{"id":28685,"date":"2025-02-06T16:17:39","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T21:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=28685"},"modified":"2025-02-07T22:22:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T03:22:29","slug":"2025-athena-film-festival-announces-the-line-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=28685","title":{"rendered":"2025 ATHENA Film Festival Announces the Line-Up!"},"content":{"rendered":"

2025 ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL AT BARNARD COLLEGE ANNOUNCES<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

PROGRAMMING SELECTIONS FOR 15TH ANNUAL EVENT<\/b><\/p>\n

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

Festival opens March 6 with SATISFIED, an intimate story documenting Ren\u00e9e Elise Goldsberry\u2019s journey while creating her iconic HAMILTON role, and runs through March 9<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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

Festival will close with HOME COURT, about basketball prodigy Ashley Chea following her pursuit of college-level hoop dreams<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

NEW YORK (February 6, 2025) \u2013\u00a0<\/b>The\u00a0Athena Film Festival<\/a>\u00a0(AFF) at Barnard College today announced the narrative and documentary feature lineup for its 2025 showcase. A partnership between\u00a0Barnard\u2019s Athena Center for Leadership\u00a0<\/b>and the initiative\u00a0Women and Hollywood<\/b>, this year\u2019s event marks the 15th anniversary of the festival, which will take place March 6 – March 9, 2025, on the Barnard campus in New York City. Each year, the festival presents narrative and documentary features and short films, in-depth conversations with filmmakers and thought leaders, and a wide variety of events focused on amplifying women\u2019s leadership through storytelling.<\/p>\n

AFF will open with the inspirational documentary\u00a0Satisfied<\/i><\/b>,<\/i>\u00a0from directors Melissa Haizlip and Chris Bolan. The film gives viewers an intimate look at Ren\u00e9e Elise Goldsberry\u2019s journey navigating motherhood and originating the role of Angelica Schuyler in the groundbreaking Broadway musical\u00a0Hamilton<\/i>. Closing film\u00a0Home Court<\/i><\/b>, directed by Erica Tanamachi, showcases the grit of first-generation immigrant and basketball prodigy Ashley Chea as she prepares for her college athletic career.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur 2025 festival marks 15 years of championing diverse, authentic narratives through a powerful, women-centered lens,\u201d said Melissa Silverstein, artistic director of Athena Film Festival. \u201cThe impact of this endeavor is shaped by the creators who bring these stories to life, as well as the audiences who support and amplify their reach.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis milestone anniversary is a testament to the enduring power of storytelling and the filmmakers who challenge perceptions of women\u2019s leadership,\u201d said Umbreen Bhatti \u201900, Constance Hess Williams \u201966 Director of the Athena Center for Leadership at Barnard College. \u201cThis year\u2019s programming lineup reflects our mission to magnify compelling, women-led stories that inspire change and spark meaningful dialogue. A heartfelt thank you to the festival\u2019s founding sponsor, the Artemis Rising Foundation and its CEO Regina K. Scully, for her enduring support of our work.\u201d<\/p>\n

The festival lineup showcases women\u2019s leadership through diverse, complex, and nuanced women-centered stories from around the world, with narrative features, including Claire Ayoub\u2019s uplifting coming-of-age comedy\u00a0Empire Waist<\/i><\/b>; Margherita Vicario\u2019s\u00a0Gloria!<\/i><\/b>, which celebrates the unrecognized female composers of neoclassical-era Venice; the NYC premiere of Rachel Feldman\u2019s 2014 Athena List-winning script\u00a0Lilly<\/i><\/b>, starring Emmy and Golden Globe winner Patricia Clarkson; Belgian Spanish-language drama\u00a0Mexico 86<\/i><\/b>\u00a0from writer\/director C\u00e9sar Diaz; Lillah Halla\u2019s Brazilian sports drama\u00a0Power Alley (Levante)<\/i><\/b>; Yasemin \u015eamdereli\u2019s\u00a0Samia<\/i><\/b>, which follows\u00a0an assertive young woman as she fights to become an Olympic athlete; Racheal Cain\u2019s sci-fi thriller\u00a0Somnium<\/i><\/b>;\u00a0Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Guy Nattiv\u2019s sports thriller\u00a0Tatami<\/i><\/b>, the story of an Iranian\u00a0judoka\u00a0and her coach facing a dilemma from the Islamic Republic government during the World Judo Championships; Anu Valia\u2019s feature directorial debut,\u00a0We Strangers<\/i><\/b>, a haunting study of race, class, and assimilation in Gary, Indiana; and Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu\u2019s directorial debut\u00a0We Were Dangerous<\/i><\/b>, a hopeful story of friendship and rebellion against cruel leadership in 1954 New Zealand.<\/p>\n

