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Currently, $4.7 million has been raised by Lunafest, featuring 154 filmmakers at 1,826 screenings hosted, with 100 per cent of the proceeds donated to charity.
The 2019 Lunafest season includes films such as Flip the Record, a coming-of-age story set to pulsing hip-hop music, or My Immigrant Story, inspired by the current political landscape, the director reflects on her own path to American citizenship.
Tickets for the film festival are $18 and are available online or at the door before the screening.
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