The Santa Fe Film Festival * Shorts page 3

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
In an era of interpretations and third-hand information regarding the formation of the secret community charged with the development of the atomic bomb, I cut to the primary sources, politicians, scientists, and civilians involved with the Manhattan Project. Director: Jason McKittrick (2007, USA, 11 minutes) Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS I.
SAT 11/24 FILM CENTER 12:30 PM
FRI 11/30 NM FILM MUSEUM 1:15 PM

MASTERPEER THEATRE
An experimental animation portraying a dog's version of Masterpiece Theatre. Director: Anny Slater (2007, Australia, 2 minutes) Plays with CAVALCADE OF ANIMATION.
FRI 11/30 FILM CENTER 8:15 PM
SAT 12/1 FILM CENTER 12:45 PM

A funny, fast-paced celebration of cinema that also reveals the collective psyche. Directors: Donald Unverrich, Lance Miller. (2006, USA, 9 minutes) Plays with OPERATION FILMMAKER.
THURS 11/29 CCA 1:15 PM
SUN 12/2 CCA 6:30 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

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

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 FILM CENTER 3:00 PM
WED 11/28 NM 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

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

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 FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
WED 11/28 NM FILM MUSEUM

NOT ONLY JUST COFFEE
An experimental and personal documentary exploring themes of immigration, death and media along the U.S./Mexico border and beyond. Director: Patricia McInroy (2007, USA, 28 minutes) Plays with the anthology NEW MEXICO SHORTS I.
SAT 11/24 FILM CENTER 12:30 PM
FRI 11/30 NM 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 FILM CENTER 5:30 PM
THURS 11/29 NM FILM MUSEUM 6:00 PM

THE PITCH
After a car accident, an obnoxious Hollywood producer learns that he must pitch his life to the most discerning critic of all: God. Director: Richard Dargan (2007, USA, 13 minutes) Plays with NECROVILLE.
FRI 11/30 FILM CENTER 10:30 PM

Pollen Nation follows one migratory beekeeper and a semi-load full of honeybees from Minnesota to California, exploring the reasons why bees -- which pollinate many important food crops -- are dying at an alarming rateDirector: Singeli Agnew. (2007, USA, 25 minutes) Plays with HEART AND SOIL
FRI 11/30 ARMORY FOR THE ARTS 10:30 AM

Named after a 19th-century Native leader, this is a treatment center in St. Albert, Alberta, where Native people troubled by addiction to drugs and alcohol can come together for mutual suport, to partake of healing rituals like the sweat lodge, and to rediscover their traditions. Director: Alanis Obomsawin (1987, Canada, 30 minutes). Plays with the anthology THREE SHORTS BY OBOMSAWIN.

Exploring issues of family, faith, and coming of age, LA QUINCEANERA is a touching portrait of a Mexican family's love and devotion to each other. Director: Adam Taub (2007, Mexico/USA, 41 minutes) Plays with LOST AND FOUND IN MEXICO.
FRI 11/30 MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS AND CULTURE 11:30 AM (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 12/1 MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS AND CULTURE 11:30 AM (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.)

A non-descript teenage girl decides to create a scientific theorem to formulate how to make love happen. Director: Lori L. Johnson (2006, USA, 19 minutes) Plays with the anthology SECRETS OF THE GIRLS' ROOM.

Grace has returned home to clean out her family house after mother's funeral. But her plans are derailed by an elderly neighbor who refuses to mind his own business. Director: Allison Cook (2007, USA, 17 minutes) Plays with RED IS THE COLOR OF.

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Todd Turnbull returns to his conservative, backwoods hometown to find that his best friend, Michael, is deathly ill. His faith is put to an ultimate test when he learns that Michael's family refuses to seek medical attention in favor of allowing God to heal him. Director: Justin Lerner. (USA, 2007, 25 minutes) Plays with SUPERHEROES.
FRI 11/30 FILM CENTER 3:15 PM
SUN 12/2 FILM CENTER 6:00 PM

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Two trauma survivors tell their stories of devastation and recovery, three years later, to the doctor who treated them in the Emergency Room. Director: Gabriel Ledger (2006, USA, 26 minutes) Plays with AMERICAN METH.
Sun 11/25 FILM CENTER 12:30 PM
SAT 12/1 NM FILM MUSEUM 3:45 PM

This film is a moving tribute to Richard Cardinal, a Metis adolescent who committed suicide in 1984. He had been taken from his home at the age of four because of family problems and spent the rest of his 17 short years moving in and out of 28 foster homes, group homes and shelters in Alberta. Director: Alanis Obomsawin. (1986, Canada, 29 minutes) Plays with the anthology THREE SHORTS BY OBOMSAWIN.

RIO
The Rockford Files meets the Twilight Zone with a New Mexican flavor. Director: Diego Romero (2007, USA, 8 minutes) Plays with SUSAN HERO.
SUN 11/25 FILM CENTER 3:00 PM
WED 11/28 NM FILM MUSEUM 4:00 PM

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On the same day that Roger Lange, a depressed, middle-aged accountant, celebrates his 49th birthday, astronauts discover a strange boy who has crash-landed on the moon in a homemade spacecraft. Director: Justin Guerrieri. (2007, USA, 13 minutes) Plays with SEEING SALLY: A PSYCHIC'S TALE.
THURS 11/29 ARMORY FOR THE ARTS 2:00 PM

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A young couple with financial problems make a dangerous run to the border to transport undocumented Mexicans. Director: Justin Mashouf. (2007, USA, 19 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