENA<\/span>\u00a0FILM<\/span>\u00a0FESTIVAL<\/span>\u00a0AT BARNARD COLLEGE<\/a> ANNOUNCES LINEUP FOR 14TH ANNUAL EVENT\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

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Festival<\/span>\u00a0Opens February 29 with New York Premiere of COPA 71<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Features a lineup of\u00a0film<\/span>s, conversations, and programs that will run through March 3<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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NEW YORK (January 31, 2024) \u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/b>The\u00a0Athena<\/span>\u00a0Film<\/span>\u00a0Festival<\/span>\u00a0(AFF) at Barnard College today announced its opening night\u00a0film<\/span>\u00a0and lineup of programming for the 2024\u00a0festival<\/span>. The 14th annual\u00a0festival<\/span>, a partnership between\u00a0<\/span>Barnard\u2019s\u00a0Athena<\/span>\u00a0Center for Leadership\u00a0<\/span><\/b>and the initiative\u00a0<\/span>Women and Hollywood,\u00a0<\/span><\/b>will take place from February 29 through March 3 on the Barnard campus in New York City. The annual\u00a0festival<\/span>\u00a0showcases narrative features, documentaries, and short\u00a0film<\/span>s; in-depth conversations with\u00a0film<\/span>makers and thought leaders; and a wide variety of events focused on amplifying women\u2019s leadership through storytelling around women\u2019s sports, Indigenous perspectives, reproductive justice, disability representation, and more. The\u00a0festival<\/span>\u2019s founding sponsor is Artemis Rising Foundation and its CEO, Regina K. Scully.<\/p>\n

AFF will open with the New York premiere of the documentary\u00a0<\/span>COPA 71<\/i><\/b>, directed by Rachel Ramsay and James Erskine and executive produced by Serena Williams, Venus Williams, and Alex Morgan. Using archival footage and interviews with soccer stars including Brandi Chastain, the\u00a0film<\/span>makers explore the \u201cunsanctioned\u201d 1971 Women\u2019s World Cup, which had 100,000 fans in Mexico City, a huge moment for women\u2019s sports that has been almost completely erased from history.<\/p>\n

This curated\u00a0festival<\/span>\u00a0highlights women\u2019s leadership through women-centered stories from around the world, with narrative features including Erica Tremblay\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Fancy Dance<\/i><\/b>,\u00a0<\/b>starring Oscar nominee Lily Gladstone in a powerful performance as her character searches for her missing sister; Maryam Keshavarz\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>The Persian Version<\/i><\/b>, a bighearted look at an Iranian American family brought together by illness and shocked by the revelation of a family secret;\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Sofia Alaoui\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Animalia<\/i><\/b>,<\/i>\u00a0<\/b>the journey of a young woman in Morocco who finds her life turned upside down by a supernatural event; Savanah Leaf\u2019s intimate debut feature\u00a0<\/span>Earth Mama<\/i><\/b>; Aurora Goss\u00e9\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Dancing Queen<\/i><\/b>,\u00a0<\/i><\/b>a joyous portrait of an awkward seventh grader who joins a hip-hop dance crew in pursuit of love; Molly McGlynn\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Fitting In<\/i><\/b>, a coming-of-age \u201ctraumedy\u201d starring Maddie Ziegler as a teen grappling with an unexpected reproductive condition; Adura Onashile\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Girl<\/i><\/b>,\u00a0<\/i><\/b>about an immigrant mother and daughter in Glasgow struggling to understand each other; and Sophie Jarvis\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Until Branches Bend<\/i><\/b>, a psychological drama of one cannery worker\u2019s disturbing discovery of an invasive insect, capable of upending her entire community.<\/p>\n