2025 documentary selections include Shiori Ito\u2019s Academy Award-nominated\u00a0Black Box Diaries<\/i><\/b>, which follows the filmmaker as she embarks on a courageous investigation of her own sexual assault; Alina Simone\u2019s\u00a0Black Snow<\/i><\/b>, a look at the remote Siberian city that discovered an old Soviet mine had caught fire beneath their neighborhood and the turmoil it brings to a local homemaker-turned-journalist, Natalia Zubkova; Erica Tanamachi\u2019s\u00a0Home Court<\/i><\/b>, about basketball prodigy Ashley Chea following her pursuit of college-level hoop dreams and the highs and lows of her Cambodian immigrant family\u2019s experiences in America throughout her high school years; the NYC premiere of\u00a0Norita<\/i><\/b>,\u00a0<\/b><\/i>from writers\/directors Andrea Tortonese and Jayson McNamara, who take viewers on the gripping journey of Argentina\u2019s tumultuous history through the eyes of a mother seeking justice for her disappeared son during the dark days of the country\u2019s dictatorship.<\/p>\n

Catherine Gund\u2019s Paint Me a Road Out of Here<\/i><\/b>, the wild tale of Faith Ringgold\u2019s monumental painting \u201cFor the Women\u2019s House\u201d;\u00a0Standing Above the Clouds<\/i><\/b>, Jalena Keane-Lee\u2019s exploration of intergenerational healing and the impacts of safeguarding cultural traditions, all through the lens of mothers and daughters in three Native Hawaiian families; and Elizabeth Sankey\u2019s\u00a0Witches<\/i><\/b>, an examination of the relationship between cinematic portrayals of witches and postpartum depression, utilizing film history footage and personal testimony.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s documentary lineup also features several inspirational stories of women trailblazers: Aoife Kelleher\u2019s\u00a0Mrs. Robinson<\/i><\/b>,\u00a0<\/b><\/i>a captivating portrait of the first female president of Ireland, Mary Robinson; Hannah Berryman\u2019s\u00a0Spacewoman<\/i><\/b>, a moving look at the life of astronaut Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a spacecraft; and Soraya S\u00e9l\u00e8ne and Billy Miossi\u2019s\u00a0Who in the Hell Is Regina Jones?<\/i><\/b>, a view into the life of a groundbreaking publisher navigating a world that offered her no favors.<\/p>\n

AFF\u2019s 2025 lineup and full descriptions can be found below. For more information, please visit\u00a0AthenaFilmFestival.co<\/a>m<\/a>. 2025 Festival Sponsors include the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Netflix, Walt Disney Studios, AMC Networks, Secret Sauce Media, Hanky Panky, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Dobkin Family Foundation, Illumine Service Foundation, Evenstar Films, Christine A. Schantz, the Katie McGrath & JJ Abrams Family Foundation, and Attitude New York. The festival\u2019s accessibility sponsor is the Loreen Arbus Foundation. The Athena Film Festival is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.<\/p>\n<\/ins>\n

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

Empire Waist<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Language: English<\/p>\n

