Acclaimed local filmmaker to speak at LUNAFEST

Katie Curran, 33, has worked as assistant producer, production assistant and camera for documentaries from PBS, NOVA and Power Paths. She interned for the Emmy award-winning Investigative Team at ABC News in Chicago and has worked as a freelance writer for print, National Public Radio and Lines Across the Sand, a documentary about author Edward Abbey and the environmentalist warriors of the Monkey Wrench Gang. Determined, but with a small budget, Curran backpacked across the world for the past five years to collect footage for her first film and directorial debut, "Greening the Revolution". This feature-length documentary examines the globalization of the food supply, focusing on the grassroots response of communities in India, Kenya, Zambia, Cuba, Mexico, Brazil, Haiti and the United States. The rough cut Curran's film has played at festivals in Milan, New York and Oaxaca, Mexico where Curran won 'Best Female Filmmaker'. The final cut of "Greening the Revolution" will premiere in 2011.

Katie will join Girls on the Run  of N. AZ Executive Director, Stephanie Ludwig in speaking before the evening films on Saturday, May 14th.

Want to reach hundreds of women?

Are you a business that would like to share a product with over 200 community-minded women? If so download our sponsorship and silent auction forms for ideas on how you can support LUNAFEST Flagstaff!


SPONSOR FORM

SILENT AUCTION FORM

HUGE Thanks to Our LUNAFEST 2010 Sponsors!!

We were incredibly lucky to have so many amazing sponsors this year!!

Blue Moon Level:

AskTheJudge.info
Belfor
Melissa Collins Cripps State Farm

Full Moon Level:

Soroptimist of the AZ Peaks & Hope's Closet
Russ Lyon Realty

And our amazing food sponsors:

Altitudes Bar & Grill, Bigfoot BBQ & Caked!

Please support these amazing local businesses & thank them for supporting women's issues!!! 

A Sneak Peek @ our silent auction!!

We have so many AMAZING items that have been donated to our silent auction this year including:

- Photo sessions by both Melissa Dunstan Photography & KDI Photography!

- Vintage, roundtrip LUXURY CLASS train travel for 2 from Williams to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon

- A free month at Bikram Yoga of Flagstaff, Build Your Own Body, the N. AZ Yoga Center & the Flagstaff CSA

- $70 gift certificate from Heather Bostian (good for massage or yoga)

- Original art: ceramics from Jason Hess, bowls, mugs, plates & vases, Dawn Sutherland painting "Arizona  Spring" 

& many, many more! 

Silent Auction bidding opens at the 2pm matinee & closes at the end of the evening program's intermission ~8:15pm. Can't wait to see you there!!! 

You're Invited: LUNAFEST Flagstaff 2010

 Photo from LUNAFEST Flagstaff 2009

 

A fundraising event for the Breast Cancer Fund and Girls on the Run of Coconino County!

Tickets: 2 p.m. Matinee, $5
6 p.m. Evening Event, $10

Films, Food, Silent Auction, Guest Speakers and Performers

Please come out & support the girls and women of Flagstaff- while seeing some awe-inspiring films!

LUNAFEST Flagstaff, hosted by Stroller Strides Flagstaff, will be at the Orpheum Theater on Saturday, March 6, 2010. The day’s events will include a matinee showing of the films at 2 p.m. and an evening event at 6 p.m. The evening event will feature festival films, live music, hors devours (including sweet treats from Caked), a silent auction and guest speakers; Stephanie Ludwig, director of GOTR and Janna Jones, director of Cinema and Visual Culture Studies at Northern Arizona University.  

Tickets for the matinee are $5.00 and for the evening event $10.00. Purchase tickets on line at www.lunafestflagstaff.blogspot.com or at the door.
 
All proceeds from LUNAFEST Flagstaff will benefit Girls on the Run Coconino County and the Breast Cancer Fund. Girls on the Run is a non-profit organization committed to educating and preparing girls for a life time of self-respect and healthy living. The program uses running as a tool to empower third to fifth grade girls with a greater sense of self-awareness, achievement and a foundation in team building. 

Pure Prevention Campaign: Get Out!

Get Outside www.pureprevention.org/act_getoutside.php
Exercise can help protect against breast cancer and many other negative health outcomes. Physical activity reduces your exposures to certain ovarian hormones. Exercise with weights helps build muscle and reduce body fat, lowering your level of circulating estrogen. Lower levels of ovarian hormones and circulating estrogen both decrease your breast cancer risk.  Through annual outdoor physical challenges, the Breast Cancer Fund enables breast cancer survivors and supporters to find strength through adversity and make strides to eliminate the environmental causes of breast cancer. For more informatio n on this once in a lifetime experience go to Climb Against the Odds at www.breastcancerfund.org/climb.

What IS LUNAFEST?

 Photo from LUNAFEST Flagstaff 2009

LUNAFEST was established in 2000 by LUNA, the makers of the Whole Nutrition Bar for Women, to simultaneously promote women filmmakers, raise awareness for women’s issues, and support worthy women’s nonprofit organizations. LUNAFEST events take place between October and April of each year in hundreds of venues throughout the U.S. and Canada. Inspiring women through the art of film and community fundraising, LUNAFEST is a program that expands horizons and increases awareness.

This year’s festival features 10 short films that tell different stories of women, from Jessica Yu's myth-busting documentary about the mysteries of childbirth (The Kinda Sutra) to Courtney Cox's tale of a single woman in her early 40s who realizes she doesn't need a husband or boyfriend for happiness (The Monday Before Thanksgiving). The program includes art films, quirky animation and touching documentaries which are directed by filmmakers from Australia, New York, Bulgaria and Los Angeles, and share inspiring stories, from aging and motherhood, to body image and love.

For more information please visit www.lunafestflagstaff.blogspot.com or www.lunafest.org