The Santa Fe Film Festival * Shorts

ALMA
Alma, a typical high school student in the Southwest, has no idea that she’s actually an illegal immigrant, and when she rebels against her Mexican parents by staying out after curfew, she comes dangerously close to being arrested by Border Patrol, unaware of the potentially disastrous consequences. Director: Yuri Elise Makino (2007, USA, 14 minutes) Plays with the anthology BORDER TALES.
FRI 11/30 INDIAN ARTS MUSEUM 4:00 PM
SUN 12/2 INDIAN ARTS MUSEUM 9:15 AM

AMERICAN DREAM
An assimilated illegal immigrant loses touch with his roots. Director: James Bustamante. (2007, USA, 17 minutes ) Plays with the anthology BORDER TALES.
FRI 11/30 INDIAN ARTS MUSEUM 4:00 PM
SUN 12/2 INDIAN ARTS MUSEUM 9:15 AM

A 16-year-old girl and a 30-year-old man cross paths on a bus stop bench under the LA skyline. Director: Dom Ricco (2007, USA, 22 minutes) Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS V.
MON 11/26 FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
SAT 12/1 NM FILM MUSEUM 1:15 PM

BESTMAN
The muffled sound of the wedding march is heard from the outside of a church. The doors burst open as a groom bolts from the church and his impending nuptials, with his best man in pursuit. 'bestman' is the story of Gary’s mission to get as far away from the church as possible, and Brad’s mission to make Gary realize that doing so would be the biggest mistake of his life. Director: Andrew Halasz (2007, USA, 10 minutes) Plays with SONG OF SONGS.
THURS 11/29 TIPTON HALL 2:45 PM
SAT 12/1 TIPTON HALL 8:45 PM

Ishmael, a clueless, womanizing blacksmith, has no idea who his neighbor Jesus, the carpenter, really is. Director: Chris Redish (2007, USA, 13 minutes) Plays with BRUSH WITH LIFE: THE ART OF EDWARD BIBERMAN.
THURS 11/29 TIPTON HALL 10:00 AM
SAT 12/1 TIPTON HALL 1:30 PM

BLUE, BUNNY
www.bluebunnymovie.com/

A satirical morality play of sexual politics in the world of independent filmmaking. Director: Cush (2007, USA, 18 minutes) Plays with STRICTLY BACKGROUND.
FRI 11/30 CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS 1:30 PM
SUN 12/2 CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS 8:30 PM

Twelve-year-old Hadley is devastated when her older brother goes away to camp, leaving her to endure an endless summer alone with her parents. But when the bookmobile rumbles into town one dusty morning, Hadley discovers a new source of companionship and begins to crave independence. Director: Katie Stern. (2007, USA, 20 minutes) Plays with the anthology SECRETS OF THE GIRLS ROOM.
FRI 11/30 TIPTON HALL 8:00 PM
SUN 12/2 TIPTON HALL 12:45 PM

This high-spirited documentary takes a broad look at the art, history, and culture of the Western cowboy boot, and explores the qualities that elevate this humble piece of functional footwear into an object d’art and quintessentially American icon.Director: Tim Wylie. (2007, USA, 41 minutes) Plays with MAYNARD DIXON: ART AND SPIRIT.
FRI 11/30 TIPTON HALL 2:45 PM
SUN 12/2 TIPTON HALL 5:45 PM

THE BOX
Profits are down, earnings are stagnant, and the fate of each of the Company's employees is at stake. Matthew and his colleagues are asked to think “Out of the Box.” The request sends him on a surreal odyssey to learn the true meaning of the phrase. Director: Joel Sadilek. (2007, USA, 18 minutes) Plays with ROW HARD, NO EXCUSES.
FRI 11/30 ARMORY FOR THE ARTS 2:00 PM

BUMP IN THE NIGHT
www.bumpinthenightfilm.com
From the NMFI program, by Tantri Wija, a supernatural comedy about a handsome man with a monster in his closet and and whose less-than-charming roommate could care less. Plays in the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS II.
SAT 11/24 FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
THURS 11/29 NM FILM MUSEUM 6:00 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.
FRI 11/30 FILM CENTER 8:15 PM
SAT 12/1 FILM CENTER 12:45 PM

A contemporary thriller about a Man who lives in an old, busted up camper trailer but wakes up one morning to find himself (and it) rolling down a desert highway. Director: Colin Cunningham (2007, Canada, 15 minutes) Plays with the anthology WORLD IN BRIEF.
FRI 11/30 CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS 1:30 PM
SUN 12/2 CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS 3:45 PM

THE CHERRY TREE
A reality-show submission gone horribly awry. Director: Carlo Besasie. (2007, USA, 6 minutes) Plays with MONSTER CAMP.
FRI 11/30 CCA 8:45 PM
SAT 12/1 CCA 9:00 PM

THE COLONY
A Penn State professor vanishes while hiking in Chile in 1985 - his sister attempts to discover the truth of what happened, and encounters a web of official lies. Director: Steven List (2007, USA, 14 minutes) Plays with SEARCHERS 2.0.
SAT 12/1 ARMORY FOR THE ARTS 7:00 PM

The story of Donny, a pre-pubescent 15-yea-old boy, who desperately tries to become a man at the high school pool party to win Sheila, the love of his life, away from Cal, the school thug. Director: Jen McGowan. (2005, USA, 14 minutes) Plays with THE CHILD KING.

CROSSING THE HEART
Ray is an aging 'vigilante' patrolling the Arizona/Mexico border when he comes across a young idealistic border crosser, Jesus, who has illegally entered the United States. A series of mishaps and problems strand the pair in the desert, in the heat of summer, with no water and no means of communication with each other or the outside world. With Kris Kristofferson and Efren Ramirez. Director: Steven Hood. (2007, USA, 32 minutes) Plays with the anthology BORDER TALES.
FRI 11/30 INDIAN ARTS MUSEUM 4:00 PM
SUN 12/2 INDIAN ARTS MUSEUM 9:15 AM

DEAR LEMON LIMA
A lonely girl with a vivid imagination struggles to plant seeds of love after her narcissistic sweetheart breaks her heart. Director: Suzi Yoonessi (2006, USA, 11 minutes) Plays with the anthology SECRETS OF THE GIRLS' ROOM.
FRI 11/30 TIPTON HALL 8:00 PM
SUN 12/2 TIPTON HALL 12:45 PM

Sooyoung is a faceless worker in North Korea. But when his daughter dies of starvation, his outrage drives him to vandalize the propaganda billboards that decorate the town, an act that is punishable by death. Director: John Arlotto (2007, USA, 19 minutes) Plays with DEAR PYONGYANG.
SUN 12/2 SCREEN 5:15 PM

DOG RUN
"Who lives vicariously through a dog?", and other important questions Laura and Steve need to settle before they get married. Answers get lost and found amidst terrible advice from their best friends. Director: Caleb Johnson. (2007, USA, 15 minutes) Plays with SONG OF SONGS and other shorts.
THURS 11/29 TIPTON HALL 2:45 PM
SAT 12/1 TIPTON HALL 8:45 PM

A visual feast for the eyes and an escape for the soul. Director: Sylvia Binstel. (2006, USA, 7 minutes) Plays with RUMI RETURNING.
SAT 12/1 ARMORY FOR THE ARTS 4:30 PM

Film noir style short set in the mythical “Duke City”, a gritty town where life is cheap. H.R. Vance, killer for hire, heads to the local watering hole to drink away the memories of his latest job. Director: Craig Butler (2007, USA, 9 minutes) Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS IV.
SUN 11/25 FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
SAT 12/1 NM FILM MUSEUM 10:45 AM