Documentary selections include\u00a0<\/span>Heather Courtney, Princess A. Hairston, and Chelsea Hernandez\u2019s\u00a0Breaking the News<\/i><\/b>,<\/i>\u00a0about the founding of\u00a0<\/span>The 19th*<\/i>\u00a0digital news startup by a motivated group of women journalists; Beth Aala\u2019s personal look at the music industry through the eyes of emerging Black and brown female artists in\u00a0Uncharted<\/b><\/i>; Ruth Leitman\u2019s road\u00a0film<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>No One Asked You<\/i><\/b>,<\/i>\u00a0about\u00a0<\/span>The Daily Show<\/i>\u00a0co-creator Lizz Winstead and the work of the Abortion Access Front; Lina Lyte Plioplyte\u2019s\u00a0Periodical<\/i><\/b>,\u00a0<\/i><\/b>an exploration of the marvel and mystery of the menstrual cycle; Margo Guernsey\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>The Philadelphia Eleven<\/i><\/b>,\u00a0<\/b><\/i>about an act of civil disobedience by a group of women who organized their ordination to become Episcopal priests in 1974; and Jude Chehab\u2019s intimate and haunting multigenerational tale\u00a0<\/span>Q<\/i><\/b>.<\/p>\n

The documentary selection also includes several captivating portraits:\u00a0<\/span>Mich\u00e8le Stephenson and Joe Brewster\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project<\/i><\/b>,\u00a0<\/i><\/b>a\u00a0<\/span>revelatory look at the life and legacy of the revolutionary poet; Nicole Newnham\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>The Disappearance of Shere Hite<\/i><\/b>,<\/i>\u00a0an examination of the life, work, and disappearance of the sex educator and feminist; Jeanie Finlay\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Your Fat Friend<\/i><\/b>,<\/i>\u00a0which documents the rise of writer and activist Aubrey Gordon; Lin Alluna\u2019s powerful account of renowned Inuit lawyer Aaju Peter in\u00a0<\/span>Twice Colonized<\/i><\/b>; and self-portraits, including Ella Glendining\u2019s deeply personal exploration,\u00a0<\/span>Is There Anybody Out There?<\/i><\/b>,\u00a0<\/b><\/i>about the quest to love oneself despite the pervasiveness of ableism; and Silvia Del Carmen Casta\u00f1os and Estefan\u00eda Contreras\u2019\u00a0<\/span>Hummingbirds<\/i><\/b>,\u00a0<\/b><\/i>a coming-of-age tale set on the Texas-Mexico border.<\/p>\n

