Cook County News Herald

LUNAFEST fundraising traveling film festival coming here Sept. 28


LUNAFEST will be hosted by Violence Prevention Center at Arrowhead Center for the Arts (ACA) in Grand Marais on Saturday, September 28 at 7 p.m.

The film festival this year features eight short films by filmmakers with roots in Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Nigeria, the Philippines, Singapore and the United States. The films range from animation to fictional drama and cover topics such as health, body image, relationships, cultural diversity and breaking barriers.

The films will make you smile, make you think and tug at your heartstrings.

All proceeds from LUNAFEST will benefit the services and programs of Violence Prevention Center and Chicken & Egg Pictures, a nonprofit organization that supports women nonfiction filmmakers whose innovative storytelling catalyzes social change.

Thus far, LUNAFEST, which is created and funded by LUNA, The Whole Nutrition Bar, has raised more than $4 million for nonprofit organizations across the U.S. and Canada.

Tickets will be sold at the ACA door, adults $20 and students $10. The ACA is located at 51 W. Fifth Ave., Grand Marais.

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