Director, Writer: Claire Ayoub<\/p>\n

Producers: Andrew Calof, Crystal Collins<\/p>\n

Lenore is a teen deeply insecure about her weight. Hiding her passion for fashion design, she tries to make herself invisible in her day-to-day life to avoid being bullied by her classmates and image-conscious mother. Lenore\u2019s father, Mark, is her biggest cheerleader, and her best friend Kayla is confident, funny, outgoing, and proud of her plus-size body. Through their support, along with that of her teacher Ms. Hall, Lenore is encouraged to step outside her comfort zone and embrace her talent.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>Gloria!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Italy<\/p>\n

Language: Italian<\/p>\n

Director, Writer: Margherita Vicario<\/p>\n

Writer: Anita Rivaroli<\/p>\n

Producers: Carlo Cresto-Dina, Valeria Jamonte, Manuela Melissano<\/p>\n

Set in a girls\u2019 institute in Venice at the end of the 1700s,\u00a0Gloria!\u00a0<\/i>tells the story of Teresa, a young woman with a visionary talent who, together with a small group of extraordinary musicians, crosses centuries and challenges the dusty catafalques of the ancien r\u00e9gime by inventing rebellious, light, and modern music.<\/p>\n

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

USA<\/p>\n

Language: English<\/p>\n

Director, Writer, Producer: Rachel Feldman<\/p>\n

Writer: Adam Prince<\/p>\n

Producers: Allyn Stewart, Kelly E. Ashton, Kerianne Flynn, Jyoti Sarda, Simone Pero, J. Todd Harris, Christine Schwarzman, Julie Kaufman<\/p>\n

NYC Premiere<\/p>\n

Based on a true story,\u00a0Lilly<\/i>\u00a0chronicles the transformation of an aggrieved Alabama tire factory worker into an American hero.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>Mexico 86<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

France, Belgium<\/p>\n

Language: Spanish<\/p>\n

Director, Writer: C\u00e9sar D\u00edaz<\/p>\n

Producers: Anne-Laure Gu\u00e9gan, Delphine Schmit, G\u00e9raldine Sprimont<\/p>\n

In 1976, death threats force Maria, a Guatemalan rebel activist fighting against the corrupt military dictatorship, to flee to Mexico, leaving her son behind. Ten years later, when he comes to live with her, she is forced to choose between her duties as a mother and continuing her revolutionary activism.<\/p>\n

Power Alley [Levante]<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Brazil<\/p>\n

Language: Portuguese<\/p>\n

Director, Writer: Lillah Halla<\/p>\n

Writer: Mar\u00eda Elena Mor\u00e1n<\/p>\n

Producers: Louise Bellicaud, Claire Charles-Gervais, Rafaella Costa, Santiago Lopez, Kathleen McInnis<\/p>\n

On the eve of a key championship, 17-year-old volleyball star Sofia faces an unwanted pregnancy, battling a fundamentalist group to reclaim her future.<\/p>\n

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

Italy, Germany, Belgium<\/p>\n

Languages: Arabic, English, Somali<\/p>\n

Director, Writer: Yasemin \u015eamdereli<\/p>\n

Writers: Nesrin \u015eamdereli, Giuseppe Catozzella<\/p>\n

Producers: Simone Catania, Dietmar G\u00fcntsche, Anja-Karina Richter, Michele Fornasero, Francesca Portalupi, Martin Roh\u00e9, Joseph Rouschop, Riccardo Russo, David Herdies, Michael Krotkiewsju, Iman Ismail, Christoph Fisser<\/p>\n

Samia defies taboos by racing through the streets of Mogadishu, in a society where a woman is not supposed to run. Her passion will one day take her to the Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

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

USA<\/p>\n

Language: English<\/p>\n

Director, Writer: Racheal Cain<\/p>\n

Producers: Maria Allred, Chris Raby, Ali Aksu, Patricia Chica, Mike Hatton, Andrea Saavedra<\/p>\n