In the shorts category, AFF is thrilled to feature the International Premiere of\u00a0<\/span>In the End We\u2019re All Music<\/i><\/b>,<\/i>directed by Katharina Schnekenb\u00fchl. The\u00a0festival<\/span>\u00a0will also screen the U.S. Premiere of\u00a0<\/span>Following Valeria<\/i><\/b>,<\/i>\u00a0<\/b>directed by Nicola Fegg, and the New York Premieres of\u00a0<\/span>Beneath the Surface<\/i><\/b>,<\/i>\u00a0directed by Cai Thomas;\u00a0<\/span>FLOAT!<\/i><\/b>\u00a0directed by Azza Cohen;\u00a0<\/span>MADELAINE<\/i><\/b>,<\/i>\u00a0directed by Leonor Z\u00faniga; and\u00a0<\/span>Run Amok<\/i><\/b>,<\/i>\u00a0directed by Nitzan Mager. Additional shorts include\u00a0<\/span>As You Are<\/i><\/b>,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>directed by Daisy Friedman;\u00a0<\/span>Here, Hopefully<\/i><\/b>,<\/i>\u00a0directed by Hao Zhou;\u00a0<\/span>Hex the Patriarchy<\/i><\/b>,<\/i>\u00a0directed by Anne Brashier;\u00a0<\/span>How to Carry Water<\/i><\/b>,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>directed by Sasha Wortzel;\u00a0<\/span>ISTINA (Wahrheit) [Truth]<\/i><\/b>,<\/i>\u00a0directed by Tamara Deni\u0107;\u00a0<\/span>Makeover Movie<\/i><\/b>,<\/i>\u00a0directed by Sue Ding;\u00a0<\/span>MnM<\/i><\/b>,<\/i>\u00a0directed by Twiggy Pucci Gar\u00e7on;\u00a0The Night Doctrine<\/b>,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>directed by Mauricio Rodriguez Pons and Almudena Toral;\u00a0<\/span>The Script<\/i><\/b>,<\/i>\u00a0directed by Brit Fryer and Noah Schamus;\u00a0<\/span>SULAM (The Ladder)<\/i><\/b>,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>directed by Noam Argov;\u00a0<\/span>Take Me Home<\/i><\/b>,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>directed by Liz Sargent; and\u00a0<\/span>Tracing History<\/i><\/b>,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>directed by Jalena Keane-Lee.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn curating this year\u2019s programming, we kept coming back to the idea of narrative change. Each of these\u00a0film<\/span>s, in their own unique ways, frame stories in a way that, we believe, can move audiences, change perspectives, and spark lively and important conversations,\u201d said\u00a0Athena<\/span>\u00a0Film<\/span>\u00a0Festival<\/span>\u00a0Artistic Director Melissa Silverstein. \u201cOur impressive lineup \u2014 from\u00a0film<\/span>makers all over the world \u2014 reflects the unique moment in which we\u2019re living. After a tumultuous year for the\u00a0film<\/span>\u00a0industry, our mission to elevate and amplify the voices and stories of powerful women remains as timely as ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s impossible to feel anything other than optimistic about the world and our shared future when you work with Barnard students, as I do every day \u2014 and it\u2019s a thrill to see others experience that same feeling and sense of incredible abundance after spending time on Barnard\u2019s campus at the\u00a0Athena<\/span>\u00a0Film<\/span>\u00a0Festival<\/span>,\u201d said Umbreen Bhatti, the Constance Hess Williams \u201966 Director of the\u00a0Athena<\/span>\u00a0Center for Leadership at Barnard College. \u201cThe\u00a0Festival<\/span>\u00a0continues to be the creative embodiment of the\u00a0Athena<\/span>\u00a0Center\u2019s mission, as a space where we can challenge tired and limiting narratives about women\u2019s leadership and co-create a world that values collaboration, inclusion, and\u00a0<\/span>our<\/i>stories.\u201d<\/p>\n

The lineup and full descriptions can be found below and on the\u00a0<\/span>AFF website<\/a><\/u>. A selection of shorts will also be available to be screened through the\u00a0festival<\/span>\u2019s virtual platform.<\/p>\n

Cinema Daily US coverages<\/a> of Athena Film Festival.<\/p>\n

NARRATIVE FEATURES<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

Animalia<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

France, Morocco, Qatar<\/p>\n

Director, Writer: Sofia Alaoui<\/p>\n

Producers: Margaux Lorier, Toufik Ayadi, Christophe Barral<\/p>\n

Itto, a young woman from a modest rural background, is slowly adapting to the Moroccan privileged codes of her husband’s family. But when supernatural events put the country in a state of emergency, Itto finds herself separated from her husband and new family. Alone, pregnant, and looking for her way back, she finds emancipation.<\/p>\n

Dancing Queen<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Norway<\/p>\n

Director: Aurora Goss\u00e9<\/p>\n

Writer: Silje Holtet<\/p>\n

Producer: Thomas Robsahm<\/p>\n

Twelve-year-old Mina\u2019s world is flipped upside down when the famous hip-hop dancer Edwin, aka E.D. Win, starts at her school, and she becomes obsessed with him. When Edwin arranges an audition for a new dance crew, Mina seizes the opportunity and signs on. But Mina is blinded by love, and there is one essential thing she has forgotten: She can\u2019t dance!<\/p>\n

Earth Mama\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

USA, United Kingdom<\/p>\n

Director, Writer: Savanah Leaf<\/p>\n

Producers: Sam Bisbee, Shirley O\u2019Connor, Medb Riordan, Cody Ryder<\/p>\n

A pregnant single mother, with two children in foster care, embraces her Bay Area community as she fights to reclaim her family in this singular debut feature from\u00a0film<\/span>maker Savanah Leaf.<\/p>\n

Fancy Dance<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Director, Writer, Producer: Erica Tremblay<\/p>\n

