Media Relations
Press Release:
MEDIA
CONTACT:
Kami
Barrett
561-799-8813,
kbarre10@fau.edu
FAU Jupiter’s Lifelong Learning Society to Host 9th National Film Festival
LUNAFEST®: Films By, For and About Women
WHAT:
LUNAFEST,
a fundraising film festival, is
dedicated to promoting awareness about
women's
issues, highlighting women
filmmakers and bringing women together
in their communities.
WHEN:
Tuesday,
April 27
6:30 p.m.
WHERE:
FAU’s
John D. MacArthur Campus
Lifelong Learning Society Auditorium
5353 Parkside Drive, Jupiter
COST:
Adults
$10, Students $5
CONTACT:
For
tickets, call 561-799-8667
LUNAFEST, a unique film festival, will highlight women as leaders
in society, illustrated through 10 films by women filmmakers. The
films range from animated shorts to fictional drama, and cover
topics such as women’s health, body image, spirituality,
relationships, cultural diversity and breaking barriers.
All proceeds from LUNAFEST will go to FAU student
scholarships and the Breast Cancer Fund. Thus far, LUNAFEST,
which is sponsored by LUNA, the Whole Nutrition Bar for Women,
has
raised nearly $300,000 for the Breast
Cancer Fund and over $470,000 for other women’s
nonprofits.
For more information on the event, contact Kami Barrett at 561-799-8813 or kbarre10@fau.edu. For more information on LUNAFEST, go to www.lunafest.org .
- FAU -
The Lifelong Learning Society at FAU Jupiter is dedicated to enriching the lives of adults of all ages by offering non-credit, university-level courses that are taught by highly qualified professors and distinguished guest lecturers.
About Florida Atlantic University:
Florida Atlantic University opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University serves more than 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students on seven campuses and sites. Building on its rich tradition as a teaching university, with a world-class faculty, FAU hosts 10 colleges: College of Architecture, Urban & Public Affairs, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science, the College of Business, the College of Education, the College of Engineering & Computer Science, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Graduate College, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. For more information, visit www.fau.edu .
