Hirsch 2023 LUNAFEST Film Festival
Seven films by and about women
Thursday, June 15th, 2023
In Person at the Van Dyke Performance Space
LUNAFEST 2023 will be an IN-PERSON screening event
(with a virtual viewing option)
LUNAFEST will be held at the VAN DYKE PERFORMANCE SPACE located within Greensboro’s Downtown Cultural Arts Center with online access for home viewing on Thursday, June 15th! The festival is also available for streaming via phone, pad or computer in any location. Tickets are $25 per person and include 7 unique short films by, for, and about Women. PLUS, one complimentary beverage (with a cash bar) and hot buttered popcorn!
Doors Open 6:00 pm
SHOWTIME 7:00 pm
You can also “pay it forward” for a cancer patient with gift tickets
Click the “Buy Tickets Button” above and scroll down to “Pay it Forward.” You can buy a ticket that will be given to a cancer patient, by Hirsch Wellness Network.
100% of your admission goes to Hirsch Programs!
Join us for our 14th Annual LUNAFEST fundraising event. LUNAFEST is the only film festival in North America to celebrate the power of storytelling by combining women filmmakers and community fundraising campaigns to support local nonprofits.
For 22 years, LUNAFEST has been creating opportunities for women in film. In years past the talented women directors brought wonderful short stories from all over the world. This year will be no different. We have SEVEN short films by women and about women that are timely, thought provoking, and inspiring for men and women.
Once you purchase your tickets, you will receive a confirmation email with the event details including location directions for in-person viewing.
The LUNAFEST 2023 Films
RECLAIM YOUR WATER
BY FAITH E. BRIGGS
As a member of the Ebony Beach Club, Natasha Smith surfs, skates, and makes her own waves.
MISS CHELOVE: FROM JAVA TO THE STREETS OF D.C.
BY SARA T. GAMA
As she paints a mural, artist Cita Sadeli aka Miss Chelove opens up about her life, her cultural heritage, and how she fell in love with graffiti in the 1980s.
PETE
BY BRET PARKER & PETE BARMA
The true story of Pete Barma explores gender identity, Little League Baseball, the people who inspire change by being themselves, and the superheroes who champion that change.
THIS IS BETH
BY JEN RANDALL
As celebrated rock climber Beth Rodden grapples with her body image, she rediscovers the love of her sport…and herself.
MORE THAN I WANT TO REMEMBER
BY AMY BENCH
After her southeastern Congo village is bombed, 14-year-old Mugeni sets out on a remarkable solo journey across the globe, determined to reunite with her lost loved ones and lift up the Banyamulenge people.
SYED FAMILY XMAS EVE GAME NIGHT
BY FAWZIA MIRZA & KAUSAR MOHAMMED
All cards are on the table when Noor, a queer Pakistani Muslim woman, brings her Puerto Rican girlfriend, Luz, home for the first time on the family’s annual game night.
SWIMMING THROUGH
BY SAMANTHA SANDERS
Amid a brutal Chicago winter and the global pandemic, Deirdre, Helen, and Jennefer’s friendship grows as they commit to a daily sunrise plunge together in Lake Michigan.
Live music at LUNAFEST
Ghosts of Liberty open LUNAFEST at 6:00 pm
Americana folk-rock act based in the foothills of North Carolina, The Ghosts of Liberty comprises husband & wife duo Emma Lee Millard and Tyler Millard.
They bring together their combined influences of roots, blues, rock and soul, delivering a truly original package that could only be born of two people living and working under the same roof.
Tyler discovered his passion for playing and writing music while losing his vision to RP, a degenerative retinal disease- and Emma comes from a background in multi-genre vocal performance, beginning with classical training at an early age. Ty’s steady and cool nature balances Em’s gutsy emotionality, and together they are a musical force.
Raffle Basket Tickets $5/each
To become a 2023 Raffle Sponsor contact us at Admin@hirschcenter.org
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Sponsor LUNAFEST 2023
Sponsor LUNAFEST at any one of six levels listed below.
Luna Event Sponsor- $1,000+ Donation
Receive 6 Admission Tickets, 6 Raffle Tickets (one for each guest), Name Recognition at Event and on Hirsch Website.
Full Moon Sponsor- $500+ Donation
Receive 4 Admission Tickets, 4 Raffle Tickets, Name Recognition at Event and on Hirsch Website.
Blue Moon Sponsor- $250+ Donation
Receive 2 Admission Tickets, 4 Raffle Tickets, Name Recognition at Event and on Hirsch Website.
New Moon Sponsor- $100+ Donation
Receive (1) Admission Ticket, two Raffle Tickets, Name Recognition at Event and on Hirsch Website.
Deb Bartz
Sally B. Cone
Kathy Adams and Bobby Doolittle
Valerie Fields
Hopp and Karen Hopper
Betsey and David Horth
Clara and Pat Kelly
Rita and Steve Layson
Louise Grape and Scott Manring
Bill Payne and JoAnn Smith
Bill and Sharon Savage
Clay and Amy Thornton
Lisa and Randy Underwood
Caterri and Jeff Woodrum
New Moon Sponsors
Chris and Rick Coughlin
Bobetta Waynick
A DIFFERENT KIND OF COMPANY ~ The Clif Bar Company is the maker of the Whole Nutrition Luna Bar made to enhance Women’s Health and create a healthy sustainable global food system. Lunafest is a way to give back, do more good, and care about the people, places and communities served.
Hirsch Wellness Cancer Support Network is a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to serving the emotional needs of individuals touched by a cancer diagnosis. Our commitment to putting “ART at the HeART of Healing” provides essential healing arts and wellness programs that celebrate self-expression as a means of cultivating strength, renewing the spirit and fostering hope.
If you are interested in becoming a Silent Auction Sponsor, volunteering with us, or you have other questions, please contact us at admin@hirschcenter.org for more info.
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