Writer: Miciana Alise<\/p>\n

Producers: Deidre Backs, Heather Rae, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Tommy Oliver<\/p>\n

Following her sister\u2019s disappearance, a Native American hustler kidnaps her niece from the child\u2019s white grandparents and sets out for the state powwow in hopes of keeping what is left of their family intact.<\/p>\n

Fitting In\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Canada
Director, Writer: Molly McGlynn<\/p>\n

Producer: Jennifer Weiss<\/p>\n

A coming-of-age \u201ctraumedy\u201d that follows 16-year-old Lindy (Maddie Ziegler), who is unexpectedly diagnosed with a reproductive condition, MRKH syndrome. The diagnosis upends her plans to have sex, her presumptions about womanhood and sexuality, her relationship with her mother (Emily Hampshire), and most importantly, herself.<\/p>\n

Girl<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

United Kingdom\u00a0
Director, Writer: Adura Onashile<\/p>\n

Producers: Rosie Crerar, Ciara Barry<\/p>\n

Eleven-year-old Ama and her mother, Grace, take solace in the gentle but isolated world they obsessively create. But Ama\u2019s thirst for life, and her need to grow and develop, challenges the rules of their insular world and gradually forces Grace to reckon with a past she struggles to forget.<\/p>\n

The Persian Version<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Director, Writer, Producer: Maryam Keshavarz<\/p>\n

Producers: Peter Block, Luca Borghese, Anne Carey, Ben Howe, Cory Neal<\/p>\n

Coming from two countries at odds with each other, Iranian American Leila (Layla Mohammadi) strives to find balance and embrace her opposing cultures, while boldly challenging the labels society is so quick to project upon her. When her family reunites in New York City for her father\u2019s heart transplant, Leila navigates her relationships at arm\u2019s length in an effort to keep her \u201creal\u201d life separate from her family life. However, when her secret is unceremoniously revealed, so are the distinct parallels between her life and that of her mother, Shireen (Niousha Noor).<\/p>\n

Until Branches Bend<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Canada, Switzerland<\/p>\n

Director, Writer: Sophie Jarvis<\/p>\n

Producers: Sara Blake, Magali Gillon-Krizaj, Tyler Hagan, Olga Lamontanara, Michela Pini<\/p>\n

In the seemingly peaceful Okanagan region of British Columbia, a distraught cannery worker discovers an invasive insect that could threaten the livelihood of her entire town.<\/p>\n

DOCUMENTARY FEATURES<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

Breaking the News<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Directors, Producers: Heather Courtney, Princess A. Hairston, Chelsea Hernandez<\/p>\n

Writer: Jamie Boyle<\/p>\n

Producer: Diane Quon<\/p>\n

Frustrated by the dearth of women and people of color in the media, Emily Ramshaw wanted to do something radical about the white men dominating newsrooms. So, in 2020, she and a motivated group of women journalists banded together to buck the status quo and launch\u00a0The 19th* News<\/i>, a digital news startup based in Austin, Texas. The\u00a0film<\/span>\u00a0documents the honest discussions at\u00a0<\/span>The 19th*\u00a0<\/span><\/i>around race and gender equity, revealing that change doesn\u2019t come easy, and showcases how one newsroom confronts these challenges both as a workplace and in their journalism.<\/p>\n

COPA 71\u00a0<\/i><\/b>
Opening\u00a0Film<\/span>\u00a0– New York Premiere\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

United Kingdom<\/p>\n

Directors: Rachel Ramsay, James Erskine<\/p>\n

Producers: Victoria Gregory, Anna Godas, Jannat Gargi<\/p>\n

Told by the pioneering women who participated in it and built from an archive unseen for 50 years, this is the extraordinary story of the 1971 Women\u2019s Soccer World Cup, a tournament witnessed by record crowds that has been written out of sporting history \u2014 until now.<\/p>\n

The Disappearance of Shere Hite<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Director, Producer: Nicole Newnham<\/p>\n

Producers: Molly O\u2019Brien, R.J. Cutler, Elise Pearlstein, Kimberley Ferdinando, Trevor Smith<\/p>\n

