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SCHEDULE OF FILMS FOR 2007

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FEATURE FILMS (page 3)

 

 
NECROVILLE
Vampires, zombies, werewolves…and one horrible girlfriend. This comedy takes a look at how even the worst of horrors can be an everyday commonplace nuisance. Plays with the short THE PITCH. Total Running Time: 90 min. New Mexico Film Expo
FRI 11/30 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 10:30 PM

NEW MEXICO SHORTS I
Eight shorts by Diane Armitage (SAKONNET POINT), Mark A. Cody (UMOJA VILLAGE, PART I), Brandon Johnson (DON'T PANIC, IT'S ORGANIC), Joyce Libutti (ODYSSEY), Patricia McInroy (NOT ONLY JUST COFFEE), Jason McKittrick (MANHATTAN PROJECT), Benjamin Radford (CLICKER CLATTER) and Jim Terr (FARMER'S MARKET). Includes docs and art pieces. 110 min. New Mexico Film Expo
SAT 11/24 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 12:30 PM
FRI 11/30 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 1:15 PM

NEW MEXICO SHORTS II
Ten short and funny works by Dine Chapman (So Five Minutes Ago), Stephen Conn (FANTAZMO), Stuart Escobedo-Altman (THE GIFT), Tim French (STUFF), Aaron Hendren (HAMLET), Lisa Hill (JACK IN THE BOXERS), Paula and Scott Merrow (THE SPIDER EXPERIMENT), Stephen Rubin (PAJAMA LOVER), Dean Storm (ATTACK OF THE KILLER DUCT TAPE) and Tantri Wija (BUMP IN THE NIGHT). 103 min. New Mexico Film Expo
SAT 11/24 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
THURS 11/29 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 6:00 PM

 

NEW MEXICO SHORTS III
Six shorts by Pierre L. Barrera (THE BURDEN CARRIERS), Poji Bonsai (ZIG ZAG), Richard Gablick (MORNING EMBRACE), Faron Hawkins (THE SAMUARI, THE MUSLIM AND THE THUG), Vanessa Vassar (SEE SAW) and Jerry Wellman (RUDOLF'S FAIRIES), anchored by the 60-minute Kristena Prater's PEACE BY PIECE. The focus of the anthology: docs and artistic expressions. 106 min. New Mexico Film Expo
SAT 11/24 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 3:00 PM
WED 11/28 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 1:30 PM

 

NEW MEXICO SHORTS IV
Eight shorts by Courtney Angermeier (BREAKING AND ENTERING), Eric Beyer  (QUEST OF THE DRAGON GIRL), Betsy Burke (TEARDROP), Craig Butler (DUKE CITY NIGHTS), Gabe Flores (BANSHEE), Jeana Francis (FUTURE WARRIOR), Don Gray (THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE) and Lance Maurer (ARMY MEN). Many have fantasy elements. 118 min. New Mexico Film Expo
SUN 11/25 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
SAT 12/1 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 10:45 AM

NEW MEXICO SHORTS V
Seven shorts by Alexandra Chun (THE VALET), Justin Golightly (BAPTISM OF FIRE),  Patrick Mehaffy  (THE LARK SNARE), Dom Ricco (THE BENCH), Ali Silverstein (10-11), Faith Strongheart (LINDA, AS IN BEAUTIFUL) and Phillip Trujillo (THE VETERINARIAN). Anchored by the mini-featurette THE LARK SNARE. 116 min. New Mexico Film Expo
MON 11/26 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
SAT 12/1 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 1:15 PM

NEW MEXICO SHORTS VI
Seven shorts by Jason Asenap (TWO HEARTS), Ed Breeding (ECHOES FROM THE ANCESTORS), Marcella Ernest (RECLAIMING OUR CHILDREN), Tim Gannon (PROTECT THE WILD BISON),  Tobias Katz (SCULPTING HEART), Miera (CURANDERA: MACLOVIA ZAMORA) and Ron Roybal (BLOOD CRIES OUT). Many touch on Native themes. 111 min. New Mexico Film Expo
FRI 11/23 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
WED 11/28 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 6:15 PM

OFF THE GRID: LIFE ON THE MESA
The Mesa in northern New Mexico has no electricity, running water, or police. It draws a cross-section of Americans from veterans to old hippies and teenage runaways. They all live on the fringe in “the last part of America that is truly free.” Plays with the short TUESDAY MORNING. Total Running Time: 91 min. Southwest Showcase
THURS 11/29 ARMORY FOR THE ARTS 7:00 PM


OFF THE ROCKER
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If you think the Las Vegas nightlife is best left to the young and hip, you haven't seen the senior side of The Strip. This doc portrays seniors living life to the fullest in Las Vegas. On the same bill: STILL KICKING. Total Running Time: 90 min. Making It Reel
THURS 11/29 INDIAN ARTS MUSEUM (MIAC) 9:15 AM
SAT 12/1 INDIAN ARTS MUSEUM (MIAC) 4:00 PM


OPERATION FILMMAKER
This is the story of how well-intentioned Americans try to intervene in the life of an Iraqi. And how nothing goes as planned. From Nina Davenport, director of past festival favorite PARALLEL LINES. Plays with the short MOVIE BONICS. Total Running Time: 104 min. Art Matters
THURS 11/29 CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS 1:15 PM
SUN 12/2 CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS 6:30 PM

THE ORPHANAGE
In this atmospheric Spanish thriller, a woman returns to the house where she was raised and decides to transform it into an orphanage. But soon, the calm is disturbed when her son makes an invisible friend. With Geraldine Chaplin. Running Time: 100 min. Eye on the World
WED 11/28 SCREEN 7:45 PM
FRI 11/30 SCREEN NOON

