The American Association of University Women is hosting a film festival in Chehalis this weekend and donating the proceeds to both Human Response Network and scholarships for women.
LUNAFEST, a national film festival of short nonfiction films, will take place at the Historic Chehalis Theatre this Saturday. The films are all for, by and about women.
In 2000, the film festival was started by the LUNA Bars and Clif Bar & Company founders, who are both women.
The films include “Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber,” directed by Svetlana Cvetko in Los Angeles, California; “Girls Level Up,” directed by Anne Edgar in Los Angeles, California; “Last Summer, In The Garden,” directed by Bekky O’Neil in Montreal, Canada; “Fanny Pack,” directed by Uttera Singh in Los Angeles, California; “Joy Joy Nails,” directed by Joey Ally in Los Angeles, California; “Toys,” directed by Amanda Quaid in New York, New York; “Buttercup,” directed by Megan Brotherton in Seattle, Washington; “Jesszilla,” directed by Emily Sheskin in New York, New York and “Waiting For Hassana,” directed by Ifunanya Maduka (Funa) in New York, New York.
AAUW will give 85 percent of the proceeds to Human Response Network and the other 15 percent will go to Women Supporting Women scholarships. The scholarships go both to Centralia College students and upper-division applicants.
The doors open at 1 p.m. for free refreshments from local restaurants and for guests to view raffle items. There are nearly 30 raffle items from various donors. The film festival, which begins at 2 p.m., lasts 90 minutes.
The $20-tickets are available at Book ‘N’ Brush in Chehalis, The Station in Centralia, online at https://www.lunafest.org/screenings/chehalis-wa-042818 and at the door. The Historic Chehalis Theatre is located at 558 N. Market Blvd. in downtown Chehalis.
