Athena Cinema
@athenacinema.bsky.social
Southeast Ohio's Premier Art House Theater
Our mission is to bring the finest independent film to SE Ohio & create a shared space for dialogue.
20 S Court St, Athens, Ohio 45701
linktr.ee/athenacinema
Our mission is to bring the finest independent film to SE Ohio & create a shared space for dialogue.
20 S Court St, Athens, Ohio 45701
linktr.ee/athenacinema
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SEARCH FOR SQUAREPANTS opens today 12/19!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/spongebobsearchforsquarepants/
🎟️: athenacinema.com/spongebobsearchforsquarepants/
December 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SEARCH FOR SQUAREPANTS opens today 12/19!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/spongebobsearchforsquarepants/
🎟️: athenacinema.com/spongebobsearchforsquarepants/
SONG SUNG BLUE starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson opens Wed 12/24! The story of two singers in a Neil Diamond tribute band, showing that it's never too late to follow your dreams... a great film for anyone looking for inspiration & some great music this winter!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/songsungblue/
🎟️: athenacinema.com/songsungblue/
December 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
SONG SUNG BLUE starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson opens Wed 12/24! The story of two singers in a Neil Diamond tribute band, showing that it's never too late to follow your dreams... a great film for anyone looking for inspiration & some great music this winter!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/songsungblue/
🎟️: athenacinema.com/songsungblue/
We're hiring - Video Editor!
ISO: PACE-eligible OU student able to start THIS SPRING SEMESTER 2026
Check your PACE eligibility at www.ohio.edu/financial-ai... and reach out to us with your resume at athenacinema@ohio.edu if you're interested in getting VIDEO EDITING experience with us this Spring!
ISO: PACE-eligible OU student able to start THIS SPRING SEMESTER 2026
Check your PACE eligibility at www.ohio.edu/financial-ai... and reach out to us with your resume at athenacinema@ohio.edu if you're interested in getting VIDEO EDITING experience with us this Spring!
December 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We're hiring - Video Editor!
ISO: PACE-eligible OU student able to start THIS SPRING SEMESTER 2026
Check your PACE eligibility at www.ohio.edu/financial-ai... and reach out to us with your resume at athenacinema@ohio.edu if you're interested in getting VIDEO EDITING experience with us this Spring!
ISO: PACE-eligible OU student able to start THIS SPRING SEMESTER 2026
Check your PACE eligibility at www.ohio.edu/financial-ai... and reach out to us with your resume at athenacinema@ohio.edu if you're interested in getting VIDEO EDITING experience with us this Spring!
Due to popular demand, a new opera was added to our 25/26 series of #TheMetLiveInHD:
Mason Bates's THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY!
Based on Michael Chabon's award-winning novel, it tells the tale of 2 comic book creators in the 30's and 40's!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/themetkavalierandclay/
Mason Bates's THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY!
Based on Michael Chabon's award-winning novel, it tells the tale of 2 comic book creators in the 30's and 40's!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/themetkavalierandclay/
The Met: Live in HD: Mason Bates’s THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY
In this exhilarating new adaptation of Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, two Jewish cousins invent an anti-fascist superhero and launch their own comic-book series, hoping to recruit A…
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December 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Due to popular demand, a new opera was added to our 25/26 series of #TheMetLiveInHD:
Mason Bates's THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY!
Based on Michael Chabon's award-winning novel, it tells the tale of 2 comic book creators in the 30's and 40's!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/themetkavalierandclay/
Mason Bates's THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY!
Based on Michael Chabon's award-winning novel, it tells the tale of 2 comic book creators in the 30's and 40's!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/themetkavalierandclay/
DEADLINE EXTENDED!
Submit to our #EnterTheKingdom design contest by NEXT FRIDAY 12/19! The winner gets their design on posters and tote bags for the series!
Email your design to athenacinema@ohio.edu with the subject line "[Your first name, last name] - Enter The Kingdom Submission"
Submit to our #EnterTheKingdom design contest by NEXT FRIDAY 12/19! The winner gets their design on posters and tote bags for the series!
Email your design to athenacinema@ohio.edu with the subject line "[Your first name, last name] - Enter The Kingdom Submission"
December 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
DEADLINE EXTENDED!
Submit to our #EnterTheKingdom design contest by NEXT FRIDAY 12/19! The winner gets their design on posters and tote bags for the series!
