Dara Greenwald, filmmaker and former Distribution Manager of the Video Data Bank, is sadly currently battling cancer. So, on Friday, May 20 at 8:00 p.m., San Francisco’s Artists Television Access center is hosting a special benefit for her. There will be alcohol and films: Always a winning combination!

The evening will be hosted by Erick Lyle and films by Greta Snider, Jem Cohen, Jim Finn, Paul Chan, Ben Coonley, and Melinda Stone & Igor Vamos will be screened. Also screening will be Greewald’s own 2010 production, The Package.

For more info on this event, please visit the ATA website. The ATA center is located at 992 Valencia Street in San Francisco.

For more info on Dara Greenwald, please visit her official website.

In addition, the Video Data Bank has also set up benefit site for Greenwald, called Heal Dana G, and has been hosting its own benefit screenings across the country.