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The Athena Film Festival at Barnard College is an annual celebration highlighting the stories of women and gender-non-conforming individuals in the film industry. It showcases a diverse range of films that explore themes of empowerment, resilience, and social justice, focusing on the contributions female filmmakers make to the art of cinema.… read more.
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I had the privilege of seeing Fancy Dance – directed by Erica Tremblay – at Barnard College, at a screening sponsored by the Athena Film Festival.… read more.
Finding the feature film Empire Waist was serendipitous, plain and simple. I have been catching up on many seasons of the reality competition show Project Runway, where designers compete in challenges to design fashion-forward clothing. I had just finished Season 14 (which originally aired in 2015), and I had loved seeing fashion designer Ashley Nell Tipton win her season because she was the first designer who specifically catered to plus-sized women (and she also employed plus sized models in her fashion shows).… read more.
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending my fourth Athena Film Festival at Barnard College (my alma mater). Although I have now graduated, it’s always a joy to return to campus and see the next class of wonderful people donning Athena merch and scanning tickets at the door, greeting people and giving directions, and sitting down to enjoy what is hands-down Barnard’s best event of the year. … read more.
Each March, FF2 team members ride the 1 train all the way up to 116th Street to congregate at the Athena Film Festival. Held on Barnard College’s campus near the northern tip of Manhattan, Athena describes itself as the “premier film festival dedicated to celebrating and elevating women’s leadership and advancing inclusion on screen.”… read more.
From February 29-March 3, Barnard College hosted its 14th Annual Athena Film Festival, celebrating the voices of female, nonbinary, and gender expansive individuals. As this is my second year attending the festival, if last year indicated the caliber of film, I looked forward to exploring what this year’s festival had to offer.… read more.