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The Athena Film Festival: 10 Movies That Can Change The World

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 03.28.2012

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Soraya Chemaly

Talented, persistent individuals from around the world are telling their stories in films that span an array of interests and issues -- and you can see the results at the Athena Film Festival.

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Why Won't The Producers Guild Allow Non-English Language Films?

Karin Chien | Posted 02.11.2012

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Karin Chien

Indie producers do not make films to win awards. But they know how much a nomination can contribute to a film's life. The PGA's English-only stipulation is at best, an archaic rule. At worst, it opens the PGA up to the charge of xenophobia.

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Circumstance and Dangerous Elicitations of Truth

Roya Rastegar | Posted 11.06.2011

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Roya Rastegar

Circumstance tells a fictional story about a liberal, upper-class family whose love and affection are gradually drowned under the weight of repressive forces that swell their home with sorrow.

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Parties and Promiscuity in a Police State

Natalie Pace | Posted 10.30.2011

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Natalie Pace

Through her carefully crafted characters and cinematography, Iranian American writer and director Maryam Keshavarz has created a masterpiece that is luscious, erotic and profoundly complicated.

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Indie Summer

The Huffington Post | Lucas Kavner | Posted 10.02.2011

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Nothing says "August" like some quality, independent film. At least for us. Maybe, for you, August says "Oh crap, the summer's almost over," or "I rea...

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Are You Doomed By Your Circumstances?

Russell Bishop | Posted 11.17.2011

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Russell Bishop

Many people feel trapped by their circumstances. The main problem we need to address when feeling trapped, is the feeling of being trapped - not the circumstances, per se, but what we tell ourselves when we find ourselves in that trapped set of feelings.

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