Fourth Annual
UnLonely Film Festival:
Launch Celebration
Welcome! Watch the Trailer…
CELEBRATE. HONOR. CONNECT.
The 4th annual UnLonely Film Festival is a collection of 35 short-narrative, animated, and documentary films dealing with the issue of loneliness. Available to stream at unlonelyfilms.org all year long, the films are each presented in conjunction with discussion questions and creative art activities to help viewers explore the themes more deeply. Â
For the first time, the festival kicked off with a virtual awards ceremony to allow viewers around the world to honor the festival award-winners and celebrate the power of the arts to connect in a time when feeling connected is more important than ever.
The ceremony included:
- Screenings of this year’s award-winning films
- Appearances by luminaries from the arts, medicine, and public policy world
- Recognition of front-line healthcare workers and other COVID-19 heroes
We created The UnLonely Project to help reduce stigma and the burden of loneliness by encouraging people to tap into outlets for creative expression. Today, it is more timely than ever as people around the world struggle with the impact of social isolation. We hope the UnLonely Film Festival offers viewers an opportunity to learn, laugh, cry, smile, and, most importantly, connect.
Watch the Event…
Co-hosts:
Mike Paseornek
Past President, Production for Lionsgate Motion Picture Group
Susan Stith
Vice President, Diversity, Inclusion, Civic Affairs, Cigna Foundation
David Shulkin, MD
Former U.S. Secretary of Veteran Affairs; Board of Directors, Foundation for Art & Healing
Featuring:
Renée Fleming
Winner of four Grammy® awards, and presented the US National Medal of Arts
Michelle Williams
Dean of the Faculty, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Lisa Marsh Ryerson
President, AARP Foundation
Niyum Gandhi
Chief Financial Officer, Mount Sinai Health System; Board of Directors, Foundation for Art & Healing
