Lights. Camera. Help. Combines Filmmaking and Activism

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Many film fans in Austin care as much about activism as they do about movies. If you're passionate about both, you won't want to miss the Lights. Camera. Help. Film Festival.

The third annual installment of the festival, happening July 28-30, gives non-profit and cause-driven films well deserved attention by screening them in a theater setting. The festival is a non-profit event; all films are submitted for free, and all ticket sale proceeds go directly to the organizations that produce the winning films.

Lights. Camera. Help., the first festival of its kind, is the brainchild of Austinites David J. Neff, Aaron Bramley and Rich Vasquez.

The more than two dozen films screening at the festival (selected from more than 80 submissions) are an eclectic mix from many countries. The movies cover diverse subjects, from Born for this Moment (pictured above), the story of CURE International's medical aid to Haitian earthquake victims, to A Read on Inside Books, which highlights the Inside Books Project's efforts to provide free books to Texas prisoners, to Defensora O Chiqui, the story of Columbian human rights advocate Berenice Celeyta.

The festival will be at two venues: the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service on July 28 and 30, and the Texas Spirit Theater in the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum on July 29. Festival tickets are a true bargain: $13 for a single-day pass, and a mere $28 for a three-day pass, which includes all screenings, events, and after parties.

For more information about the Lights. Camera. Help. Film Festival and to purchase tickets, refer to the festival website. Also, check out Debbie Cerda's coverage of the 2010 fest, and a recent KUT interview with Neff and Bramley.

Thanks for letting everyone

Thanks for letting everyone know about such an amazing film festival! I'm so excited to see the wonderful selection of films!

Thank you!

Thank you for this great coverage of the Lights.Camera.Help. Film Fest! The films submitted this year definitely set the bar high for upcoming years, and made the selection committee's job hard. I look forward to seeing them on the big screen.

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We really appreciate all of the support Slackerwood has given us over the last three years. Thanks for another great article!

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Thanks Slackerwood for posting about the Lights.Camera.Help Festival. All the cool cause-driven kids are gonna be there!