With hopes of making it big in L.A., small-town transplant Gemma takes the overnight shift at a mysterious sleep clinic, Somnium, but quickly discovers a darkness lurking within.<\/p>\n

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

Israel, U.K.<\/p>\n

Languages: English, Persian<\/p>\n

Director: Zar Amir Ebrahimi<\/p>\n

Director, Writer, Producer: Guy Nattiv<\/p>\n

Writer: Elham Erfani<\/p>\n

Producers: Jaime Ray Newman, Mandy Tagger<\/p>\n

In the first feature film to have both an Iranian and an Israeli director, Leila, an Iranian judo athlete, is put in political danger when her government tells her to fake an injury and withdraw from the world championships rather than face an Israeli rival in the final, forcing her to make a life-or-death decision.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>We Strangers<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Language: English<\/p>\n

Director, Writer: Anu Valia<\/p>\n

Producers: Joy Jorgensen, Alex Bach, Olivia Wingate, Zach Spicer, Miranda Kahn<\/p>\n

Rayelle Martin, a commercial cleaning woman in Gary, Indiana, stumbles into a new job cleaning the homes of several rich, suburban families. While working, she tells one small lie that spins out of control.<\/p>\n

We Were Dangerous<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

New Zealand<\/p>\n

Language: English<\/p>\n

Director, Writer: Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu<\/p>\n

Writer: Maddie Dai<\/p>\n

Producers: Polly Fryer, Morgan Waru<\/p>\n

In 1954, M\u0101ori teenagers Nellie and Daisy are sent to the Te Motu School for Incorrigible and Delinquent Girls after minor offenses. There, they meet Lou, a European teenager from a privileged background. Under the strict supervision of the devout Matron, the institution aims to reform the girls into obedient housewives, suppressing their cultural identities and personal freedoms. The trio\u2019s bond strengthens as the Matron\u2019s authoritarian methods intensify. They devise a plan to escape the island facility, culminating in a daring act of rebellion that challenges the oppressive system.<\/p>\n<\/ins>\n

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

Black Box Diaries<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Japan, USA, U.K.<\/p>\n

Languages: English, Japanese<\/p>\n

Director, Producer: Shiori Ito<\/p>\n

Producers: Hanna Aqvilin, Eric Nyari<\/p>\n

Journalist Shiori Ito embarks on a courageous investigation of her own sexual assault in an improbable attempt to prosecute her high-profile offender. Her quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, exposing the country\u2019s outdated judicial and societal systems.<\/p>\n

Black Snow<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Language: Russian<\/p>\n

Director: Alina Simone<\/p>\n

Producer: Kirstine Barfod<\/p>\n

When the residents of a remote Siberian city discover an old Soviet mine has caught fire beneath their neighborhood, they turn to Natalia Zubkova, a local homemaker-turned-journalist, for help. But after her news videos go viral, she suddenly finds herself the target of a massive government disinformation campaign.<\/p>\n

Home Court –\u00a0<\/i><\/b>Closing Night<\/b><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Languages: English, Cambodian<\/p>\n

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

Writer: Jean Kawahara<\/p>\n

Producers: Jenn Lee Smith, Brandon Soun<\/p>\n

Home Court<\/i>\u00a0is the story of basketball phenom Ashley Chea in her pursuit of college-level hoop dreams. In the three years the film follows her, we witness the highs and lows of her Cambodian immigrant family\u2019s experiences in America.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>Mrs. Robinson<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Ireland<\/p>\n

Language: English<\/p>\n

Director: Aoife Kelleher<\/p>\n

Producer: Cormac Hargaden, Trisha Canning<\/p>\n

Unfolding a story about female leadership, human rights activism, and climate action,\u00a0Mrs. Robinson<\/i>\u00a0tells the inspirational life story of change-maker Mary Robinson: Ireland\u2019s first female president, a pioneering U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, the successor of Nelson Mandela as Chair of The Elders, and the co-founder of Project Dandelion, a women-led climate justice movement.<\/p>\n

