LUNAFEST, the traveling film fest to raise money for breast cancer research, comes to San Jose this week with its tag line “Short Films By, For And About Women”. The 90-minute film program features six short films directed by women. The event also features dinner, a boutique and breast cancer prevention tips. Doors open at 6 PM on Friday, January 22 at the San Jose Women’s Club.
As usual, this year’s films present something for everyone. There’s the animated Beach Flags about a young Iranian woman in a beach lifeguard competition. Finding June, about a deaf woman diagnosed with breast cancer, is an exploration of personal communication. In the Finnish comedy First World Problems, a shopper loses her car in a mall parking lot.
100 percent of all net proceeds are donated to charity. LUNAFEST San Jose 2016, including the boutique, auctions, raffle, ticket sales and sponsorship will benefit the Breast Cancer Fund, Sempervirens Fund – Lani Luthard Memorial Grove, and the SJWC Charitable Giving Program, which funds local charities including San Jose Day Nursery and Next Door Solutions.
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