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FEATURE FILMS (page 1)
AIR I BREATHE
www.theairibreathemovie.com
Jieho Lee makes his directorial debut with this comic caper film based on the ancient proverb that breaks life down into four emotions – happiness, sorrow, pleasure and love. With Kevin Bacon, Forest Whitaker, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Brendan Fraser. Running Time: 97 min. Independent Spirits
Jieho Lee makes his directorial debut with this comic caper film based on the ancient proverb that breaks life down into four emotions – happiness, sorrow, pleasure and love. With Kevin Bacon, Forest Whitaker, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Brendan Fraser. Running Time: 97 min. Independent Spirits
THURS 11/29 DeVARGAS II 5:30 PM (SORRY, ADVANCE TICKETS FOR THIS SCREENING ARE SOLD OUT. ANY SEATS NOT CLAIMED BY PASSHOLDERS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR THE DAY OF THE SHOW.)
SAT 12/1 SCREEN 8:00 PM (SORRY, ADVANCE TICKETS FOR THIS SCREENING ARE SOLD OUT. ANY SEATS NOT CLAIMED BY PASSHOLDERS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR THE DAY OF THE SHOW.)
AMERICAN METH
Justin Hunt traces the fault lines of the methamphetamine epidemic, from the oil fields of New Mexico to Portland’s downtown district and the reservations of Montana. Narrated by Val Kilmer. Plays with the documentary short REST OF MY LIFE: STORIES OF TRAUMA SURVIVORS. Total Running Time: 100 min. New Mexico Film Expo
Sun 11/25 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 12:30 PM
SAT 12/1 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 3:45 PM
TRIBUTEE SALUTE
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ANNIVERSARY PARTY
A scorching dissection of a marriage on the brink, left in shambles after a party that spirals hopelessly out of control. In attendance: Co-writer/co-director Alan Cumming, editor Carol Littleton and cinematographer John Bailey, all of them 2007 SFFF award winners. Running Time: 115 min. Tributee Salute
FRI 11/30 SCREEN 5:15 PM
August Evening
www.augustevening.com
After their lives are thrown into upheaval, an aging undocumented worker, Jaime, and his young widowed daughter-in-law, Lupe, try to stick together but change is inevitable. See it at the festival or during sneak previews in Taos and Albuquerque. Running Time: 127 min. Southwest Showcase
After their lives are thrown into upheaval, an aging undocumented worker, Jaime, and his young widowed daughter-in-law, Lupe, try to stick together but change is inevitable. See it at the festival or during sneak previews in Taos and Albuquerque. Running Time: 127 min. Southwest Showcase
WED 11/14 STORYTELLER (Taos) 7:30 PM
THURS 11/15 HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER (Albuquerque) 7:30 PM
THURS 11/29 DeVARGAS 7:30 PM
SAT 12/1 DeVARGAS 2:45 PM
Ballad of Esequiel Hernandez
This probing documentary revisits the tragic case of an 18-year-old American citizen killed by U.S. Marines patrolling along the Mexican border. Narrated by Tommy Lee Jones, whose film The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada is based on this same incident. Plays with the documentary short TRINITY. Total Running Time: 105 min. Southwest Showcase
THURS 11/29 INDIAN ARTS MUSEUM (MIAC) 4:00 PM
SAT 12/1 INDIAN ARTS MUSEUM (MIAC) 11:30 AM
THE Band’s Visit
What’s potentially a powder-keg issue receives a deft, light touch in this crowd-pleasing comedy about cross-cultural contretemps, following an Egyptian police band that gets lost in a rural backwater while en route to a music festival in Israel. Running Time: 85 min. Eye on the World
SAT 12/1 DeVARGAS II 7:45 PM
Beaufort
Join the last Israeli soldiers holding onto a mountaintop stronghold in Lebanon, anxiously awaiting an official order declaring it safe to retreat. Is their stand an exercise in heroism or futility? Running Time: 125 min. Eye on the World
THURS 11/29 SCREEN 2:30 PM
SUN 12/2 SCREEN 8:00 PM
SCHEDULE OF FILMS FOR 2007
Big Dreams, Little Tokyo
www.bigdreamslittletokyo.com
Offbeat, flavorful comic riposte introducing a can-do entrepreneur with big dreams of assimilating into Japanese culture, but everyone in Little Tokyo views him suspiciously, except his sumo wrestling roommate and a nurse eager to learn English. Tour-de-force by writer/director/star David Boyle. Plays with the short THE LOST JOURNAL OF VICE MARCEAUX. Total Running Time: 98 min. Independent Spirits
Offbeat, flavorful comic riposte introducing a can-do entrepreneur with big dreams of assimilating into Japanese culture, but everyone in Little Tokyo views him suspiciously, except his sumo wrestling roommate and a nurse eager to learn English. Tour-de-force by writer/director/star David Boyle. Plays with the short THE LOST JOURNAL OF VICE MARCEAUX. Total Running Time: 98 min. Independent Spirits
