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SCHEDULE OF FILMS FOR 2007

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NEW MEXICO FILM EXPO FILMS 2007
 
AMERICAN METH
www.americanmeth.org
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.
Sun 11/25 FILM CENTER 12:30 PM
SAT 12/1 NM FILM MUSEUM 3:45 PM

ARMY MEN
A platoon of soldiers get transported through time and space. Director: Lance Maurer. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS IV.
SUN 11/25 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
SAT 12/1 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 10:45 AM

ATTACK OF THE KILLER DUCT TAPE
Killer duct tape prompts a sticky situation. Director: Dean Storm. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS II.
SAT 11/24 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
THURS 11/29 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 6:00 PM

BANSHEE
Two teenage girls bond over their unrequited lover for a prom king. Director: Gabriel Flores. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS IV.
SUN 11/25 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
SAT 12/1 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 10:45 AM

BAPTISM OF FIRE
A war drama based on the experiences of the British infantry during WWI. Director: Justin Golightly. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS V.
MON 11/26 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
SAT 12/1 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 1:15 PM

BENCH
A 16-year-old girl and a 30-year-old man cross paths at a bus stop under the LA skyline. Director: Dom Ricco.  Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS V.
MON 11/26 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
SAT 12/1 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 1:15 PM

BEYOND MEASURE
Director: Denise Trochei. Plays with SUSAN HERO.
SUN 11/25 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 3:00 PM
WED 11/28 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 4:00 PM

BREAKING AND ENTERING
Caught in the act. Director: Courtney Angermeier. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS IV.
SUN 11/25 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
SAT 12/1 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 10:45 AM

BUMP IN THE NIGHT
www.bumpinthenightfilm.com/
From the NMFI program, by Tantri Wija, a supernatural comedy about a handsome man whose closet haunts him and who's less than charming roomate could care less. plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS II.
SAT 11/24 FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
THURS 11/29 NM FILM MUSEUM 6:00 PM

BURDEN CARRIERS
Who are the burden carriers, our other selves or perhaps ghostly beings indebted with hauling around the emotional baggage of others? Director Pierre L. Barrera. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS III.
SAT 11/24 FILM CENTER 3:00 PM
WED 11/28 NM FILM MUSEUM 1:30 PM

CLICKER CLATTER
This short challenges TV as a wasteland. Director: Benjamin Radford. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS I.
SAT 11/24 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 12:30 PM
FRI 11/30 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 1:15 PM

CURANDERA:MACLOVIA ZAMORA
Profile of a traditional folk healer. Director: Rudy Miera. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS VI.
FRI 11/23 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
WED 11/28 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 6:15 PM 

DONOR CONSPIRACY
www.thedonorconspiracy.com
A dark comedy loosely based on actual events about the black market world of harvesting/trafficking human organs. The taglin: Chill-laz, you really only need one kidney! Plays with the short SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL
SAT 11/24 FILM CENTER 8:00 PM
WED 11/28 NM FILM MUSEUM 8:30 PM

DON'T PANIC, IT'S ORGANIC
A doc about organic farming in northern New Mexico. Director: Brandon Johnson. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS I.
SAT 11/24 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 12:30 PM
FRI 11/30 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 1:15 PM

DUKE CITY NIGHTS
Film noir style short set in the mythical Duke City. Director: Craig Butler. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS IV. SUN 11/25 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
SAT 12/1 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 10:45 AM

ECHOES FROM OUR ANCESTORS
A celebration of Native culture through words, music and imagery. Director: Ed Breeding. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS VI.
FRI 11/23 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
WED 11/28 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 6:15 PM

FANTAZMO
A broken-down superhero turns his back on an unappreciative world. Director: Stephen Conn. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS II.
SAT 11/24 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
THURS 11/29 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 6:00 PM

FARMER'S MARKET
A luscious celebration of the Santa Fe Farmer's Market. Director: Jim Terr. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS I.
SAT 11/24 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 12:30 PM
FRI 11/30 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 1:15 PM

FUTURE WARRIOR
Native American storytellers and medicine men face a future government edict banning them from practicing their beliefs. Director: Jeana Francis. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS IV.
SUN 11/25 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
SAT 12/1 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 10:45 AM

THE GIFT
A Homeric adventure told through the eyes of three Mexican immigrants. Director: Stuart Escobedo-Altman. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS II.
SAT 11/24 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
THURS 11/29 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 6:00 PM

GIMME SKELTER
www.myspace.com/gimmeskelter
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.
SAT 12/1 FILM CENTER 10:30 PM

GOVERNOR'S CUP
Collection of three short documentaries, one a work in progress, by filmmakers Ramona Emerson, Thomas Tischler and Armando Kirwin and Daniel Dinning. Sponsored by the New Mexico Film Office, National Geographic and Comcast.
FRI 11/30 ARMORY FOR THE ARTS 7:30 PM