Email your design to athenacinema@ohio.edu with the subject line "[Your first name, last name] - Enter The Kingdom Submission"
Submit to our #EnterTheKingdom design contest by NEXT FRIDAY 12/19! The winner gets their design on posters and tote bags for the series!
Email your design to athenacinema@ohio.edu with the subject line "[Your first name, last name] - Enter The Kingdom Submission"
Winter Wonderland!
Enjoy these dreamy shots of our marquee and Court St. during the snow storm this past weekend!
We just "cold-n't" resist! 🥶😜
Enjoy these dreamy shots of our marquee and Court St. during the snow storm this past weekend!
We just "cold-n't" resist! 🥶😜
December 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Winter Wonderland!
Enjoy these dreamy shots of our marquee and Court St. during the snow storm this past weekend!
We just "cold-n't" resist! 🥶😜
Enjoy these dreamy shots of our marquee and Court St. during the snow storm this past weekend!
We just "cold-n't" resist! 🥶😜
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT opens today 12/12!
The film focuses on a group of former political prisoners who debate whether to take revenge against a man who may have been their torturer.
🎟️: athenacinema.com/itwasjustanaccident/
The film focuses on a group of former political prisoners who debate whether to take revenge against a man who may have been their torturer.
🎟️: athenacinema.com/itwasjustanaccident/
December 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT opens today 12/12!
The film focuses on a group of former political prisoners who debate whether to take revenge against a man who may have been their torturer.
🎟️: athenacinema.com/itwasjustanaccident/
The film focuses on a group of former political prisoners who debate whether to take revenge against a man who may have been their torturer.
🎟️: athenacinema.com/itwasjustanaccident/
THIS Saturday 12/13, our Met: Live in HD opera series continues with Umberto Giordano's ANDREA CHÉNIER!
Based on the life (and execution) of the famous French poet!
Admission $20 / Free for OU students with valid ID
A spectacular way to end Finals Week!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/themetandreachenier/
Based on the life (and execution) of the famous French poet!
Admission $20 / Free for OU students with valid ID
A spectacular way to end Finals Week!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/themetandreachenier/
December 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
THIS Saturday 12/13, our Met: Live in HD opera series continues with Umberto Giordano's ANDREA CHÉNIER!
Based on the life (and execution) of the famous French poet!
Admission $20 / Free for OU students with valid ID
A spectacular way to end Finals Week!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/themetandreachenier/
Based on the life (and execution) of the famous French poet!
Admission $20 / Free for OU students with valid ID
A spectacular way to end Finals Week!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/themetandreachenier/
Still searching for that perfect holiday gift for a movie-lover in your circle..?
Stop by the theater to check out our rotating stock of 27x40 movie posters or grab a gift card!
We also offer gift memberships online...visit the link below!
athenacinema.com/join-support/
Stop by the theater to check out our rotating stock of 27x40 movie posters or grab a gift card!
We also offer gift memberships online...visit the link below!
athenacinema.com/join-support/
December 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Still searching for that perfect holiday gift for a movie-lover in your circle..?
Stop by the theater to check out our rotating stock of 27x40 movie posters or grab a gift card!
We also offer gift memberships online...visit the link below!
athenacinema.com/join-support/
Stop by the theater to check out our rotating stock of 27x40 movie posters or grab a gift card!
We also offer gift memberships online...visit the link below!
athenacinema.com/join-support/
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT, from Iranian director Jafar Panahi, opens this Friday 12/12!
Pahani's work is often censored by the Iranian government. Rolling Stone calls it "an extraordinary revenge parable ...every moment of it attests to the work of a master."
🎟️: athenacinema.com/itwasjustanaccident/
Pahani's work is often censored by the Iranian government. Rolling Stone calls it "an extraordinary revenge parable ...every moment of it attests to the work of a master."
🎟️: athenacinema.com/itwasjustanaccident/
December 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT, from Iranian director Jafar Panahi, opens this Friday 12/12!
Pahani's work is often censored by the Iranian government. Rolling Stone calls it "an extraordinary revenge parable ...every moment of it attests to the work of a master."
🎟️: athenacinema.com/itwasjustanaccident/
Pahani's work is often censored by the Iranian government. Rolling Stone calls it "an extraordinary revenge parable ...every moment of it attests to the work of a master."