SAT 12/1 ARMORY FOR THE ARTS 10:30 AM
BOLINAO 52
One boat, 110 passengers escaped from Vietnam. After 37 horrific days at sea, 52 survived. This is their story. On the same bill with CROCODILE DREAMING, a modern-day dreamtime legend set among the Dunghutti tribe of Australia; as well as MENGED. Total Running Time: 97 min. All Roads Film Project
THURS 11/29 CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS 8:30 PM
SAT 12/1 CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS 11:00 AM
Border Tales
Four short films set along the U.S.-Mexican border, exploring the gray moral distinctions that can separate peoples, causing hardship and confusion. Collection includes CROSSING THE HEART with Kris Kristofferson, as well as ALMA, AMERICAN DREAM and THE RUNNERS. Total Running Time: 81 min. Southwest Showcase
FRI 11/30 INDIAN ARTS MUSEUM (MIAC) 4:00 PM
SUN 12/2 INDIAN ARTS MUSEUM (MIAC) 9:15 AM
Broke Sky
Two animal control officers in rural Texas get jolted out of their daily routine when they discover the corpse of a hitchhiker they had picked up a few days earlier. Jangly and atmospheric Texas noir reminiscent of BLOOD SIMPLE. Running Time: 97 min. Southwest Showcase
FRI 11/30 DeVARGAS II 3:00 PM
SUN 12/2 DeVARGAS II 3:00 PM
Brush with Life: The Art of Being Edward Biberman
www.edwardbiberman.com
Biography of an extraordinary artist spanning from Paris to Berlin, New York to New Mexico and Los Angeles with cameos by Lena Horne, Joan Crawford, Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’Keeffe, Dashiell Hammett and Edward Weston . . . and a romantic heat that’s all too rare in relationships and in movies. Plays with the short THE BLACKSMITH AND THE CARPENTER Total Running Time: 96 min. Art Matters
Biography of an extraordinary artist spanning from Paris to Berlin, New York to New Mexico and Los Angeles with cameos by Lena Horne, Joan Crawford, Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’Keeffe, Dashiell Hammett and Edward Weston . . . and a romantic heat that’s all too rare in relationships and in movies. Plays with the short THE BLACKSMITH AND THE CARPENTER Total Running Time: 96 min. Art Matters
THURS 11/29 TIPTON HALL 10:00 AM
SAT 12/1 TIPTON HALL 1:30 PM
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Carnaval Blues
Three lives are changed forever as they cross paths amidst the paradoxical, spiritual and celebratory backdrop of Rio de Janeiro´s Carnaval. Also featuring Raoul Trujillo’s liberating dance piece SHIVA SHAKTI and HOLLYWOOD JEROME. Total Running Time: 79 min. Eye on the World
FRI 11/30 CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS 6:30 PM
Cavalcade of Animation
Fifteen animated shorts from around the world guaranteed to wiggle, jiggle, worm and squirm, leap and grab hold of your heart, perhaps inducing laughter along the way. Buy your tickets early. This popular annual program usually sells out. Titles include: 10TH AVATAR, ATLANTIS UNBOUND, AUTOMOTO, THE BITE, ESCAR GO!, FRAGILE MACHINE, I AM NOT A BISCUIT, THE LOCH: THREATS FROM ABOVE, LOVE AND WAR, MASTERPEER THEATRE, MR. HOT STUFF, 9-11/9-11, PAPIROFLEXIA, THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES and ZOOLOGIC. Total Running Time: 104 min. Independent Spirits
FRI 11/30 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 8:15 PM (Show will sell out soon!)
SAT 12/1 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 12:45 PM (Show will sell out soon!)
Cheap Magic Inside
Here is the story of Zach Condon and his band Beirut, who play the songs from the Flying Club Cup in Brooklyn. It’s the story of a boy who wanders alone and always finds his band when the songs come. Plays with SILVER JEW and BESS BALL, a three-minute short Condon created in Santa Fe in his teens. Total Running Time: 111 min. Art Matters
SAT 12/1 CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS 4:00 PM
SUN 12/2 CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS 1:30 PM
Child King, The
www.thechildking.com
www.thechildking.com
When a young boy expresses doubts about the existence of Santa Claus, his older brother, a teenager with Down syndrome, takes the boy on a journey to the North Pole to prove Santa is real. Plays with the short CONFESSIONS OF A LATE BLOOMER. Total Running Time: 99 min. Shown in cooperation with Kids’ First. Special Presentation
SUN 12/2 ARMORY FOR THE ARTS 2:00 PM
GALA PRESENTATION
CONTROL
Profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23. Winner, Prix Regards Jeune and Special Mention, Golden Camera, Cannes. Running Time: 121 min.
