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Day two of the Athena Film Festival brings Masterclasses with Laura Karpman and Debra Martin Chase, a panel with Barnard women in the Biz, the films The 99ers, American Revolution: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs, Decoding Annie Parker (our Centerpiece Film), Reaching for the Moon, Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley, Farah Goes Bang, and a work in progress screening of Radical Grace. All of our events are wonderful, but these are the events we chose to highlight today. Check out our Athena Picks for the day:
Masterclass with Laura Karpman
Did you know that only 2% of films are scored by women composers? Laura Karpman–who has scored over 100 films, TV shows, and video games–discusses her work and the challenges women composers face in the industry today. The Masterclass will be held at Lehman Auditorium, Altschul Hall at 3pm.
Reaching for the Moon is about the passionate and intimate love affair between Pulitzer Prize winning poet Elizabeth Bishop and beguiling architect Lota de Macedo Soares. This tragic love story is set in the beautiful landscape of Brazil, and that is just one of the many reasons to see this feature film. Alice Quinn, Executive Director of the Poetry Society of America will join the audience for a post screening discussion. Reaching for the Moon screens tonight at 8pm in the Northwest Corner Building.
Nikohl Boosheri (Circumstance) stars as an awkward twenty-something stumping for the John Kerry campaign and tries to lose her virginity in Farah Goes Bang. This film won the inaugural Nora Ephron Prize at the Tribeca Film Festival and is directed, produced, written and edited by women. The director Meera Menon and producer Laura Goode will be in attendance for a Q&A. Farah Goes Bang screens at 9pm in Lehman Auditorium, Altschul Hall.
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ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL 2014 | Narrative Feature
Farah Goes Bang
Awkward twenty-something Farah Mahtab hits the road with her buddies K.J. and Roopa to stump for John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election, hoping the trip will also be her opportunity to lose her virginity. Crisscrossing the culturally divided nation at this decisive post-9/11 moment, these multicultural girls find themselves and their politics unwelcome in many parts of the country. They take inspiration from their friendship and press on in their campaign, even as Farah’s efforts on both political and sexual fronts are continuously thwarted.
Preceded by Makers short on musician and feminist activist – Kathleen Hanna.
Date: Friday, February 7, 9PM
Location: Lehman Auditorium, 202 Altschul Hall
Director Meera Menon and producer Laura Goode will join the audience for a post screening discussion.
ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL 2014 | Documentary Feature
Miss You Can Do It
For Young Audiences
In Partnership with the Loreen Arbus Foundation
One weekend a year, the Illinois town of Kewanee turns into a place of celebration and delight, as the annual Miss You Can Do It pageant spotlights young girls with disabilities from around the country. The first Miss USA contestant to compete with a disability, Abbey Curran started the pageant in 2004 to offer girls the opportunity to be celebrated for their inner beauty and spirit.
Date: Sunday, February 9, 2014, 12PM
Location: Held Auditorium, 304 Barnard Hall
Director Ron Davis will join the audience for a discussion following the film.
* This screening is FREE to the public, however a ticket is required for entry*
ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL 2014 | Narrative Feature
Short Term 12
Short Term 12 is told through the eyes of Grace, a twenty-something supervisor at a foster-care facility for at-risk teenagers. Passionate and tough, Grace is a formidable caretaker of the kids in her charge. But Grace’s own difficult past – and the surprising future that suddenly presents itself – throws her life into unforeseen confusion, made all the sharper with the arrival of a new intake at the facility: a gifted but troubled teenage girl with whom Grace has a charged connection.
Date: Saturday, February 8, 6PM
Location: Northwest Corner, 120th & Broadway, 5th Floor
ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL 2014 | Closing Film
Geraldine Ferraro: Paving the Way
Geraldine Ferraro: Paving the Way tells the story of this trailblazer who served as role model for women and men across the nation and around the world. Filmmaker Donna Zaccaro creates a moving, powerful and oftentimes surprising portrait of her mother, whose run for Vice President changed the face of American politics forever.
Date: Sunday, February 9, 2014, 6PM
Location: Diana Center Event Oval, LL100
ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL 2014 | Centerpiece Film
Decoding Annie Parker
Decoding Annie Parker, a film based on real events, tells the story of two very different women on seemingly similar paths towards ground-breaking discoveries. Annie Parker a cancer survivor who was convinced that her illness and the illness of all the women in her family were connected. And Dr. Mary-Claire King, a geneticist, who bucked the conventional wisdom about cancer research and discovered the genetic link in breast cancer and the BRCA1 gene.
Date: Friday, February 7, 2014 8PM
Location: Diana Center Event Oval, LL100
ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL 2014 | Opening Film
Belle
NY Premiere
Belle is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the illegitimate mixed race daughter of Admiral Sir John Lindsay, an 18th Century British naval officer. Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield and his wife, Belle’s lineage affords her certain privileges, but her color prevents her from the traditions of noble social standing. Yet, Belle uses her presence and intelligence to help inform the thinking of her father figure, Lord Mansfield, as he deliberates the most pressing issue of the time – the abolition of slavery.
Date: Thursday, February 6, 6:30PM
Location: Diana Center Event Oval, LL100
Athena Film Festival presents Chick Flick Night | December 11th, 2013
CHICK FLICK: n.
1. A film that empowers women, whether through story, character, or representation, e.g., Bend it Like Beckham, Mulan, Thelma and Louise, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2. Any film that a woman enjoys, for any reason, e.g., Pacific Rim, Pitch Perfect, Monster’s Inc, Love Actually, The Return of the King, aka, any movie ever. Ever.
What’s your favorite chick flick?
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The Heroes We Deserve | Alice Griffin (Barnard College ‘15)
“I need strong women in film because I see strong women all around me. Why shouldn’t I see them in the movies?”
Why do you need strong women in film? What does “strong” mean to you?
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Wait, you’re telling me I can see incredible movies AND dismantle the patriarchy? I’m interested. www.athenafilmfestival.com #Athena15
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Check out the #Athena15 trailer! Just try not to be inspired by these amazing films. Tickets are on sale now at http://athenafilmfestival.com!
Sincerely, somebody who didn’t think housing options all the way though.
(Allergies include, but are not limited to: cinnamon, hairspray, perfumes, any aerosols basically… and weirdly enough, blueberries.)
