Lunafest Richmond-Berkeley, Presented by Zonta Berkeley

Tomorrow is the big night! Join us at the Berkley Lunafest Film Festival for a night of films, food and fun! Proceeds to benefit HEAT Watch and Zonta International and support the Prevention of Human Trafficking and Exploitation and Violence Against Women.
Venue: Kala Art Gallery, Berkeley, CA
For tickets:
www.Lunafest.org/berkeley0203

LUNAFEST Attend LUNAFEST and enjoy great short films while supporting an important community cause. You'll have fun and make a difference.

Tonight's the big night! If you still haven't purchased your pre-order tickets to the film festival, go here: http://www.lunafest.org/richmond0208

We are looking forward this Friday's event. Don't forget to register early and support a great cause - fighting human trafficking. http://www.lunafest.org/richmond0208

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Filmmaker Highlight: Sharon Arteaga from "When I grow Up". Read more about her here: http://www.lunafest.org/the-films/details/when-i-grow-up

The Final Film highlight: "When I grow up" by Sharon Arteaga. Film Synopsis: Letty dreams of not one, but several taco trucks, so she can stop working at the restaurant and better provide for herself and daughter. But Michaela hates helping mom sell tacos every morning before school. Driving past a wasteland of refineries in Corpus Christi, Texas, they both find hurt and hope during one of their morning routines.

Filmmaker highlight: Louise Leitch who made "Whakatiki - A Spirit Rising". Read about her here: http://www.lunafest.org/the-films/details/whakatiki-a-spirit-rising

Film of the Day: Whakatiki – A Spirit Rising by Filmmaker Louise Leitch. Synopsis: Kiri, an overweight Maori woman, takes a trip to the Whakatiki River where she spent many summers as a girl. With her goes her husband Dan, his friend Seb and beautiful newcomer, Josie. The place awakens powerful memories for Kiri, and as tensions mount she draws on her spiritual connection to the river to rise up and reconnect with her true self.

Filmmaker Highlight - Jisoo Kim of "The Bathhouse". Read about her here: http://www.lunafest.org/the-films/details/bathhouse

Film of the Day: "The Bathhouse" by Jisoo Kim. Synopsis here: The Bathhouse is an animated short film by Korean filmmaker and artist, Jisoo Kim. The film takes the viewer on a luscious and poetic journey from the dark, polluted streets of the modern city, into the sanctuary of the Bathhouse. The women who venture into this place enter as strangers, weary from the toils of the city, but together they undergo an empowering physical and spiritual transformation in this luscious and fantastical paradise.

Highlight on Filmmaker Rebecca Dreyfus of "Self-Portrait with Cows Going Home and Other Works". Go here to read about her film and bio: http://www.lunafest.org/the-films/details/self-portrait

Film Highlight of the Day: "Self-Portrait with Cows Going Home and Other Works" by Rebecca Dreyfus. Here's the Synopsis:

Richard Avedon wrote of fellow photographer Sylvia Plachy “She makes me laugh and she breaks my heart.” Ms. Plachy is perhaps best known for her weekly pictures in The Village Voice but her images have been widely exhibited both in the US and abroad and have appeared in numerous publications such as Aperture, Art Forum and The New York Times Magazine. Her impressive body of work spanning more than four decades is a testament to a unique artistic force in the contemporary world. Her most recent book “Goings on about Town” is compilation of photographs taken for THE NEW YORKER.

Self-Portrait with Cows Going Home and Other Works is a rare film portrait of Ms. Plachy who is ironically camera shy. With a delicate touch, filmmaker Rebecca Dreyfus coaxes Ms. Plachy to open up about her work and process. The result is a soulful and slightly eccentric look into the private world of one of the greatest living photographers, a perfect reflection of Ms. Plachy herself.

Legendary documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles makes an on-camera appearance as Ms. Plachy’s subject as well as shooting segments of the film. Ms. Plachy’s son, the academy award winning actor, Adrien Brody (also a composer) has contributed a delightful original score.