BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//B-Side Presents: Santa Fe Film Festival 2008//iCal4j 1.0//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081201T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081201T195200 SUMMARY:Murder of a Hatmaker DESCRIPTION:With the precision of a forensic scientist\, Catherine Bernst ein researches the life and death of her great aunt Fanny Berger\, a suc cessful fashion designer in Paris who was ultimately deported to Auschwi tz. This highly personal documentary sheds light on Vichy France’s insid ious collaboration with the Nazis. CATEGORIES:New York Jewish Film Festival LOCATION:Santa Fe Film Center URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/murderofahatmaker_santafe2008 UID:174897134-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081201T201500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081201T211700 SUMMARY:Stefan Braun DESCRIPTION:In his heyday during the 1960s and ‘70s\,\nStefan Braun hoste d swinging parties in Tel Aviv for cosmopolitan friends and wealthy clie ntele\, constructing a larger-than-life persona while keeping his privat e life in the closet. Director Itamar Alcalay reveals a fascinating and complex love story. CATEGORIES:New York Jewish Film Festival LOCATION:Santa Fe Film Center URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/stefanbraun_santafe2008 UID:174901346-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081202T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081202T194000 SUMMARY:Miss Universe 1929 DESCRIPTION:An elegant and moving visual poem featuring\nfound footage of amateur filmmaker\nMarci Tenzer. MISS UNIVERSE 1929 is the\nstory of Ma rci’s cousin and secret love\, the\nViennese beauty queen Lisl Goldarbei ter. CATEGORIES:New York Jewish Film Festival LOCATION:Santa Fe Film Center URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/missuniverse1929_santafe2008 UID:174897044-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081203T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081203T190000 SUMMARY:Heineken Happy Hour @ Hotel Santa Fe (Wednesday) DESCRIPTION:DJs Miss Ginger and Pablo77 hit play on the festival’s\nsound track with Brazilian rhythms\, funk\, soul\, reggae\nand rare grooves. C omplimentary beverages provided\nby Heineken\, Barefoot Wine\, Boutique Wines of\nNew Mexico\, Alexander Valley Wine\, Michael Collins\nIrish Wh iskey\, Tommy Bahama Rum\, Glaceau\, Red\nBull and On Go. Open to festiv al badge holders. 21+ CATEGORIES:Party LOCATION:Hotel Santa Fe URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/heinekenhappyhour_santafe2008 UID:175271296-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081203T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081203T201500 SUMMARY:Che: The Argentine DESCRIPTION:Benicio del Toro brings to life the Argentine\nrevolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara in a\nmarathon epic from director Steven Soderberg h.\nWinner\, Best Actor\, Cannes Film Festival. Also\,Golden Palm Nomine e for Best Director\,Cannes. Shown in two parts. Each half roughly 2 hou rs. CATEGORIES:Gala Presentation LOCATION:The Screen - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/chetheargentine_santafe2008 UID:174889653-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081203T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081203T192300 SUMMARY:Tehran Has No More Pomegranates! DESCRIPTION:This film traces the development of Tehran as a city\, contra sting its past with its present reality. Massoud Bakhshi was born in Te hran\, Iran\, and studied cinema and photography at the Iranian Young Ci nema Society and film directing in Italy\, He has been directing films since 1990. CATEGORIES:All Roads Film Project LOCATION:DeVargas 3 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/tehranhasnomorepomegranates_santa fe2008 UID:176993439-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081203T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081203T200000 SUMMARY:The Brothers Warner DESCRIPTION:An intimate portrait of the four film pioneers who founded an d ran Warner Bros. studios for over 50 years. This epic story is told in the voice of Harry Warner’s granddaughter and\nincludes never-before-se en footage from the family archives.\n \nFeaturing Dennis Hopper\, Debb ie Reynolds\, Angie Dickinson\, Tab Hunter\, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.\, and H askell Wexler. CATEGORIES:Art Matters LOCATION:Tipton Hall - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/thebrotherswarner_santafe2008 UID:174889286-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081203T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081203T200700 SUMMARY:Sita Sings The Blues DESCRIPTION:Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to India\, then dumps her by email. Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy a nd modern comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the Indi an epic Ramayana. Set to the 1920's jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw\, Sit a Sings the Blues earns its tagline as 'The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told.' CATEGORIES:Independent Spirits LOCATION:Santa Fe Film Center URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/sitasingstheblues_santafe2008 UID:174900229-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081203T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081203T203400 SUMMARY:Fuel DESCRIPTION:Meet Josh Tickell and his Veggie Van on the\nroad to demonstr ate the pros and cons of\nbiofuels\, how America’s addiction to oil is\n destroying the U.S. economy\, and how green\nenergy can save us\, but on ly if we act now.\n \nSelected as Best Documentary at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Featuring Barbara Boxer\, Richard Branson\, George Bush\ , Sheryl Crow\, Woody Harrelson\, Robert Kennedy Jr. and Willie Nelson. CATEGORIES:Special Presentation LOCATION:Scottish Rite Temple URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/fuel_santafe2008 UID:174893661-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081203T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081203T210000 SUMMARY:VIP Opening Night Reception @ Chuck Jones Gallery DESCRIPTION:Linda Jones hosts this special gathering amidst her\nhusband Chuck Jones’ renowned works in the heart of\ndowntown Santa Fe in celebr ation of the Southwest premiere\nof the new documentary about Chuck Jone s\, titled\nMEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD. Open to festival badge\nholders and t he public. CATEGORIES:Party LOCATION:Chuck Jones Gallery URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/vipopeningnightreception_santafe2 008 UID:175271543-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081203T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081203T214200 SUMMARY:Sunshine Cleaning DESCRIPTION:From the producers of Little Miss Sunshine comes a dark drame dy starring Amy Adams (Enchanted\, Junebug)\, Emily Blunt (The Devil Wea rs Prada)\, and Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine). Rose’s son is expelle d from school after licking his teacher’s leg\, and in order to raise th e tuition for private school\, the high school cheerleader turned 30-som ething-year-old maid (Adams) stumbles upon the idea of starting up a luc rative Crime Scene Clean-up business with her screw-up sister Norah (Blu nt)\, who is still living in her father’s (Arkin) house. Joe\, a fancy c orn salesman\, always has a new scheme to make a couple bucks\, must now babysit Rose’s son. The morbid job allows the sisters to confront issue s with their Mother’s death. -- Peter Sciretta\, /film blogging the reel world\, www.slashfilm.com CATEGORIES:Gala Presentation LOCATION:DeVargas 1 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/sunshinecleaning_santafe2008 UID:174907412-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081203T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T000000 SUMMARY:Official Opening Night Party @ The Cowgirl BBQ DESCRIPTION:Locals’ favorite and the world famous Cowgirl BBQ\,\nbest kno wn for their award-winning bartending staff\nand smokin’ BBQ\, hosts the ir traditional Opening Night\nParty. Live performance by the Santa Faker s. Open\nto festival badge holders\, patrons with opening night\ntickets and the public for $8/cover CATEGORIES:Party LOCATION:Cowgirl BBQ & Western Grill URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/officialopeningnightparty_santafe 2008 UID:175271673-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T112800 SUMMARY:River of No Return DESCRIPTION:Frances Daingangan is a 45-year-old mother of three who comes from the remote community of Ramingining\, Australia. As a young girl\, Frances dreamed of being a movie star—a dream that came true when Rolf de Heer cast her in the lead female role of Nowalingu in Ten Canoes. Her journey from traditional tribal life to red carpets and awards ceremoni es is unlike any other. This fascinating and unique story tells how Fran ces learns to overcome huge personal and cultural challenges. River of N o Return is a film of change and transformation as Frances navigates bet ween the traditional life and modernity. Darlene Johnson is from the Dun ghutti tribe of the east coast of New South Wales\, Australia. Her award