Shere Hite\u2019s 1976 bestselling book,\u202fThe Hite Report<\/i>, liberated the female orgasm by revealing the most private experiences of thousands of anonymous survey respondents. Her findings rocked the American establishment and presaged current conversations about gender, sexuality, and bodily autonomy. So how did Shere Hite disappear?<\/p>\n

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Directors, Writers, Producers: Mich\u00e8le Stephenson, Joe Brewster<\/p>\n

Producers: Tommy Oliver, Taraji P. Henson<\/p>\n

\u201cThe trip to Mars can only be understood through Black Americans\u201d: Legendary poet Nikki Giovanni\u2019s revelation is a launching pad to an inspiring exploration of her life and legacy. Through a collision of memories, moments in American history, live readings of her poetry, and impressions of space, Giovanni urges us to imagine a future where Black women lead, and equity is a reality.<\/p>\n

Hummingbirds<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Directors: Silvia Del Carmen Casta\u00f1os, Estefan\u00eda Contreras<\/p>\n

Co-Directors, Producers: Jillian Schlesinger, Miguel Drake-McLaughin, Diane Ng, Ana Rodr\u00edguez-Falc\u00f3<\/p>\n

Producers: Leslie Benavides, Rivkah Beth Medow<\/p>\n

Co-Producers:\u00a0<\/span>Isidore Bethel, Dawn Valadez<\/p>\n

In this late-night summer self-portrait, Silvia and Beba make magic of everyday moments coming of age on the Texas-Mexico border.<\/p>\n

Is There Anybody Out There?\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

United Kingdom<\/p>\n

Director: Ella Glendining<\/p>\n

Producer: Janine Marmot<\/p>\n

Born with a congenital condition so rare that there is very little information available about it,\u00a0film<\/span>maker Ella Glendining sets out to discover if there is anyone else in the world who shares the same disability. Along the way, she challenges ableist assumptions, lives life on her own terms, and navigates an unexpected pregnancy.<\/p>\n

No One Asked You<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Director, Writer, Producer: Ruth Leitman<\/p>\n

Producers: Rachel Rozycki, Andrea Raby<\/p>\n

Comedian and disruptor-extraordinaire Lizz Winstead (co-creator of\u00a0<\/span>The Daily Show<\/i>) and her team, Abortion Access Front, crisscross the U.S. to support abortion clinic staff and bust stigma. Pop culture icons and next-gen comics fuel this six-year road\u00a0film<\/span>\u00a0activating small-town folks to rebuild vandalized clinics, exposing wrongdoer politicians, domestic terrorists, and media neglect as the race to the bottom ensues. A bold call to action with a message: When the patriarchy burns down, joy will prevail.<\/p>\n

Periodical<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Director: Lina Lyte Plioplyte<\/p>\n

Producer: Pegah Farahmand<\/p>\n

Periodical<\/i>\u00a0tells an extraordinary tale of the human body by exploring the marvel and mystery of the menstrual cycle, from first period to last.<\/p>\n

The Philadelphia Eleven<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Director, Producer: Margo Guernsey<\/p>\n

Producer: Nikki Bramley<\/p>\n

In an act of civil disobedience, a group of women and their supporters organize their ordination to become Episcopal priests in 1974. The Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia welcomes them, but changing traditions that date back 2,000 years is no small task. The women are harassed, some lose friends, and others are banned from stepping on church property. In this feature-length documentary\u00a0film<\/span>, we meet the women who succeed in building a movement that transforms an age-old institution and challenges the very essence of patriarchy within Christendom.<\/p>\n

Q [ \u0642 ]\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Lebanon, USA<\/p>\n

Director, Producer: Jude Chehab
Producer: Fahd Ahmed<\/p>\n

Where do we draw the line between love and devotion? An intimate and haunting portrayal of a quest for love and acceptance at any cost,\u00a0Q\u00a0<\/span><\/i>depicts the insidious influence of a secretive matriarchal religious order in Lebanon on three generations of women in the Chehab family.\u00a0Film<\/span>maker Jude Chehab potently documents the unspoken ties and consequences of loyalty that have bonded her mother, grandmother, and herself to the mysterious organization.<\/p>\n

