BOONE—LUNAFEST, the fundraising film festival dedicated to promoting awareness about women’s issues, highlighting women filmmakers, and bringing women together in their communities, will be presented in two local screenings in April 7 and 8. All proceeds benefit the Women’s Fund of the Blue Ridge, Girls on the Run of the High Country and the Breast Cancer Fund.

The first screening is April 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the Greenbriar Theater of Appalachian State University’s Plemmons Student Union, followed by a question-answer session beginning at 8 p.m.

The second screening will be held April 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the Harvest House Performance Center in Boone. Intermission will feature complimentary movie snacks and an auction of the winning pieces from Bra-Va!, a community competition to creatively and festively decorate a bra.

Tickets are $7 for students and $10 for the general public. They can be purchased at the door or at http://www.lunafest.org.

This film festival highlights women as leaders in society, illustrated through nine short films by women filmmakers. The films range from animation to fictional drama, and cover topics such as women’s health, motherhood, body image, aging, cultural diversity and breaking barriers.

Since the film festival began in 2000, LUNAFEST has raised more than $857,000 for Breast Cancer Fund and over $2,100,000 for other women’s non-profit organizations. Local screenings are hosted by Mast General Store and the Appalachian State University Beaver College of Health Sciences. For more information, visit http://gotr.appstate.edu/luna.

About Appalachian State University

As a premier public institution, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives. App State is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System, with a national reputation for innovative teaching and opening access to a high-quality, cost-effective education. The university enrolls more than 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and 80 graduate majors at its Boone and Hickory campuses and through App State Online. Learn more at https://www.appstate.edu.

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