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

Argentina, USA<\/p>\n

Languages: Spanish, English<\/p>\n

Directors, Writers: Jayson McNamara, Andrea Tortonese<\/p>\n

Writer, Producer: Melissa Daniels<\/p>\n

Producers: Sarah Schoellkopf, Jayson McNamara, Francisco Villa<\/p>\n

NYC Premiere<\/p>\n

Norita\u00a0<\/i>takes viewers on a gripping journey through Argentina\u2019s tumultuous history, in which a personal tragedy becomes a catalyst for change. As a mother seeking justice for her disappeared son during the dark days of Argentina\u2019s dictatorship, Norita\u2019s unwavering determination and fearless activism led her to co-found the renowned Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, a pivotal human rights organization. The film chronicles her journey to seek justice for the past while inspiring the next generation of women\u2019s rights activists. Norita has been held up as a symbol by the women\u2019s movement, dating back to the 1980s, and is seen as a fundamental fixture in the movement\u2019s success during Argentina\u2019s 2020 campaign to legalize abortion.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>Paint Me a Road Out of Here<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Language: English<\/p>\n

Director, Producer: Catherine Gund<\/p>\n

Producer: Tanya Selvaratnam<\/p>\n

In 1971, artist Faith Ringgold created a monumental painting, \u201cFor the Women\u2019s House,\u201d for the women incarcerated at Rikers Island jail. Fifty years later, artist Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter, who gave birth in prison 15 years ago, finds herself banding together with an eclectic group of activists, politicians, artists, corrections officers, and Faith Ringgold herself to free the artwork with the ultimate goal of freeing the women.\u00a0Paint Me a Road Out of Here<\/i>\u00a0is a wild tale of the painting\u2019s whitewashed journey and the two artists who challenged the same powerful and oppressive institutions, a half century apart, with their artwork, their voices, and their shared, persistent goals.<\/p>\n

Satisfied –\u00a0<\/i><\/b>Opening Night<\/b><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Language: English<\/p>\n

Directors, Producers: Chris Bolan, Melissa Haizlip<\/p>\n

Producers: Steven Cantor, Jamie Schutz<\/p>\n

Against the backdrop of the hit musical\u00a0Hamilton<\/i>, actress Ren\u00e9e Elise Goldsberry balances family and career while originating the role of a lifetime.<\/p>\n

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

U.K.<\/p>\n

Language: English<\/p>\n

Director, Writer: Hannah Berryman<\/p>\n

Producers: Natasha Dack Ojumu, Keith Haviland<\/p>\n

Astronaut Eileen Collins was the first woman to pilot and command a spacecraft. Born to a working-class family in upstate New York, she smashed many glass ceilings in the U.S. Air Force and at NASA during her career, culminating in four increasingly dramatic and dangerous space shuttle missions. With an incredible set of archival materials, intimate interviews, and a moving score by Marcelo Zarvos, Hannah Berryman\u2019s nail-biting film shares the emotional journey experienced by Eileen\u2019s family and asks the philosophical question about what level of risk is acceptable in human endeavor.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>Standing Above the Clouds<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Language: English<\/p>\n

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

Producers: Amber Espinosa-Jones, Erin Lau<\/p>\n

When the massive Thirty Meter Telescope is proposed to be built on Mauna Kea, an uprising of\u00a0kia\u02bbi\u00a0<\/i>(protectors) in Hawai\u02bbi and around the world dedicate their lives to protecting the sacred mountain from destruction. Through the lens of mothers and daughters in three Native Hawaiian families,\u00a0Standing Above the Clouds<\/i>\u00a0explores intergenerational healing and the impacts of safeguarding cultural traditions.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>Who in the Hell Is Regina Jones?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Language: English<\/p>\n