LOS GRINGOS
A couple of small-time crooks find a good angle trading guns for drugs along the border. Director: Jason Grube. Plays with WESTERN MOVIE
SUN 11/25 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 8:00 PM
THURS 11/29 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 8:30 PM

HAMLET
www.eggmurders.com
Hamlet is New Mexico's king of the underground, avant garde cinema's newest piece. A ten minute comic riff on the bard's classic. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS II.
SAT 11/24 FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
THURS 11/29 NM FILM MUSEUM 6:00 PM

HOME SWEET HOMELESS
A homeless traveler crashes in a house under construction, but his slumber is disturbed by a rather shady looking salesman. Director: George Thomas. Plays with GIMME SKELTER.
SAT 12/1 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 10:30 PM 

INDELIBLE
WWW.INDELIBLEMOVE.COM
INDELIBLE is the story of an ex-con struggling to reconnect with a daughter and a life he barely recognizes. A tale of failed fatherhood,loss and the gift of grace. With J.D.Garfield. Plays with the short IN THE WAKE.
MON 11/26 FILM CENTER 7:30 PM
SUN 12/2 NM FILM MUSEUM 8:30 PM

IN THE WAKE
Director: Craig Smith. Plays with INDELIBLE.
MON 11/26 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 7:30 PM
SUN 12/2 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 8:30 PM

JACK IN THE BOXERS
Your private dancer. Director: Lisa Hill. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS II.
SAT 11/24 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
THURS 11/29 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 6:00 PM

LARK SNARE
The Civil War is over and Sara, alone on a farm in Texas, waits for her husband to return, but instead a strange man turns up on the homestead. Director: Patrick Mehaffy. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS V.
MON 11/26 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
SAT 12/1 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 1:15 PM

LINDA, AS IN BEAUTIFUL
A young woman is carrying both physical and emotional scars from childhood. Director: Linda Strongheart. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS V.
MON 11/26 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
SAT 12/1 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 1:15 PM

MACONIE’S LIST
A depressed, lonely woman hires an obsessive, list-making hitman to kill her on her 40th birthday, but changes her mind at the last minute when she gets unexpectedly asked out on a date... Director: Lisa Marks (2007, USA, 10 minutes) Plays with SHEDDING SKIN.
FRI 11/23 FILM CENTER 8:00 PM
FRI 11/30 NM FILM MUSEUM 8:45 PM

MANHATTAN PROJECT
A doc about the WWII-era Manhattan Project in Los Alamos. Director: Jason McKittrick. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS I.
SAT 11/24 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 12:30 PM
FRI 11/30 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 1:15 PM

MORNING EMBRACE
A dancer greets the morning sun in Chimayo. Director: Richard Gablick. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS III. SAT 11/24 FILM CENTER 3:00 PM
WED 11/28 NM FILM MUSEUM 1:30 PM

NECROVILLE
www.necroville.com
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.
FRI 11/30 FILM CENTER 10:30 PM

NOT ONLY JUST COFFEE
Doc exploring themes of immigration, death and media along the border. Director: Patricia McInroy. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS I.
SAT 11/24 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 12:30 PM
FRI 11/30 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 1:15 PM

ODYSSEY
A filmmaker reveals her encounters with extraterrestrials. Director: Joyce Libutti. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS I.
SAT 11/24 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 12:30 PM
FRI 11/30 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 1:15 PM

PAJAMA LOVER
A 3-minute short by Stephen Rubin starring Jody Hegarty and Lara Wulsin. Can true love form in three minutes, spawned by the internet and pajamas? Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS II.
SAT 11/24 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
THURS 11/29 NM FILM MUSEUM 6:00 PM

PEACE BY PIECE
By Kristena Prater This is the newest version of the touching film about Santa Fean Tessa Horan, who was killed by a shark while serving in the Peace Corps in Tonga. The story is not a eulogy, rather an educational celebration about traditional differences between countries in regard to death. The film also addresses the need for guideline changes in the Peace Corps. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS III.
SAT 11/24 FILM CENTER 3:00 PM
WED 11/28 NM FILM MUSEUM 1:30 PM

PROTECT THE WILD BISON
A call to preserve America's last wild herd of bison. Director: Tim Gannon. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS VI.
FRI 11/23 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
WED 11/28 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 6:15 PM 

QUEST OF THE DRAGON GIRL
Calling card short for a potential epic fantasy feature. Director: Eric Beyer. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS IV.
SUN 11/25 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
SAT 12/1 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 10:45 AM

RECLAIMING OUR CHILDREN
Documentary exploring the tragic separation of Native children from their families. Director: Marcella Ernest. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS VI.
FRI 11/23 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
WED 11/28 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 6:15 PM

THE REST OF MY LIFE: STORIES OF TRAUMA SURVIVORS
Here is a grippng documentary short that examines the lives of a man and a woman who rebounded from life-threatening trauma. Director: Gabriel Ledger Plays with AMERICAN METH.
SUN 11/25 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 12:30 PM
SAT 12/1 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 3:45 PM 

