{"id":1317725,"date":"2020-01-16T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=992650"},"modified":"2020-01-16T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T01:00:00","slug":"womens-march-and-lunafest-film-festival-bring-female-focus-to-glenwood-springs-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/womens-march-and-lunafest-film-festival-bring-female-focus-to-glenwood-springs-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s march and LunaFest film festival bring female focus to Glenwood Springs Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Scenes from the second Women’s March in January 2018, held in Carbondale. This year’s march takes place at 11 a.m. starting at Centennial Park in downtown Glenwood Springs.<\/strong>
Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent file<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

From Washington D.C. to Glenwood Springs, demonstrators will participate in women\u2019s marches across the country Saturday.<\/p>\n

In 2017, the Women\u2019s March on Washington saw people from all walks of life come together to advocate for women\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n

Approximately 3 million people participated in 653 marches throughout the nation during the Women\u2019s March on Washington three years ago.<\/p>\n

This Saturday\u2019s Women\u2019s March in Glenwood Springs will begin at 11 a.m. in Centennial Park at 828 Grand Ave.<\/p>\n

The event features four guest speakers, including: immigrant rights activist Sophia Clark, Grand Valley Citizen\u2019s Alliance Chair Leslie Robinson, Glenwood Springs Citizen\u2019s Alliance Vice President Sarah Rankin Gordon, and Roaring Fork School District Board member Jasmin Ramirez.<\/p>\n

The Women\u2019s March in Glenwood Springs will proceed down Grand Avenue and across the pedestrian bridge, before heading back to Centennial Park.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are so many issues,\u201d said Connie Overton, one of the event\u2019s local organizers. \u201cWe\u2019ve got a lot a work ahead of us to make a change.\u201d<\/p>\n

Overton anticipated Saturday\u2019s Women\u2019s March in Glenwood Springs to conclude no later than 1 p.m.<\/p>\n

LunaFest<\/strong> held in conjunction<\/h3>\n
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\u201cBallet After Dark,\u201d by B. Mon\u00e9t, will be one of seven films featured at Saturday\u2019s Lunafest in Glenwood Springs.<\/strong>
Publicity photo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Also on Saturday, shortly after the Women\u2019s March, Lunafest \u2014 a film festival inspired by women filmmakers and issues \u2014 is set to take place at the Hotel Colorado beginning at 2:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

The traveling film festival will present three screenings in the hotel\u2019s Devereux Ballroom, at 2:30, 5 and 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Each screening will last roughly two hours and will showcase seven short films, including:<\/p>\n

Purl<\/strong> \u2014 Directed by Pixar Animation Studios\u2019 Kristen Lester and Gillian Libbert-Duncan, in \u201cPurl\u201d a ball of yarn with the same name takes a job at fast-paced company where no one else looks like her.<\/p>\n

Ballet After Dark<\/strong> \u2014 In \u201cBallet After Dark,\u201d writer\/director Brittany \u201cB. Mon\u00e9t\u201d Fennell tells the story of a young woman who creates an organization to help survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence through dance therapy.<\/p>\n

There You Are<\/strong> \u2014 Award-winning director Lisa Donato, from Billings, Montana, has earned a following telling stories about the struggles women face. In \u201cThere You Are,\u201d a trans woman has to dress like a man in order to say goodbye to her dying grandmother.<\/p>\n

Xmas Cake \u2013 This American Shelf-Life<\/strong> \u2014 In this coming-of-middle-age short film, Chinese and British director May Yams and New York writer\/producer Petra Hanson detail a female pop singer\u2019s trials and tribulations and showcases cultures from New York to Tokyo.<\/p>\n

Game<\/strong> \u2014 As its title suggests, \u201cGame\u201d follows the new kid in town who makes quite the impression at a high school boys\u2019 basketball tryout. Written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Jeannie Donohoe, \u201cGame\u201d has been screened at 200 festivals and received 70 international awards.<\/p>\n

Lady Parts<\/strong> \u2014 Erin Rye and Jessica Sherif tell the story of an aspiring actress named Liz who gets her big break in a new drama film. However, Liz quickly realizes the setbacks of being a woman on a Hollywood film set in this comedic short film.<\/p>\n

How To Swim<\/strong> \u2014 Award-winning filmmaker Nao Gusakov, in \u201cHow to Swim,\u201d tells the story of a terrified pregnant woman, who \u2013 days before her due date \u2013 kidnaps a motherly stranger for a mischievous afternoon outing.<\/p>\n

Tickets for Lunafest can be purchased online for $20 through lunafest.org or at Treadz in Glenwood Springs, Misty\u2019s Coffee in Silt or Susan\u2019s Flowers in Carbondale.<\/p>\n

Attendees may also purchase tickets at the door for $25.<\/p>\n

All proceeds from Lunafest in Glenwood Springs will benefit the nonprofit Advocate Safehouse Project, which provides support for survivors of domestic and sexual violence.<\/p>\n

mabennett@postindependent.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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