Twice Colonized<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Canada, Denmark, Greenland<\/p>\n

Director, Co-Writer: Lin Alluna<\/p>\n

Writer: Aaju Peter<\/p>\n

Producer: Emile Hertling P\u00e9ronard<\/p>\n

Renowned Inuit lawyer Aaju Peter has led a lifelong fight for the rights of her people. But while launching an effort to establish an Indigenous forum at the European Union, Aaju finds herself facing a difficult, personal journey to mend her own wounds after the unexpected passing of her son.<\/p>\n

Uncharted<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Director, Producer: Beth Aala<\/p>\n

Uncharted<\/i>\u00a0follows emerging female artists who attend a once-in-a-lifetime songwriting camp helmed by Alicia Keys and her organization She Is The Music. A personal look at the music industry through the lens of Black and brown creatives,\u00a0<\/span>Uncharted<\/i>\u00a0is an intimate portrait of these rising stars and the pressures and challenges they face in a business that offers little access for success.<\/p>\n

Your Fat Friend<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

USA, United Kingdom<\/p>\n

Director, Producer: Jeanie Finlay<\/p>\n

Made over six years,\u00a0<\/span>Your Fat Friend\u00a0<\/span><\/i>charts the rise of writer and activist Aubrey Gordon from anonymous blogger \u201cYour Fat Friend\u201d to\u00a0<\/span>New York Times<\/i>\u00a0best-selling author and beloved podcaster. Her aim: a paradigm shift in the way we see fat people in the world and the fat on our own bodies.<\/p>\n

SHORTS<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

As You Are<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Director, Writer, Producer: Daisy Friedman<\/p>\n

Producers: Justine Sweetman, Eve Robitshek, Aspen Nelson<\/p>\n

When an interabled queer couple spends the night together for the first time, they must confront their complex relationships with desire, sexuality, bodily autonomy, and what it means truly to love another person.<\/p>\n

Beneath the Surface<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

New York Premiere<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Director: Cai Thomas<\/p>\n

Producer: Lauren Grace Cargo<\/p>\n

Trina Reynolds-Tyler, a data scientist and journalist at the Invisible Institute, investigates gender-based violence found in complaints made against the Chicago Police Department.<\/p>\n

FLOAT!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

New York Premiere<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Director: Azza Cohen<\/p>\n

Producers: Kathleen Borschow, Melissa Fajardo<\/p>\n

With intimacy and humor,\u00a0film<\/span>maker Azza Cohen captures her magnetic bubbe learning to swim at 82, inspiring audiences to defy societal expectations of aging (and call your grandma!).<\/p>\n

Following Valeria<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

US Premiere<\/p>\n

Germany<\/p>\n

Director, Writer: Nicola Fegg<\/p>\n

Producer: Julia Niethammer<\/p>\n

In Ukraine, a young woman becomes an accidental ambassador of war with her humorous TikTok channel, soon struggling between the image of a refugee and social media celebrity.<\/p>\n

Here, Hopefully<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Director: Hao Zhou<\/p>\n

Producers: Tyler Hill, Sanjna Singh, Sue Ding, Chlo\u00eb Walters-Wallace, Sapana Sakya<\/p>\n

An aspiring nurse from China strives to build a new life in Iowa.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

Hex the Patriarchy<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Director, Producer: Anne Brashier<\/p>\n

Writer, Producer: Heather Muriel Nguy\u1ec5n<\/p>\n

Producer: Xan Churchwell<\/p>\n

Sick of being bullied by their classmates, two queer high schoolers, Bex and Wren, strike back like anyone else would: with witchcraft.<\/p>\n

How to Carry Water\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Director, Writer: Sasha Wortzel<\/p>\n

