The Lunafest Touring Film Festival, featuring short films by and for women, will arrive at the Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla on April 29. As a fundraising film festival, Lunafest is dedicated to highlighting women filmmakers who promote awareness of women’s issues and to bringing women together in their own communities. This year’s film festival spotlights women as leaders in society. Ranging from animation to documentary style, the films cover topics such as women’s health, motherhood, sexuality and breaking barriers. Diverse in style and subject matter, Lunafest films have won many industry awards and audience accolades across the country. Among the films: • “Monday Before Thanksgiving” depicts a woman living exactly the life she wants. It is directed by Hollywood film and TV star Courteney Cox. • “The Kindra Sutra” from director Jessica Yu of Santa Monica is an 8-minute look at how babies are made. • “Plastic” shows a woman evaluating her self-image shortly before a first date — a survey shows 31 percent of women would consider plastic surgery. The film is directed by Sandy Widyanata of Bondi Beach, Australia. • “A Summer Rain” features a young Israeli immigrant girl struggling with her transition to American life. Ela Thier of New York directed this one. • British director Kat Mansoor created “A Vida Politica” about a Brazilian hairstylist who explains how beauty can be a form of activism. • In “Anjali,” director Maya Anand of New York shows a young girl who witnesses her father’s betrayal. She must decide if she will share her secret and devastate her family. The Sanskrit word anjali means gift or offering. • “Omelette” is only 7 minutes long, but it deals with the challenges of inflation in Bulgaria by a young mother. Nadejda Koseva of Sofia is the director. All proceeds from Lunafest will go to Girls on the Run San Diego and the Breast Cancer Fund. There are 160 chapters of which Girls on the Run San Diego is a part. It provides an organized, non-competitive running program for pre-teen girls 8-12. The twice weekly sessions focus on healthy patterns of success through healthy exercise, nutritious eating habits and good decision-making skills. Lunafest begins April 29 at 5:30 p.m. with a wine reception and silent auction. The films begin at 7:30 p.m., all at Sherwood Auditorium, 700 Prospect St. Admission is $20. For more information see http://lunafest sandiego.eventbrite.com, (619) 770-7605 or call (619) 770-7605.