RIO
Director: Diego Romero. Plays with SUSAN HERO
SUN 11/25 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 3:00 PM
WED 11/28 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 4:00 PM

RUDOLF'S FAIRIES
Rudolf Steiner explains photosynthesis with the aid of fairies, gnomes and salamanders. Director: Jerry Wellman Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS III.
SAT 11/24 FILM CENTER 3:00 PM
WED 11/28 NM FILM MUSEUM 1:30 PM

SAKONNET POINT
A poetic exploration of light, motion, refraction and reflection as aspects of the secret life of water. Director: Diane Armitage. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS I.
SAT 11/24 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 12:30 PM
FRI 11/30 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 1:15 PM

THE SAMURAI, THE MUSLIM AND THE THUG
Kung-fu rebirth. Director: Faron Hawkins. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS III.
SAT 11/24 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 3:00 PM
WED 11/28 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 1:30 PM

SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL
Director: Justin Evans. Plays with DONOR CONSPIRACY
SAT 11/24 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 8:00 PM
WED 11/28 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 8:30 PM

SCULPTING HEART
Meet Roxanne Swentzell, potter and sculptor from San Ildefonso Pueblo. Director: Tobias Katz. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS VI.
FRI 11/23 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
WED 11/28 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 6:15 PM

SEESAW
Time-lapse Southwest city and landscapes projecting dynamic rhythms and pulses of life. Director: Vanessa Vassar. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS III.
SAT 11/24 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 3:00 PM
WED 11/28 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 1:30 PM

SHEDDING SKIN
What if someone asked you if you wanted to be immortal? Would you say yes? Wouldn't it be nice to know that you had all the time in the world? Plays with the short MACONIE’S LIST.
FRI 11/23 FILM CENTER 8:00 PM
FRI 11/30 NM FILM MUSEUM 8:45 PM

THE SMITH FILE
Directors: John and Brigitte Hubert. Plays with SUSAN HERO.
SUN 11/25 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 3:00 PM
WED 11/28 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 4:00 PM

SO FIVE MINUTES AGO
Gordy helps his slacker buddy Bart test his new time machine. Director: Dina Chapman. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS II.
SAT 11/24 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
THURS 11/29 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 6:00 PM

SPIDER EXPERIMENT
To get the attention of a boy in class, a 10-year-old girl creates a unique science project. Directors: Scott and Paula Merrow. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS II.
SAT 11/24 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
THURS 11/29 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 6:00 PM

STUFF
Breaking up is almost as hard as cutting through the clutter. Director: Nick French. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS II.
SAT 11/24 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
THURS 11/29 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 6:00 PM

SUSAN HERO
A young woman embarks on a desperate search to locate a renegade geneticist, hoping he will bring her deceased daughter back to life. Filmed in Albuquerque.
SUN 11/25 FILM CENTER 3:00 PM
WED 11/28 NM FILM MUSEUM 4:00 PM

TEARDROP
Emily worries about her gandpa's stuck life and her piano teacher's depression until she gets an idea to rescue them both. Director: Betsy Burke. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS IV.
SUN 11/25 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
SAT 12/1 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 10:45 AM

10-11
The events of 9-11 lead a World Trade tower stockbroker to a choice between his wife and his lover. Director: Ali Silverstein. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS V.
MON 11/26 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
SAT 12/1 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 1:15 PM

THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE
How far one family is willing to go to show their love for one another. Director: Don Gray.  Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS IV.
SUN 11/25 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
SAT 12/1 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 10:45 AM

TWO HEARTS
A Native American couple meets again after sharing an amorous evening together at a pow wow 10 years earlier. Director: Jason Asenap. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS VI.
FRI 11/23 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
WED 11/28 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 6:15 PM

UMOJA VILLAGE, PART 1
Examining the plight of the homeless. Director: Mark A. Cody. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS I.
SAT 11/24 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 12:30 PM
FRI 11/30 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 1:15 PM

THE VALET
A racist executive addicted to therapy decides to hire a black valet as her therapist. Director: Alexandra Chun. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS V.
MON 11/26 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
SAT 12/1 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 1:15 PM

THE VETERINARIAN
Confidence and competence. One cannot exist without the other. Director: Philip Trujillo. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS V.
MON 11/26 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
SAT 12/1 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 1:15 PM

WESTERN MOVIE
Nick French takes a cue from BLAZING SADDLES in offering this farcical, revisionist Western, shot entirely in the Santa Fe area. Playing with LOS GRINGOS.
SUN 11/25 FILM CENTER 8:00 PM
THURS 11/29 NM FILM MUSEUM 8:30 PM

ZIG ZAG
An exploration of the art scene. Director: Poji Bonsai. Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS III.
SAT 11/24 SANTA FE FILM CENTER 3:00 PM
WED 11/28 NEW MEXICO FILM MUSEUM 1:30 PM 
 
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