🎟️: athenacinema.com/itwasjustanaccident/
Join us for THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL this Sat 12/13 at 3pm...We'll help you quell your internal screams of anticipation! 🐸
Admission is only a monetary donation or a donation of non-perishable food to the Athens County Food Pantry!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/holidaymuppetchristmascarol/
Admission is only a monetary donation or a donation of non-perishable food to the Athens County Food Pantry!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/holidaymuppetchristmascarol/
December 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Join us for THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL this Sat 12/13 at 3pm...We'll help you quell your internal screams of anticipation! 🐸
Admission is only a monetary donation or a donation of non-perishable food to the Athens County Food Pantry!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/holidaymuppetchristmascarol/
Admission is only a monetary donation or a donation of non-perishable food to the Athens County Food Pantry!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/holidaymuppetchristmascarol/
Come out for our Member Appreciation Screening of SUNSET BOULEVARD Fri 12/12 at 7pm...its the 75th anniversary of this Hollywood classic!
Not a member yet..? Join now and get 13 months for the price of 12!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/sunsetboulevardmem/
Not a member yet..? Join now and get 13 months for the price of 12!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/sunsetboulevardmem/
Member Appreciation Screening: SUNSET BOULEVARD
Join us Friday, December 12th at 7:00 p.m. for a two-fold celebration of classic cinema as we honor both our fantastic group of Athena Members and the 75th anniversary of Sunset Boulevard! FREE Adm…
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December 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Come out for our Member Appreciation Screening of SUNSET BOULEVARD Fri 12/12 at 7pm...its the 75th anniversary of this Hollywood classic!
Not a member yet..? Join now and get 13 months for the price of 12!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/sunsetboulevardmem/
Not a member yet..? Join now and get 13 months for the price of 12!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/sunsetboulevardmem/
We love seeing the Athena represented all over town! Any guesses where we saw this..? 🙂
We'd love to compile a list of local spots with Athena depictions - let us know where else you've seen us!
We'd love to compile a list of local spots with Athena depictions - let us know where else you've seen us!
December 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
We love seeing the Athena represented all over town! Any guesses where we saw this..? 🙂
We'd love to compile a list of local spots with Athena depictions - let us know where else you've seen us!
We'd love to compile a list of local spots with Athena depictions - let us know where else you've seen us!
Don't forget to submit to our ENTER THE KINGDOM Design Contest by THIS FRIDAY 12/12! We made a collage of Stephen King cinematic universe lore to inspire you! 🙂
The winning design will be featured on exclusive, limited run canvas tote bags and posters!
The winning design will be featured on exclusive, limited run canvas tote bags and posters!
December 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Don't forget to submit to our ENTER THE KINGDOM Design Contest by THIS FRIDAY 12/12! We made a collage of Stephen King cinematic universe lore to inspire you! 🙂
The winning design will be featured on exclusive, limited run canvas tote bags and posters!
The winning design will be featured on exclusive, limited run canvas tote bags and posters!
Shout out to the OU Trombone Choir and The Tempo Tantrums for kicking off our #HolidayFilmSeries this weekend!!
We were PACKED with festive folks and collected lots of monetary and canned food donations for the Athens County Food Pantry... Thank you!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/holidayseries/
We were PACKED with festive folks and collected lots of monetary and canned food donations for the Athens County Food Pantry... Thank you!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/holidayseries/
December 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Shout out to the OU Trombone Choir and The Tempo Tantrums for kicking off our #HolidayFilmSeries this weekend!!
We were PACKED with festive folks and collected lots of monetary and canned food donations for the Athens County Food Pantry... Thank you!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/holidayseries/
We were PACKED with festive folks and collected lots of monetary and canned food donations for the Athens County Food Pantry... Thank you!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/holidayseries/
Tonight (12/5), we are beginning screenings of SENTIMENAL VALUE!
Starring phenomenal actors Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgard and Elle Fanning, this film follows two sisters reconciling with their estranged father. Don't miss it!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/sentimentalvalue/
Starring phenomenal actors Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgard and Elle Fanning, this film follows two sisters reconciling with their estranged father. Don't miss it!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/sentimentalvalue/
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Tonight (12/5), we are beginning screenings of SENTIMENAL VALUE!
