Chica Luna: Women of Color Film Fest

The Chica Luna Mission statement makes their stance clear: "Popular media possesses tremendous yet underestimated influence on public opinion and social policy, therefore, Chica Luna Productions exists to develop and support women of color in entertainment media who strive to use popular media to promote social justice in their communities. Through this Mission, Chica Luna Productions enables collective members, program participants and community audiences to harness the power of popular media as a tool for social change through challenging stereotypical images and creating new, diverse and powerful ones." In an effort to develop and support women of color who use popular media to engage social justice themes, Chica Luna is staging the first-ever Chica Luna Short Film Showcase on the campus of New York’s Columbia University. The showcase features nine short films. The Showcase features work from a current wave of emerging Latina and Chicana filmmakers from the west coast to the east. The screenings begin on Monday, March 21, 2005 starting at 7 pm, at Columbia University’s Lerner Hall Roone Arledge Cinema (114th Street and Broadway). Tickets are five dollars. And if you are not in New York you can still check out the inspiring Chica Luna website where you can find out more about their worthwhile endeavors, and how Latinas are changing the face of cinema. www.chicaluna.com