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Téana David on the 2025 ILLUMINATE Film Festival & This Year’s Theme: "Looking Through the Lens of Love"
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Join Jan Price in this special episode of The Jan Price Show All About Movies as she sits down with Téana David, Artistic Director of the 2025 ILLUMINATE Film Festival. Now in its 11th year, the festival returns to Santa Barbara, CA, from May 1–4 and continues virtually from May 5–11.
Téana discusses this year’s inspiring theme, “Looking Through the Lens of Love,” and what audiences can expect from the world’s leading conscious film festival. With a background in ecology, social impact media, and spiritual leadership, Téana shares how storytelling can ignite transformation.
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