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FILM ARCHIVE
This season’s program of nine selected films will compel discussion, make you laugh, tug at your heartstrings and motivate you to make a difference in your community. Incredibly diverse in style and content, LUNAFEST is united by a common thread of exceptional storytelling - by, for and about women.
Personal Touch
The discovery of a lump in her own breast inspired the director to make this film about her mother's experience with breast cancer. Personal…
Anjali
by Maya Anand
When Anjali becomes witness to her father's betrayal, she must decide if she will share her secret and risk devastating her family.
Psalm 51
by Kris Barberg
Based on the Old Testament passage, Psalm 51 combines improvisational dance, stark images, and a percussive soundtrack to convey its themes of…
Happiness
Iwona buys a box of happiness at a strange discount store and has to decide what to do with it.
TOP OF THE CIRCLE
by Shaz Bennett
(5') Who is at the top of the food chain? This experimental performance piece explores the cycle of life and death--and bacon bits.
DEAR TALULA
by Lori Benson
(34'30") Filmmaker Lori Benson is a quintessential downtown New Yorker who was diagnosed with breast cancer just 14 months after the…
Grappling Girls
Ladies are making their way into one of the world’s oldest sports – and even taking on the guys.
BACKSEAT BINGO
by Liz Blazer
Sexy Senior Seeks Same. Backseat Bingo is an animated documentary about the romantic lives of Senior Citizens.
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Every Mother Counts: Obstetric Fistula
A look at one of the most common and painful injuries women suffer during childbirth.