THURS 11/29 DeVARGAS I 8:00 PM
THE CounterfeiterS
The true-life saga of the largest counterfeiting ring in history, set up by the Nazis in a brazen attempt to bring down the economies of Hitler’s opponents. Golden Bear nominee, Berlin Film Festival.Running Time: 98 min. Eye on the World
FRI 11/30 DeVARGAS II 8:00 PM (SORRY, ADVANCE TICKETS FOR THIS SCREENING ARE SOLD OUT. ANY SEATS NOT CLAIMED BY PASSHOLDERS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR THE DAY OF THE SHOW.)
Damned to Heaven
Get the inside scoop on the polygamist sect living along the Utah/Arizona border, led by longtime fugitive and self-proclaimed prophet Warren Jeffs, now awaiting trial on charges of arranging the marriage of a 14-year-old girl with his adult cousin. Plays with the short SISTERHOOD OF THE NIGHT. Total Running Time: 97 min. Southwest Showcase
THURS 11/29 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 1:00 PM
SAT 12/1 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 8:30 PM
Daughters of Wisdom
www.daughtersofwisdom.com
www.daughtersofwisdom.com
An intimate portrait of the nuns of Kala Rongo, a rare and exceptional Buddhist Monastery exclusively for women in remote and rural northeastern Tibet. Plays with WE ARE THE MOTHERS. Total Running Time: 92 min. Making It Reel
SUN 12/2 ARMORY FOR THE ARTS 4:30 PM
Dear Pyongyang
www.cheon.jp
www.cheon.jp
A Japanese-born ethnic Korean filmmaker chronicles her father's fierce loyalty to North Korea and the radical choices he makes. Shot over the course of multiple trips to Pyongyang, the film offers unprecedented access to daily life in the secretive country. Plays with the short DEFACE. Total Running Time: 126 min. Eye on the World
SUN 12/2 SCREEN 5:15 PM
CENTERPIECE GALA
DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
At the age of 43, French magazine editor Jean-Dominique Bauby suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body, except his left eye. Using that eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby eloquently described the aspects of his interior world. Winner Best Director, Cannes. Running Time: 112 min.
FRI 11/30 DeVARGAS I 8:30 PM
DOL
Love struggles to survive amid violence and oppression in the Kurdish regions of Turkey, Iran, and Iraq. Made by Hiner Saleem, who was born in Iraqi Kurdistan and today lives in Paris. Plays with TAUA. Total Running Time: 102 min. All Roads Film Project
THURS 11/29 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:45 PM
FRI 11/30 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 10:15 AM
DONOR CONSPIRACY
www.thedonorconspiracy.com
www.thedonorconspiracy.com
A dark comedy loosely based on actual events about the black-market world of harvesting/trafficking human organs. The tagline: Chill-Lax, you really only need one kidney! Plays with the short SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL. Total Running Time: 104 min. New Mexico Film Expo
SAT 11/24 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 8:00 PM
WED 11/28 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 8:30 PM
A DREAM IN DOUBT
www.adreamindoubt.org
www.adreamindoubt.org
When Rana Singh Sodhi’s brother is killed in America’s first post-9/11 revenge murder, he begins a journey to reclaim his American dream and fight the hate that continues to threaten his Sikh community. Plays with RESTING PLACES, about descansos. Total Running Time: 114 min. Making It Reel
FRI 11/30 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 3:45 PM
SUN 12/2 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 10:45 AM
ENEMIES OF HAPPINESS
www.enemiesofhappiness.com
www.enemiesofhappiness.com
This is an inspiring documentary about Malalai Joya, the woman who launched a courageous parliamentary campaign in 2003 in newly democratic Afghanistan. Plays with Bahman Ghobadi’s DAF. Total Running Time: 104 min. All Roads Film Project
THURS 11/29 INDIAN ARTS MUSEUM (MIAC) 1:45 PM
SAT 12/1 INDIAN ARTS MUSEUM (MIAC) 9:15 AM
EYES OF VAN GOGH
www.theeyesofvangogh.com
www.theeyesofvangogh.com
After the disastrous months spent with Gauguin in the yellow house in Arles, Vincent van Gogh, in desperate search for a cure from attacks that increasingly plague him, voluntarily enters an insane asylum. Tour-de-force by writer-director-actor Alexander Barnett. Running Time: 111 min. Art Matters
THURS 11/29 TIPTON HALL 12:15 PM (Show will sell out soon!)
