LUNAFEST: Minneapolis 2017

For the fourth year in a row, Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute was selected to host LUNAFEST: Minneapolis! Produced by nationally known Luna Bars, whole nutrition bars for women, LUNAFEST is a traveling film festival of award-winning short films by, for and about women, though the films are enjoyed by everyone! This past season, LUNAFEST's program of nine internationally curated short films were filled with stories of reflection, hope, and humor.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for LUNAFEST: Minneapolis at the Riverview Theater this past April! Thanks to all who attended, it was a huge success. We raised over $13,000 in scholarship funds and over $1,100 for the Breast Cancer Fund. 
Thank you to our sponsors and donors for their graciousness and generosity. A very special thank you to Mayor Betsy Hodges for being our Honorary LUNAFEST Minneapolis Chairwoman this year. We are honored to have had her with us! Click on the tab below to check out photos from LUNAFEST Minneapolis 2017!  

LUNAFEST 2016 Gratitude!

We are so grateful to all who came out to help and enjoy the festivities at LUNAFEST in April at the Riverview Theater in Minneapolis, and in May at the Film Space at Metropolitan State University in Saint Paul! In 2016, LUNAFEST: Minneapolis and Saint Paul raised over $16,000 to support MN Peacebuilding training scholarship recipients and the Breast Cancer Fund (Luna Bars national beneficiary)!

We want to thank our 2016 sponsors: the Oswald Family Foundation, KFAI Radio, MN Women's Press, iHeart Radio, Birchwood Cafe, Bremer Bank, Thrivent Financial, Shinnding Productions, Yoder Henley Development Resources, MN Gadget Guy, and Pure Barre Fitness.

LUNAFEST: Minneapolis 2017

A trip down memory lane...

LUNAFEST: Minneapolis 2016

LUNAFEST:Minneapolis 2015

Check out some of the previous LUNAFEST films: 

Viva. Punk, Rebel, 82 (7:40 minutes)  
Lady Parts Auto (6:05 minutes)
Sidewalk (4:15 minutes)   
Tiny Miny Magic (7:46 minutes)  ​