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Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts 2017
Feb 13, Feb 14, Feb 15, Feb 16, 2017

10:10 pm daily and Monday at 7:35pm.

Sing a?" dir. Kristof Deak, Hungary, 25 minutes. Zsofi is struggling to fit in at her new school a?" singing in the schools famous choir is her only consolation, but the choir director may not be the inspirational teacher everyone thinks she is. It will take Zsofi and her new friend Liza to uncover the cruel truth.

Silent Nights a?" dir. Aske Bang, Denmark, 30 minutes. Inger volunteers at a homeless shelter and falls in love with the illegal immigrant Kwame. Both live a hard life. Kwame finds comfort in Ingers arms, but says nothing about his family and children in Ghana. When his daughter becomes ill, he is forced to steal money from the homeless shelter to pay the hospital bill. Inger believe his lie about the theft, and when Kwame moves in with Inger they are happy for a whilea?| until the day when Kwames mobile phone reveals everything about his life in Ghana.

Timecode a?" dir. Juanjo Gimenez Pena, Spain, 15 minutes. Luna and Diego are the parking lot security guards. Diego does the night shift, and Luna works by day.

Ennemis Interieurs a?" dir. Selim Aazzazi, France, 28 minutes. An interview at a local police station turns into an inquisition during which a French-Algerian born man sees himself accused of protecting the identities of possible terrorists. This close-up on Frances troubled history with its former colonies has one man controlling the fate of another with the stroke of a pen during a turbulent period in the 1990s.

La Femme et la TGV a?" dir. Timo von Gunten, Switzerland, 30 minutes. Elise Lafontaine has a secret routine. Every morning and evening for many years, she has been waving at the express train that passes her house. One fateful day, she finds a letter from the train conductor in her garden and her lonely life is turned upside down. She engages in a promising correspondence through poetic and thoughtful letters a?" two anonymous writers sharing their world with each othera?| until the day the train line gets cancelled. The story is inspired by true events and stars CACsar Award nominee Jane Birkin.

Total Running Time: 130 minutes.

The Athena offers several weekly deals, including:

$4.00 Tuesday: All tickets to all shows are $4.00.

Free Popcorn Wednesday: One small popcorn is free with the purchase of a ticket.

$6.50 - regular ticket

$5.50 - 60+

$5.00 - Matinee (before 6pm)

Location
Cost: $4.-6.50 per ticket
Contact
Athena Cinema
20 South Court Street
Athens, Ohio 45701
Phone: 740-594-7382
Website: athenacinema.com/
Interest Tags
Arts/Music/Film,
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