Advocate Safehouse Project continues its film festival tradition virtually
Advocate Safehouse Project hosts a virtual Luna Fest this year as a fundraiser featuring screenings of films made by women and about women. Allie Reyes said being able to see people who look and sound like you onscreen hits differently when you’re not used to having that kind of representation. “As a Latin person I think seeing representation on screen always gets me excited,” Reyes, the youth advocate at Advocate Safehouse Project (ASP), said. “I remember hearing my name Alejandra on like a makeup commercial and I screamed, because I have never seen that. So I think, for survivors to...
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