Directors: Soraya S\u00e9l\u00e8ne, Billy Miossi<\/p>\n

Writer: Regina Jones<\/p>\n

Producers: Alissa Shapiro, Nancy Novack<\/p>\n

New York Premiere<\/p>\n

The extraordinary life of Regina Jones is not only one shaped by history but also one that made history. From pregnant and married at 15, through the middle of the Watts Rebellion of 1965, to emerging as a groundbreaking newspaper publisher, Regina is a testament to the American experience. That lived experience \u2014 as a Black American woman raising a family of five children, stepping in places where she was not wanted, and navigating a world that offered her no favors \u2014 is one that is still too often overlooked.\u00a0Who in the Hell Is Regina Jones?<\/i>\u00a0turns a lens on Regina\u2019s remarkable journey: the invisible labor, the turmoil, the struggle, and the joy of a modern-day Black woman.<\/p>\n

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

U.K.<\/p>\n

Language: English<\/p>\n

Director, Writer: Elizabeth Sankey<\/p>\n

Producers: Manon Ardisson, Chiara Ventura, Jeremy Warmsley<\/p>\n

Witches<\/i>\u00a0examines the relationship between cinematic portrayals of witches and postpartum depression, utilizing historical film footage alongside personal testimony.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s sponsors include the festival\u2019s founding sponsor,\u00a0Artemis Rising Foundation and its CEO Regina K. Scully<\/b>, as well as the\u00a0Alfred P. Sloan Foundation<\/b>,\u00a0Hanky Panky<\/b>,\u00a0Netflix<\/b>,\u00a0AMC Networks<\/b>,\u00a0the Dobkin Family Foundation<\/b>,\u00a0Evenstar<\/b>,\u00a0Illumine Service Foundation<\/b>,\u00a0Michela & Leslie Masson<\/b>,\u00a0Christine A. Schantz<\/b>,\u00a0Secret Sauce Media<\/b>,\u00a0Walt Disney Studios<\/b>,\u00a0ANSIRH Abortion Onscreen<\/b>,\u00a0Abigail E. Disney<\/b>,\u00a0Jess Jacobs<\/b>,\u00a0Sheila Nevins<\/b>,\u00a0We Testify<\/b>,\u00a0Adrienne Shelly Foundation<\/b>,\u00a0the Katie McGrath & JJ Abrams Family Foundation<\/b>,\u00a0Lifetime<\/b>,\u00a0Reavis Page Jump LLP<\/b>, and\u00a0Whitewater Films<\/b>. The Accessibility Sponsor is\u00a0the Loreen Arbus Foundation<\/b>, and the Transportation Sponsor is\u00a0Attitude New York<\/b>.<\/p>\n

The Athena Film Festival is made possible by the\u00a0New York State Council on the Arts\u00a0<\/b>with the support of the\u00a0Office of the Governor\u00a0<\/b>and the\u00a0New York State Legislature.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>Passes and tickets<\/a>\u00a0are on sale now. Additional programming and 2025 honorees will be announced in the coming weeks. Visit the\u00a0Athena Film Festival<\/a>\u00a0website for regular updates and more information.<\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL<\/b>
\nFounded in 2011, the\u00a0Athena Film Festiva<\/a>l is dedicated to advancing new narratives about leadership through original, thought-provoking, compelling, and diverse women-centered stories. The Athena Creative Development Program, an extension of the Athena Film Festival, is a set of strategic interventions that increase the likelihood that women-centered stories will succeed.<\/p>\n

The Athena Film Festival is a partnership of the Athena Center for Leadership at Barnard College and Women & Hollywood. Our founding sponsor is the Artemis Rising Foundation and its CEO, Regina K. Scully.<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE ATHENA CENTER AT BARNARD COLLEGE
\n<\/b>The\u00a0Athena Center for Leadership<\/a>\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
\n<\/b>Women and Hollywood<\/a>\u00a0educates, advocates, and agitates for gender parity and inclusion across the entertainment industry. Over the past 18 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
\n<\/b>Barnard<\/a>\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
\n<\/b>Artemis Rising Foundation is dedicated to supporting media projects that transform our culture and challenge the status quo. Led by 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

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