GALA PRESENTATION

PERSEPOLIS
Animated film based on Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel describing the arc of her life in Iran following the Revolution. Prize of the Jury Winner at Cannes, with vocals by Catherine Deneuve. Running Time: 95 min.
SUN 12/2 DeVARGAS I 7:45 PM

RAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS
Eric Smallhouse is a Native American who believes it's his destiny to lead his people back to the old ways. Undaunted by his complete lack of knowledge about those ways, he drags his son on a quest to reclaim the past. Plays with the short THE STONE CHILD. Total Running Time: 105 min. Independent Spirits
THURS 11/29 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 10:15 AM
SAT 12/1 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 8:15 PM

GALA PRESENTATION

Brian DePalma’s much-discussed montage of stories about U.S. soldiers fighting in the Iraq conflict, focusing on the modern forms of media covering the war. Silver Lion Winner, Venice Film Festival. Running Time: 90 min. 
FRI 11/30 SCREEN 7:45 PM


RED IS THE COLOR OF
The tense marriage between two painters is shaken and stirred when the husband's provocative free-spirited nude model ignites his wife's sexual and spiritual awakening. Each of the three confront desires and frustrations that threaten to destroy the illusions of their lives. Plays with the short REMAINS. Total Running Time: 104 min. Independent Spirits
FRI 11/30 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 12:45 PM
SUN 12/2 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 8:15 PM
RESTING PLACES
Explores the controversy over roadside memorials which often pits grieving families against church versus state
activists. The film examines what has become a world wide phenomenon. Narrated by Liam Neeson.
Director: Melissa Villanueva (2007, USA, 48 minutes). Plays with A DREAM IN DOUBT. Making It Reel
FRI 11/30 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 3:45 PM
SUN 12/2 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 10:45 AM


ROSWELL 1847
You’ve heard of the Alien crash in Roswell in 1947. What if the UFOs had landed a century earlier, before the waning of the Wild West? Plays with the short TRAIL END. Total Running Time: 108 min. Southwest Showcase
THURS 11/29 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 3:30 PM
SAT 12/1 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 6:15 PM

ROW HARD, NO EXCUSES
Two middle-aged men set out to win “the world’s toughest race”—three thousand miles across the Atlantic Ocean in a rowboat. Is it a noble quest or an ill-fated nightmare? Plays with the short THE BOX. Total Running Time: 106 min. Making It Reel
FRI 11/30 ARMORY FOR THE ARTS 2:00 PM

RUMI RETURNING
On the 800th anniversary of his birth, this film underscores the teachings of Sufi mystique Rumi. Listen to his messages of love and tolerance, and see the ecstatic dances of the whirling dervishes he inspired. US premiere. Plays with the short DORME. Total Running Time: 78 min. Art Matters
SAT 12/1 ARMORY FOR THE ARTS 4:30 PM

SAMBA!

Imagine if New York´s Thanksgiving Day parade was organized by a black Baptist church, run by the Mafia and broadcast in a competition that rivals the American Super Bowl in size and scope. Imagine that, and you can grasp Rio’s Carnaval. Running Time: 95 min. Art Matters
THURS 11/29 DeVARGAS II 12:30 PM
SUN 12/2 DeVARGAS II 5:30 PM

SAVE THE AMERICAN WILD HORSE

Viggo Mortensen, Sheryl Crow and a diverse array of wild horse experts cover the round-up, removal, and in some cases slaughter of America's wild horses. Running Time: 60 min. Southwest Showcase
SAT 12/1 CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS 6:30 PM


SEARCHERS 2.0
Two actors who spent their careers in American Westerns embark on a road trip to Monument Valley, site of John Ford’s elegiac Westerns. Ultimately, everyone’s fate hinges on their knowledge of the maestro, Sergio Leone. Acclaimed producer Jon Davison will be present.  Plays with the short THE COLONY. Total Running Time: 105 min. Southwest Showcase
SAT 12/1 ARMORY FOR THE ARTS 7:00 PM

SECRETS OF THE GIRLS’ ROOM
Move over, Powderpuff Girls! The girls in these six sassy shorts spill the beans on what it’s like to grow up, when you’re always thinking a little outside the box. Titles include BLUE DRESS, DEAR LEMON LIMA, GIRLS’ ROOM, RELATIONSHIP THEOREM, SMALL AVALANCHES and UBIQUITOUS AND CAVERNOUS. Total Running Time: 96 min. Independent Spirits
FRI 11/30 TIPTON HALL 8:00 PM
SUN 12/2 TIPTON HALL 12:45 PM (Show will sell out soon!)

SEEING SALLY: A PSYCHIC’S TALE
England’s Sally Morgan comes to New York City to seek her fame and fortune … as a PSYCHIC. She needs the fame to prove that she is the real deal, a genuine clairvoyant. Is she or isn’t she? Plays with the short ROCKETBOY. Total Running Time: 99 min. Making It Reel
THURS 11/29 ARMORY FOR THE ARTS 2:00 PM

THE SENSATION OF SIGHT
This off-beat drama about man's search for meaning amidst the ache of despair chronicles Finn, an introspective English teacher entering a mid-life crisis impelled by a recent tragedy. With David Strathairn. Running Time: 134 min. Independent Spirits
THURS 11/29 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 3:15 PM
SAT 12/1 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 10:15 AM (Show will sell out soon!)


 

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