SAT 12/1 TIPTON HALL 11:15 AM (Show will sell out soon!)
FINDING KRAFTLAND
www.findingkraftland.com
www.findingkraftland.com
After the death of his brother, a Hollywood film music agent drags his son through an obsessive quest to recapture his own childhood through a globetrotting trek riding hundreds of roller coasters, collecting thousands of toys and transforming their home into "Kraftland," a shrine to Disneyland and American Consumer Culture. Plays with the short H.R. GIGER’S SANCTUARY. Total Running Time: 94 min. Art Matters
FRI 11/30 TIPTON HALL 12:15 PM
SUN 12/2 TIPTON HALL 8:15 PM
FORFEIT
An armored car guard's elaborate plan for revenge is threatened by his relationship with an old friend -- a brilliant and unpredictable television preacher. With Wayne Knight. Director: Andrew Shea. Plays with the short VARTAN LLP. Total Running Time: 101 min. Independent Spirits
SAT 11/30 ARMORY FOR THE ARTS 2:00 PM
FORGIVING THE FRANKLINS
Santa Fe actress Aviva (SUPERBAD) returns home to introduce her earlier arthouse feature, a quirky satire about a conservative, God-fearing Southern family who totally alter their lives following an accident. Running Time: 99 min. Special Presentation
WED 11/28 ARMORY FOR THE ARTS 7:00 PM
WED 11/28 ARMORY FOR THE ARTS 7:00 PM
GALA PRESENTATION
4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS, 2 DAYS
A woman assists her friend to arrange an illegal abortion in 1980s Romania. Director: Christian Mungiu. Romania. Winner, Golden Palm, Cannes. Running Time: 113 min.
THURS 11/29 SCREEN 5:15 PM
GIMME SKELTER
GIMME SKELTER is more than just another indie-slasher flick. It is a glorious Go-Go-Frug of a meditation on moral hypocrisy, the cult of personality and the true meaning of ‘The Manson Family Christmas Special’ Plays with the short HOME SWEET HOMELESS. Total Running Time: 112 min. New Mexico Film Expo
SAT 12/1 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 10:30 PM
GOVERNOR’S CUP
Collection of three short documentaries, one a work in progress, by filmmakers by Ramona Emerson, Thomas Tischler, and Armando Kirwin and Daniel Dinning. Sponsored by the NM Film Office, National Geographic All Roads, and Comcast. Length TBA. New Mexico Film Expo
FRI 11/30 ARMORY FOR THE ARTS 7:30 PM
CLOSING NIGHT GALA
GRACE IS GONE
Upon hearing his wife has been killed in the Iraq war, a father takes his two daughters on a road trip. With John Cusack. Audience Award Winner, Best Drama, Sundance FF. Running Time: 92 min.
SUN 12/2 LENSIC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 7:15 PM
SUN 12/2 LENSIC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 7:15 PM
HEART AND SOIL
heartandsoilfilm.com
heartandsoilfilm.com
A journey into the rich landscape and lives of farmers in the Southwest, delving into the bustling energy of farmer's markets and farm to school programs. Plays with the short documentary POLLEN NATION. 70 min. Southwest Showcase
FRI 11/30 ARMORY FOR THE ARTS 10:30 AM
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HEARTS OF DESIRE
A father struggles to cope with the loss of his child under dark and tragic circumstances. On a double-bill with THE LIVES OF ANGELS, also shot in Santa Fe, with a top-drawer cast including Raoul Trujillo and Jihmi Kennedy. 102 min. Southwest Showcase
FRI 11/30 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 6:15 PM (SORRY, ADVANCE TICKETS FOR THIS SCREENING ARE SOLD OUT. ANY SEATS NOT CLAIMED BY PASSHOLDERS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR THE DAY OF THE SHOW.)
SUN 12/2 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 6:15 PM
HERO TOMORROW
www.herotomorrow.com
www.herotomorrow.com
Lines between reality and fantasy blur for a struggling comic book creator, especially after his girlfriend makes him a costume allowing him to assume the identity of a superhero. Plays with the short THE EATERS. Total Running Time: 111 min. Independent Spirits
THURS 11/29 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 12:45 PM
SAT 12/1 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:45 PM
THE HOUSE ON ARBAT STREET
From grand residence of the rich before the Revolution to collective housing afterwards, this Moscow dwelling tells the story of 20th century Russia. On the same bill: THE PRINCE IS BACK. Total Running Time: 119 min. Tributee Salute
SUN 12/2 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 3:30 PM
SCHEDULE OF FILMS FOR 2007
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