winning dramas and documentaries include Two-Bob Mermaid\, Stolen Gener ations\, Crocodile Dreaming and One Red Blood. CATEGORIES:All Roads Film Project LOCATION:Forum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/riverofnoreturn_santafe2008 UID:174899098-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T101500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T111100 SUMMARY:American Outrage DESCRIPTION:Carrie and Mary Dann are elderly Western Shoshone sisters who live and ranch on their Treaty homeland in a beautiful but barren stret ch of north central Nevada. Like most Western ranchers\, they graze the ir livestock on the open range outside their ranch. That range is part of 60 million acres recognized as Western Shoshone land by the United St ates in the 1863 Treaty of Ruby Valley. In 1974 the U.S. sued the Dann s isters for trespassing?trespassing on United States Public Land without a permit. That set off a dispute between the Dann sisters and the U. S. government that swept to the United States Supreme Court\, then eventua lly to the United Nations.Besides lawsuits\, there have been five terrif ying livestock roundups by armed federal marshals in which more than a t housand Dann horses and cattle were confiscated. The underlying questio n is ?Why?? The BLM accuses the sisters of degrading the land. The Dann s say the U.S. wants the resources hidden below their Mother Earth. Sho shone land is the second largest gold producing area in the world. Contr asting the Dann sisters? personal lives with their political actions\, ? American Outrage? examines why the United States government would spend millions of dollars to prosecute and persecute two old women grazing a f ew hundred horses and cows in a desolate desert? CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:NM Film Museum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/americanoutrage_santafe2008 UID:174888292-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T124500 SUMMARY:2:22 DESCRIPTION:The plan was simple\; the events that followed were not. When a tight crew of four thieves decide to take down a boutique hotel in th e dead of winter things go horribly wrong. Unsuspecting hotel guests unw ittingly play a part in this tangled web. Unusual lives and hard choices intertwine\, twisting the scheme to the point of no return. Loyalty\, l ove\, friendship and honor are brought to a boil in this graphic crime t hriller. Rooted in reality 2:22 draws its style from the classic French film Rififi with the story telling of Dog Day Afternoon. CATEGORIES:Independent Spirits LOCATION:DeVargas 2 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/222_santafe2008 UID:174903131-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T130000 SUMMARY:Global and Social Filmmaking DESCRIPTION:A discussion of how filmmakers look through the lens at\nothe r cultures to create a global vision of world filmmaking.\nFeaturing Dan iel Junge\, IRON LADIES OF LIBERIA\,\nKief Davidson\, KASSIM THE DREAM\, Jody Lambert\,\nOF ALL THE THINGS\, Cass Warner\, THE BROTHERS\nWARNER\ , Josh Tickell\, Director and Rebecca Harrell\,\nProducer\, FUEL\; and J orge Tacla of the SANFIC Film\nFestival and Corpartes of Chile. CATEGORIES:Panel LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/globalandsocialfilmaking_santafe2 008 UID:175278231-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T125400 SUMMARY:Milking The Rhino DESCRIPTION:A ferocious kill on the Serengeti? dire warnings about endang ered species? These cliches of nature documentaries ignore a key feature of the landscape: villagers just off-camera\, who navigate the dangers and costs of living with wildlife on a daily basis. When seen at all\, r ural Africans are often depicted as the problem ? they poach animals and encroach on habitat\, they spoil our myth of wild Africa. MILKING THE R HINO tells a more nuanced tale of human-wildlife coexistence in post-col onial Africa. The Maasai tribe of Kenya and Namibia?s Himba ? two of Ear th?s oldest cattle cultures ? are in the midst of upheaval. Emerging fro m a century of ?white man conservation\,? which turned their lands into game reserves and fueled resentment towards wildlife\, Himba and Maasai communities are now vying for a piece of the wildlife-tourism pie.Commun ity-based conservation\, which tries to balance the needs of wildlife an d people\, has been touted by environmentalists as ?win-win.? The realit y is more complex. ?We never used to benefit from these animals\,? a Maa sai host of a community eco-lodge explains. ?Now we milk them like cattl e!? His neighbor disagrees: ?A rhino means nothing to me! I can?t kill i t for meat like a cow.? And when drought decimates the grass shared by l ivestock and wildlife\, the community?s commitment to conservation is so rely tested.Charting the collision of ancient ways with Western expectat ions\, MILKING THE RHINO tells intimate\, hopeful and heartbreaking stor ies of people facing deep cultural change. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:DeVargas 3 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/milkingtherhino_santafe2008 UID:174896946-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T130900 SUMMARY:What Was Promised DESCRIPTION:Shortly after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime\, the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority gave orders to dismantle Iraq's army and security agencies. The plan was to start anew. Recruitment cal ls for both sexes to join the country's new security forces seemed to he rald a new era of equal rights and democracy in Iraq. What Was Promised is a documentary about the women that joined Iraq's new security forces after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. Heeding the call of liberation\, th ese women chose to put their lives on the line to protect their country and its fledgling democratic government.\n \nThey expected criticism fr om family and friends who did not accept women in nontraditional roles. They expected the wrath of a growing insurgency killing anyone collabora ting with the occupiers. What they did not expect was a backlash from th e very government they swore to protect and for the U.S.-led coalition t o stand by as their rights were stripped away in order to appease the ex tremist groups that came to hold sway over the Iraqi security forces in 2005. These women's stories provide rare insight into a world that has r emained in the shadows until now. Roshini Thinakaran is a filmmaker\n\na nd a 2007 National Geographic Emerging Explorer. What Was Promised is he r first feature-length documentary filmed entirely in Iraq. CATEGORIES:All Roads Film Project, Featured LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/whatwaspromised_santafe2008 UID:174906002-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T140500 SUMMARY:Our Spirits Don't Speak English: Indian Boarding School DESCRIPTION:'Our Spirits Don't Speak English: Indian Boarding School' exa mines a boarding school system designed to destroy Indian culture and tr ibal unity over 100 years.Begun in 1879 as an attempt to integrate indig enous peoples into western society\, the schools' mission\, according to Captain Richard Henry Pratt\, superintendent of Carlisle Indian Industr ial School was to 'kill the Indian and save the man.' Uprooted from the ir homes\, hundreds of students died\, but many survived to change the s ystem and gain fame. Among them\, Jim Thorpe\, honored at the 1912 Stock holm Olympics as 'greatest athlete in the world.' This is the last inte rview with Thorpe's daughter Grace before she passed away in\, 2008.Acco rding to executive producer Steven R. Heape\, an oral history shared by Andrew Windy Boy (Chippewa/Cree) inspired the film and its title. Windy Boy emotionally relates the assault on his culture in the late 1960's a nd early 1970's. 'I wasn't allowed to talk my native tongue or practice my native ways. I didn't know any other language\, so... Cree would com e out. And whenever I'd talk\, I'd get hit.' We learn how the boy knew the abasement but not the meaning of the dunce cap he was forced to wear . Gayle Ross\, renowned Cherokee storyteller and great granddaughter of Chief John Ross\, narrates . CATEGORIES:Southwest Showcase LOCATION:NM Film Museum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/ourspiritsdontspeakenglishindianb oardingschool_santafe2008 UID:174898372-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T142800 SUMMARY:Under Our Skin DESCRIPTION:In the early 1970's\, a mysterious new ailment was discovered among a group of children living around the town of Lyme\, CT. What was first diagnosed as isolated cases of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis\, ev entually became known as Lyme disease\, a potentially serious illness tr iggered by spiral-shaped bacteria. Today\, cases of Lyme disease have be en reported in all states. According to CDC estimates\, over 200\,000 pe ople may acquire the disease per year--more than cases of AIDS\, West Ni le Virus\, and Avian Flu combined. Many of those untreated will suffer c hronic debilitating illness. Some unknowingly will pass the disease on t o their unborn children. Many will lose their livelihoods\, and still ot hers will lose their lives. ??As the first in-depth film about Lyme dise ase\, UNDER OUR SKIN will be a feature-length