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LUNAFEST East Bay 2012

This unique film festival highlights women as leaders in society, illustrated through nine short films by women filmmakers. The films range from animation to fictional drama, and cover topics such as women’s health, motherhood, body image, aging, cultural diversity and breaking barriers. Watch a trailer of the films here: http://vimeo.com/28651696.

All proceeds from LUNAFEST will benefit the Breast Cancer Fund, the El Cerrito High School Media Academy and World Neighbors. Thus far, LUNAFEST, which is created and funded by LUNA®, The Whole Nutrition Bar for Women®, raised over $456,000 for Breast Cancer Fund and over $785,000 for other women’s non-profit organizations. 

This year's event will be hosted by the actress, Karen Grassle, "Ma" from "Little House on the Prairie" and interviews with directors Laura Green ("Lady Razorbacks") and student filmmaker Tina Meeks ("Reflection") follow the films.

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VIP Reception before the event will be held at 6:00pm at a private home in El Cerrito, a two minute walk from the theater.

To buy tickets, see link below and enter code ECP12 for a free raffle ticket with a chance to win a brand new Nook!

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