Producers: Colleen Cassingham, Jess Devaney, Anya Rous<\/p>\n

This punk rock fairytale doubles as a portrait of Shoog McDaniel \u2014 a fat, queer, and disabled photographer working in and around northern Florida\u2019s vast network of freshwater springs.<\/p>\n

In the End We\u2019re All Music<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

US Premiere<\/p>\n

Germany<\/p>\n

Director: Katharina Schnekenb\u00fchl<\/p>\n

Writer: Nathalie Zeidler<\/p>\n

Producers: Felix Sommer, Thomas Slatter<\/p>\n

A swimming pool. Three women. A choir. Lilo wants to swim without water wings, Kira is determined to be the fastest swimmer, and Frida has set her sights on a daunting leap from the 10-meter tower.<\/p>\n

ISTINA (Wahrheit) [Truth]\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Serbia, Germany<\/p>\n

Director: Tamara Deni\u0107<\/p>\n

Writer: David M. Lorenz<\/p>\n

Producer: Christian Si\u00e9e<\/p>\n

A photojournalist is threatened by right-wing extremist groups in Belgrade and flees to Germany with her daughter, only to experience increasingly strong hostility and threats in her new home.<\/p>\n

MADELAINE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

New York Premiere\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Nicaragua<\/p>\n

Director: Leonor Z\u00faniga<\/p>\n

Producer: Roberto Guill\u00e9n<\/p>\n

Madelaine Caracas, a 20-year-old Nicaraguan painter, has to pack up again and move to a new, temporary home. After a year without painting, she prepares for her first art exhibition, where she will confront for the first time the violence that pushed her into exile.<\/p>\n

Makeover Movie<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Director, Writer, Producer: Sue Ding<\/p>\n

A pop culture essay\u00a0film<\/span>\u00a0on the makeover movies we grew up loving \u2014 and all the ways they taught us that we needed to fix ourselves.<\/p>\n

MnM<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Director: Twiggy Pucci Gar\u00e7on<\/p>\n

Producers: Colleen Cassingham, Jess Devaney<\/p>\n

MnM i<\/i>s an exuberant portrait of chosen sisters Mermaid and Milan, two emerging runway divas in the drag ballroom community. Celebrating their joy, siblinghood, and unapologetic personas, the\u00a0film<\/span>\u00a0explores the power and beauty of being nonbinary in a community that prizes gender \u201crealness.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Night Doctrine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Directors, Writers, Producers: Mauricio Rodriguez Pons, Almudena Toral<\/p>\n

Writer, Producer: Lynzy Billing<\/p>\n

An Afghan journalist embarks on a journey to find out who murdered her family 30 years ago, only to uncover hundreds of civilians killed in a secretive American-backed program.<\/p>\n

Run Amok<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

New York Premiere<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Director, Writer: Nitzan Mager<\/p>\n

Producer: Lela Meadow-Conner<\/p>\n

A teenage girl decides to stage a musical reenactment of a tragedy that took place at her high school 10 years earlier.<\/p>\n

The Script<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

USA
Directors: Brit Fryer, Noah Schamus<\/p>\n

Writer: Noah Schamus<\/p>\n

Producers: Colleen Cassingham, Jess Devaney<\/p>\n

Blending personal interviews with dramatized genre recreations,\u00a0<\/span>The Script\u00a0<\/span><\/i>explores the complicated relationship between trans and nonbinary communities and medical providers regarding gender-affirming care.<\/p>\n

SULAM (The Ladder)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Director, Writer, Producer: Noam Argov<\/p>\n

Producers: Bethiael Alemayoh, Sappir Argov<\/p>\n

When an immigrant teen must help her mom before a school exam, the tensions of belonging in a new country bubble to the surface.<\/p>\n

Take Me Home<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Director, Writer: Liz Sargent<\/p>\n

Producer: Minos Papas<\/p>\n

Anna is an adult with a cognitive disability living with her mother in Midland, Florida. When her mother is unresponsive, she calls her sister for help, but without the language to be believed, Anna is brushed aside.<\/p>\n

Tracing History<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Director, Writer: Jalena Keane-Lee<\/p>\n