documentary that takes vie wers into the lives of Lyme sufferers struggling to find answers and a r oad back to health. We watch a set of diverse characters battle not only a disease\, but what they see as a broken healthcare system. While the popular perception of Lyme disease is of a trivial joint-related problem easily cured with a few weeks of antibiotics\, our characters tell a ra dically different story. They are forced to live with confounding and de bilitating symptoms for months to years\, while searching for a diagnosi s and effective treatment. As they visit specialist after specialist\, s o many are told that their problems are stress related or 'all in their heads.' What is going on? CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:Forum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/underourskin_santafe2008 UID:174903186-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T150900 SUMMARY:Las Meninas DESCRIPTION:Las Meninas is a film about what the routine of everyday life can do to the human mind and psyche. It reflects on the importance of the choices we make and how limited these choices are in the first place . The plot evolves around a family of four. They live in the suburbs in a strange villa that appears\, through a complex game of mirrors\, to be more like a piece of installation art than a real house. The main chara cter who hardly ever appears on screen\, is the son\, a man in his thirt ies. Suffering from asthma and eczema since childhood he uses his condit ion to manipulate his parents and sister. Thus the life of a terrorized family turns into a ritual of attempting to satisfy his whims\, while ev erybody is always on the lookout for yet another of his ‘health crises’. Las Meninas resembles a puzzle whose pieces have been scattered. It is up to the viewer to assemble them in order to form one’s own picture – s omething that makes the film personal and unique. CATEGORIES:Eye on the World LOCATION:The Screen - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/lasmeninas_santafe2008 UID:174896911-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T151300 SUMMARY:Trouble Sleeping DESCRIPTION:A powerful drama based on real experiences - a group of Refug ees in Edinburgh do what they must to survive. Despite the watchful eye of the security services they have found a way to get on - but Ahmed's a rrival changes everything for ever.Ahme's believes in truth - a belief forged under torture - he now seeks asylum but the courts don't believe him. His quest for proof brings him to Halla. She shares his past and a secret that will destroy the people they both love. When the truth has sustained you\, can you ever afford to let it go? CATEGORIES:Eye on the World, Featured LOCATION:DeVargas 2 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/troublesleeping_santafe2008 UID:174903084-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T134500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T145500 SUMMARY:Miss Universe 1929 DESCRIPTION:An elegant and moving visual poem featuring\nfound footage of amateur filmmaker\nMarci Tenzer. MISS UNIVERSE 1929 is the\nstory of Ma rci’s cousin and secret love\, the\nViennese beauty queen Lisl Goldarbei ter. CATEGORIES:New York Jewish Film Festival LOCATION:Santa Fe Film Center URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/missuniverse1929_santafe2008 UID:174897056-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T134500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T153000 SUMMARY:Play The Game DESCRIPTION:FREE FOR SENIOR CITIZENS. A young ladies’\nman teaches his da ting tricks to his\nlonely\, widowed grandfather (Andy Griffith).\nBut w hen the tricks fail\, Grandpa must teach\nhim that the best way to win t he game of\nlove is not to play games at all. CATEGORIES:Independent Spirits LOCATION:DeVargas 1 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/playthegame_santafe2008 UID:174898859-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T151900 SUMMARY:Wiener Takes All: A Dogumentary DESCRIPTION:'Wiener Takes All'(A Dogumentary) Take a journey into the une xplored world of wiener dog racing\, home to capacity crowds\, healthy d achshunds and rabid owners. 