All proceeds from the events support Cinema Fighting Cancer programs and help fund the Cancer Relief Fund. Last year’s Drive-In helped support 13 families going through treatment. Founded in 1999, Deep Ellum Film, Music, Arts and Noise, Inc., (DEFMAN) is a non-profit organization working to promote the art of filmmaking while raising funds to improve the quality of life for individuals fighting cancer. For more information on DEFMAN and “Cinema Fighting Cancer,” visit www.smff.com.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 5, 2004. Read the original PDF.