Starring phenomenal actors Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgard and Elle Fanning, this film follows two sisters reconciling with their estranged father. Don't miss it!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/sentimentalvalue/
Starring phenomenal actors Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgard and Elle Fanning, this film follows two sisters reconciling with their estranged father. Don't miss it!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/sentimentalvalue/
Have you seen WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY yet?
Luckily for you, we have two showtimes tonight (12/4) at 5:15pm and 7:35pm!
This is the 3rd installment of the KNIVES OUT franchise and you don't want to miss it!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/wakeupdeadman/
Luckily for you, we have two showtimes tonight (12/4) at 5:15pm and 7:35pm!
This is the 3rd installment of the KNIVES OUT franchise and you don't want to miss it!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/wakeupdeadman/
December 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Have you seen WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY yet?
Luckily for you, we have two showtimes tonight (12/4) at 5:15pm and 7:35pm!
This is the 3rd installment of the KNIVES OUT franchise and you don't want to miss it!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/wakeupdeadman/
Luckily for you, we have two showtimes tonight (12/4) at 5:15pm and 7:35pm!
This is the 3rd installment of the KNIVES OUT franchise and you don't want to miss it!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/wakeupdeadman/
Our #HolidaySeries kicks off this Fri & Sat with some special treats!
Fri, 7pm: HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS from 1966 with a special performance by the OU Trombone Choir
Sat, 1pm & 3pm: ELF with special performances by a cappella group The Tempo Tantrums
🎟️: athenacinema.com/holidayseries/
Fri, 7pm: HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS from 1966 with a special performance by the OU Trombone Choir
Sat, 1pm & 3pm: ELF with special performances by a cappella group The Tempo Tantrums
🎟️: athenacinema.com/holidayseries/
December 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Our #HolidaySeries kicks off this Fri & Sat with some special treats!
Fri, 7pm: HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS from 1966 with a special performance by the OU Trombone Choir
Sat, 1pm & 3pm: ELF with special performances by a cappella group The Tempo Tantrums
🎟️: athenacinema.com/holidayseries/
Fri, 7pm: HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS from 1966 with a special performance by the OU Trombone Choir
Sat, 1pm & 3pm: ELF with special performances by a cappella group The Tempo Tantrums
🎟️: athenacinema.com/holidayseries/
Welcome & THANK YOU SO MUCH to our New Members from November!
Support from memberships helps us have exciting programs like the Met Opera and free film screenings
For our #MemberDrive during December, we're offering 13 months for the price of 12!
Info: athenacinema.com/join-support/memberships/
Support from memberships helps us have exciting programs like the Met Opera and free film screenings
For our #MemberDrive during December, we're offering 13 months for the price of 12!
Info: athenacinema.com/join-support/memberships/
December 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Welcome & THANK YOU SO MUCH to our New Members from November!
Support from memberships helps us have exciting programs like the Met Opera and free film screenings
For our #MemberDrive during December, we're offering 13 months for the price of 12!
Info: athenacinema.com/join-support/memberships/
Support from memberships helps us have exciting programs like the Met Opera and free film screenings
For our #MemberDrive during December, we're offering 13 months for the price of 12!
Info: athenacinema.com/join-support/memberships/
SENTIMENTAL VALUE is coming this Friday 12/5!
Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, and Elle Fanning star in this Norwegian comedy-drama from by Joachim Trier (winner of the Cannes Grand Prix) that explores the complex dynamics between two sisters and their estranged father
Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, and Elle Fanning star in this Norwegian comedy-drama from by Joachim Trier (winner of the Cannes Grand Prix) that explores the complex dynamics between two sisters and their estranged father
December 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
SENTIMENTAL VALUE is coming this Friday 12/5!
Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, and Elle Fanning star in this Norwegian comedy-drama from by Joachim Trier (winner of the Cannes Grand Prix) that explores the complex dynamics between two sisters and their estranged father
Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, and Elle Fanning star in this Norwegian comedy-drama from by Joachim Trier (winner of the Cannes Grand Prix) that explores the complex dynamics between two sisters and their estranged father
Introducing our HOLIDAY DRINK MENU!
Special cocktail THE SLEIGH RIDE: peppermint bark RumChata, vanilla cold brew, and vodka...guaranteed to put you in a festive mood!
We've also got Hot Toddys, Jackie O's Christmas Ale, and a selection of teas for folks looking for something different.
Special cocktail THE SLEIGH RIDE: peppermint bark RumChata, vanilla cold brew, and vodka...guaranteed to put you in a festive mood!