'Wiener' unleashes the truth as it tracks Am erica's fastest weenies on a tour of the professional dachshund racing c ircuit. Opening with the infamous 2003 Noodles-Pretzel incident\, and en ding with the 2005 Wiener Nationals\, we crisscross the continent to get the inside scoop on what makes these champion dogs and their colorful o wners tick.Our travels take us to dachshund races\, field trials\, hilar ious 'earthdog' competitions\, and the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show\ , where we snag a rare interview with Iris Love\, Guggenheim heiress and patron saint of the dachshund world. Surprisingly candid interviews wit h some of the world's top showdog personalities\, including famed Westmi nster judge Anne Rogers Clark\, give us a crash course in wiener dog pol itics\, and some background on the longstanding and divisive controversi es that have dogged the dachshund community.Shocking allegations of anim al exploitation\, cheating\, doping\, and race rigging are also investig ated. WIENER TAKES ALL\, but in the end\, it gives back so much more. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:DeVargas 3 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/wienertakesalladogumentary_santaf e2008 UID:174906675-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T160000 SUMMARY:Music Score\, Sound Design\, Audio for Film\, Television & Media DESCRIPTION:A discussion of the art and business of composing for\nfilm\, television and all media as well as sound editing and\ndesign. Learn ho w music makes or breaks a film. Moderated\nby Gordon Schaefer of Soulfoo d\, who has scored\nfor IMAX and Disney. Featuring Tributee Howard Shore \,\nOscar-winning composer of RETURN OF THE KING\;\nJohn Kurzweg\, pop/r ock producer (Creed and Puddle of\nMudd) and composer of independent fil m soundtracks\;\nMichael Stearns (BARAKA\, CHRONOS\, and IMAX films)\,\n and licensing attorney Giovanni Martin. CATEGORIES:Panel LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/musicscoresounddesignaudioforfilm televisionmedia_santafe2008 UID:175278312-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T141500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T152700 SUMMARY:School Play DESCRIPTION:Through an elaborate elementary school production of 'The Wiz ard of Oz'\, five fifth graders reveal the fascinating intricacies of be ing and becoming themselves. Every subtle moment sheds light on this per iod\, that is hilarious as it is challenging. From devil-may-care days t o heart-on-the-sleeve moments\, SCHOOL PLAY traces an insightful outline of the final days of childhood.From water fights to trampolines to scho ol and social pressures\, Jeff\, Joey\, Nick\, Elizabeth and Isabelle ar e all struggling to make it across the rickety bridge between childhood and adolescence.Joey is the spitting image of his father\, the class clo wn with the sharp wit. He is coming up on the age where girls find him i nteresting\, though he may or may not be oblivious to it. His parents ar e concerned that entertaining his peers gets in the way of their son's f ull potential. Now\, cast as a lead in the school play\, the pressure is on Joey to finally buckle down and rein in his childish antics.Jeffrey is the quintessential 'fat-kid'. Kids mock him\, while adults worry. For this highly sensitive child in his final year of grade school\, 'The Wi zard of Oz' is a chance to gain acceptance - if he can manage not ostrac ize himself even more through the rehearsals.Elizabeth is exactly what J effrey is not. Tiny and cute\, she asserts her individuality with aplomb . Her thoughts seem imbibed with wisdom and humor beyond her years. Eliz abeth lives for make-believe\, and the worlds she creates makes visiting Elizabeth a sheer joy.Isabel is a highly motivated 10 year old. Charism atic\, well spoken and observant\, she's the girl with the hungry look i n her eyes. After landing the role of Dorothy\, she attacks her job with gusto. But with her heart on the line\, Isabel must also learn about ho w to handle the pressure.Nick is the school's most passionate thespian - a fact complicated by his terrible stutter. But despite conflicting fea rs and desires\, Nick is also wonderfully self-aware. 'I do break off fr om the mainstream\,' he says. 'I don't want to be like everybody else... 'This is also a modern tale of American family and community. Indeed\, t he leafy\, suburban\, New York town in which these kids live seems to ha ng its hat on this elaborate play. From top-notch sets to lighting grids and a full orchestra\, this grade school show soon ratchets into a full scale spectacle - testing the moxie of the kids\, their families and th e neighborhood at large.As the demanding director shouts\, 'This is more than just a school play!.' Indeed. SCHOOL PLAY is about metamorphosis\, and a trip back to childhood itself. CATEGORIES:Featured, Making it Reel LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/schoolplay_santafe2008 UID:174899278-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T151500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T163900 SUMMARY:Solace: Wisdom Of The Dying DESCRIPTION:SOLACE: