​​This year’s NEW Moon Fest rode in on the frothy waves of a vision rooted in a fight for women to remember all we do in the name of freedom. The mission of the festival, to illuminate the works of women storytellers, contributes to a fundamental truth: a woman’s need to feel safe is holy. And more often than not, we create not in safety but in the aching absence of it. We create in the depths of ourselves to devise plans to escape injustices, to keep our children out of harm’s way, to build armor that protects us from the next assault on our bodies, our minds, our spiritual and human liberties, and to stand in unity with community.

 

On May 24th, at the second annual NEW Moon Fest, the air was thick with intention and warmth. Together, we lifted our voices, vibrations, and hearts, not as individuals but as one, reaching toward something greater. Each of the eight films presented stood as a testament to the power and perspective of women storytellers from across the globe and opened like hands, inviting us into their worlds.

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N.E.W. Moonlight Series is an expansion initiative, rooted in the collective request to build on the magic of NEW Moon Fest.