We've also got Hot Toddys, Jackie O's Christmas Ale, and a selection of teas for folks looking for something different.
December 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Introducing our HOLIDAY DRINK MENU!
Special cocktail THE SLEIGH RIDE: peppermint bark RumChata, vanilla cold brew, and vodka...guaranteed to put you in a festive mood!
We've also got Hot Toddys, Jackie O's Christmas Ale, and a selection of teas for folks looking for something different.
Special cocktail THE SLEIGH RIDE: peppermint bark RumChata, vanilla cold brew, and vodka...guaranteed to put you in a festive mood!
We've also got Hot Toddys, Jackie O's Christmas Ale, and a selection of teas for folks looking for something different.
As part of our December Member Drive, if you sign up for an Athena Membership THIS MONTH, you get 13 MONTHS of benefits instead of the regular 12!
Read Comments below for even more details
Start your Membership today: athenacinema.com/join-support/memberships/
Read Comments below for even more details
Start your Membership today: athenacinema.com/join-support/memberships/
December 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
As part of our December Member Drive, if you sign up for an Athena Membership THIS MONTH, you get 13 MONTHS of benefits instead of the regular 12!
Read Comments below for even more details
Start your Membership today: athenacinema.com/join-support/memberships/
Read Comments below for even more details
Start your Membership today: athenacinema.com/join-support/memberships/
We love our members!
Join us on Friday 12/12 at 7pm for a two-fold celebration of classic cinema as we honor both our fantastic group of Athena Members and the 75th anniversary of SUNSET BOULEVARD.
Free admission for members + 1 guest, $8 for non-members!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/sunsetboulevardmem/
Join us on Friday 12/12 at 7pm for a two-fold celebration of classic cinema as we honor both our fantastic group of Athena Members and the 75th anniversary of SUNSET BOULEVARD.
Free admission for members + 1 guest, $8 for non-members!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/sunsetboulevardmem/
Member Appreciation Screening: SUNSET BOULEVARD
Join us Friday, December 12th at 7:00 p.m. for a two-fold celebration of classic cinema as we honor both our fantastic group of Athena Members and the 75th anniversary of Sunset Boulevard! FREE Adm…
athenacinema.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We love our members!
Join us on Friday 12/12 at 7pm for a two-fold celebration of classic cinema as we honor both our fantastic group of Athena Members and the 75th anniversary of SUNSET BOULEVARD.
Free admission for members + 1 guest, $8 for non-members!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/sunsetboulevardmem/
Join us on Friday 12/12 at 7pm for a two-fold celebration of classic cinema as we honor both our fantastic group of Athena Members and the 75th anniversary of SUNSET BOULEVARD.
Free admission for members + 1 guest, $8 for non-members!
🎟️: athenacinema.com/sunsetboulevardmem/
Have you submitted your design for our ENTER THE KINGDOM design contest yet..?
The winner gets their design printed on limited edition tote bags and posters for the series!
Send your coolest, spookiest designs to athenacinema@ohio.edu by 12/14!
The winner gets their design printed on limited edition tote bags and posters for the series!
Send your coolest, spookiest designs to athenacinema@ohio.edu by 12/14!
November 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Have you submitted your design for our ENTER THE KINGDOM design contest yet..?
The winner gets their design printed on limited edition tote bags and posters for the series!
Send your coolest, spookiest designs to athenacinema@ohio.edu by 12/14!
The winner gets their design printed on limited edition tote bags and posters for the series!
Send your coolest, spookiest designs to athenacinema@ohio.edu by 12/14!
🚨 Some showtimes have changed with WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY opening today 11/26! Be sure to double-check showtimes for 11/26 and 11/27 before heading to the theater.
We just really wanted to give you a clever murder-mystery to keep you thinking over the holidays!
🎟️: athenacinema.com
We just really wanted to give you a clever murder-mystery to keep you thinking over the holidays!
🎟️: athenacinema.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🚨 Some showtimes have changed with WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY opening today 11/26! Be sure to double-check showtimes for 11/26 and 11/27 before heading to the theater.
We just really wanted to give you a clever murder-mystery to keep you thinking over the holidays!
🎟️: athenacinema.com
We just really wanted to give you a clever murder-mystery to keep you thinking over the holidays!
🎟️: athenacinema.com