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SALISBURY, MD---From female athletes working to overcome obstacles, to a look at families both traditional and nontraditional, to life-changing issues, LUNAFEST spotlights films made by women with intelligent, funny and thought-provoking themes.

The national film festival, sponsored by LUNA, makers of the Whole Nutrition Bar for Women, returns to Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Sunday, February 28. Screenings of the short movies begin at 1 p.m. in Fulton Hall Room 111. Films include:

•Balsa Wood by Dominique Lecchi: This lighthearted film offers a glimpse at the lives of two mixed-race siblings during a visit for lunch with their extended Filipino family.

•Beach Flags by Sarah Saidan: A young Iranian lifeguard, determined to participate in an international competition in Australia, experiences an unexpected obstacle when a new team member arrives.

•Boxeadora by Meg Smaker: A woman defies Fidel Castro’s ban on female boxing to follow her dreams of Olympic glory and become Cuba’s first female boxer.

•Finding June by Anna Schumacher: Communication’s role in understanding is explored through the eyes of a deaf woman diagnosed with breast cancer.

•First World Problems by Hanna Maylett: A tired housewife loses her car in a shopping mall parking lot, opening a door to a whole new world.

•Raising Ryland by Sarah Feeley: This intimate look at parenting with no strings attached explores the journey of the transgender experience as lived by a 6-year-old boy and his parents.

Admission is $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Students receive a $10 discount with ID. Proceeds benefit the Life Crisis Center.

The SU screening is sponsored by the Communication Arts Department. To see a trailer of the films visit the LUNAFEST website at www.lunafest.org.

For more information or to purchase advance tickets, email Dr. Bryan Horikami at bkhorikami@salisbury.edu.