The Athena Film Festival at Barnard College celebrates extraordinary films from across the globe that tell the stories of fierce and fearless women leaders. The curated program includes Academy Award nominated films, award winning features and documentaries, NY premieres, shorts, and so much more.
An Athena film is one of defiance, survival, breakthrough and radical joy that comes from living as yourself. There are many ways to be a leader and there are even more ways to be a leader as a woman. Leadership was defined, and continues to be defined by men. Athena films challenge that narrative and show how women work in and outside of this traditional definition to change what leadership looks like.
Now in its 14th year, the festival is a project of the Athena Center for Leadership at Barnard College and Women and Hollywood.
The Artemis Rising Foundation and its CEO Regina K. Scully are the festival's founding sponsors. The 14th Annual Festival will take place Feb 29 - Mar 3, 2024.