Producer: Reaa Puri<\/p>\n

A Chinese American\u00a0film<\/span>maker invites her mother on a journey of self-discovery and reclamation as they tour the railroad sites built by their ancestors six generations ago.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s sponsors include the\u00a0festival<\/span>\u2019s founding sponsor,\u00a0Artemis Rising Foundation and its CEO Regina K. Scully,\u00a0<\/span><\/b>as well as the\u00a0Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Hanky Panky, Netflix, AMC Networks, The Dobkin Family Foundation, Evenstar, Illumine Service Foundation, Christine A. Schantz, Secret Sauce Media, Walt Disney Studios, ANSIRH Abortion Onscreen, Abigail E. Disney, Jess Jacobs, Sheila Nevins, We Testify, Adrienne Shelly Foundation, The Katie McGrath & JJ Abrams Family Foundation, Lifetime, Reavis Page Jump LLP<\/b>, and\u00a0Whitewater\u00a0Film<\/span>s.<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>The Accessibility Sponsor is\u00a0The Loreen Arbus Foundation\u00a0<\/span><\/b>and the Transportation Sponsor is\u00a0<\/span>Attitude New York.<\/b><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Athena<\/span>\u00a0Film<\/span>\u00a0Festival<\/span>\u00a0is made possible by the\u00a0New York State Council on the Arts\u00a0<\/span><\/b>with the support of theOffice of the Governor\u00a0<\/span><\/b>and the\u00a0<\/span>New York State Legislature.<\/b><\/p>\n

Passes and tickets<\/a><\/u>\u00a0are now on sale. Additional programming and 2024 honorees will be announced in the coming weeks. Visit the Athena Film Festival’s <\/span>website<\/a> for regular updates and more information.<\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE\u00a0ATHENA<\/span>\u00a0FILM<\/span>\u00a0FESTIVAL<\/span><\/b>
Founded in 2011, the Athena Film Festival<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>champions diverse, nuanced, and complex stories of women leaders through its annual showcase of narrative\u00a0film<\/span>s, documentaries, and short\u00a0film<\/span>s, alongside powerful and thought-provoking conversations, and its numerous year-round creative development programs. To date, more than 540\u00a0film<\/span>s have been screened at the\u00a0festival<\/span>\u00a0\u2014 90% directed by women or nonbinary individuals \u2014 and\u00a0Athena<\/span>\u2019s creative development programs have supported more than 700\u00a0film<\/span>makers.<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE\u00a0ATHENA<\/span>\u00a0CENTER AT BARNARD COLLEGE
<\/b>The\u00a0<\/span>Athena<\/span>\u00a0Center for Leadership<\/a><\/u>\u00a0is a hub for changemakers at Barnard College. We prepare Barnard students to lead change in this extraordinary moment and throughout their lives.<\/p>\n

ABOUT WOMEN AND HOLLYWOOD
<\/b>Women and Hollywood<\/a><\/u>\u00a0educates, advocates, and agitates for gender parity and inclusion across the entertainment industry. Over the past 16 years, it has grown to be one of the most respected initiatives focused on women\u2019s issues and popular culture, and its founder, Melissa Silverstein, has become a well-respected leader on the subject.<\/p>\n

ABOUT BARNARD COLLEGE
<\/b>Barnard<\/a><\/u>\u00a0provides a singular educational experience, as a world-renowned college focused on excellence across the arts and sciences, with all the academic resources of Columbia University and the City of New York as an extended classroom. Founded in 1889, Barnard was one of the few colleges in the nation where women could receive the same rigorous and challenging education available to men. Today, Barnard is one of the most selective academic institutions in the country and remains devoted to empowering extraordinary women to become even more exceptional.<\/p>\n

ABOUT ARTEMIS RISING FOUNDATION
<\/b>Artemis Rising Foundation is dedicated to supporting media projects that transform our culture and challenge the status quo. Led by our founder and CEO, Regina K. Scully, the foundation champions powerful stories about some of the most challenging social justice issues of our time \u2014 including gender bias, healing, trauma, mental health, addiction, and women\u2019s empowerment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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