Wisdom of the Dying grew from Camille Adair's intimat e experiences with people facing the end of their lives. As a hospice nu rse\, Camille has worked closely with patients\, families\, hospitals\, cancer treatment centers and many health care professionals to address t he needs of dying people as well as the needs of the health care communi ty in being able to integrate the end of ones life as a natural and sacr ed human process rather than as a medical failure. SOLACE offers a rich blend of perspectives from experts\, such as authors Stephen and Ondrea Levine\, Roshi Joan Halifax\, Larry and Barbara Dossey\, to the practica l and authentic wisdom born from everyday people facing their mortality. In 2004 Camille Adair and Grant Taylor\, videographer and editor\, began filming SOLACE: Wisdom of the Dying in Northern New Mexico. Since the b eginning of this project both Camille and Grant have deepened their pass ion for the transformative process that arises when art meets healing in tention. This film is the beginning of a series of multimedia projects i ntended to support new paradigms in healthcare\, being human and raising consciousness. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:NM Film Museum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/solacewisdomofthedying_santafe200 8 UID:174900388-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T151500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T164400 SUMMARY:When Colin Met Joyce DESCRIPTION:Joyce and Colin Clague have been married for 40 years. But it is their zeal for social justice\, humanity\, and family that binds the m to each other. Their commitment to making changes that create real opp ortunities for Aboriginal people has guided their strong political and s ocial welfare views. They are a united front when it comes to maintainin g cultural teachings\, supporting children\, breaking down barriers\, de monstrating a strong work ethic\, speaking out when the need arises\, th inking of the bigger picture\, and wanting something better for the next generation. Their work has helped shape a nation and is a model for fut ure civic endeavors. Rima Tamou’s short documentary credits include Desp erate Times\, Ankula Watjarira\, and Back to the Yumba. This is his firs t feature-length documentary. CATEGORIES:All Roads Film Project LOCATION:Forum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/whencolinmetjoyce_santafe2008 UID:174906127-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T154500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T170800 SUMMARY:Taos DESCRIPTION:John Wahlberg (RIB HILLIS) works as a corporate attorney in a large Washington D.C. law firm\, trading his nights and weekends for ex tra cash and the promise of a secure future. Lyndsey Palmer (JULIE DORR IS)\, John's girlfriend\, wants more. She's blue-blood\, well-bred and has plans for John as soon as he accepts a job with her father's bank. E stranged from his own family since the untimely death of his father\, Jo hn keeps his focus on the future as he heads to Aspen for the Christmas holidays to propose to Lyndsey and embrace her family's expectations.A w ork crisis forces John to miss his flight and lands him in Albuquerque\, where he rents a car to make the drive north to Aspen. In the middle o f the high desert\, the car breaks down alongside the lonely highway. E xhausted and out of his element\, John is stranded in Taos. Through a s eries of unexpected personal encounters and fateful events with the loca l residents\, old wounds begin to surface and new perspectives emerge as John gets caught up in the events of the mystical town. Lost in the de sert of Taos - where life finds its balance - John questions if dreams c an truly become reality.A powerful personal journey\, TAOS is about deal ing with unexpected loss while forging a balance between competing famil y\, work and personal interests. CATEGORIES:New Mexico Film Expo LOCATION:Scottish Rite Temple URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/taos_santafe2008 UID:174901666-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T172700 SUMMARY:Kassim the Dream DESCRIPTION:This is the story of World Champion Boxer\, Kassim "The Dream " Ouma - born in Uganda\, kidnapped by the rebel army and trained to be a child soldier at the age of 6. When the rebels took over the governmen t\, Kassim became an army soldier who was forced to commit many horrific atrocities\, making him both a victim and perpetrator. He soon discover ed the army’s boxing team and realized the sport was his ticket to freed om. After 12 years of warfare\, Kassim defected from Africa and arrived in the United States. Homeless and culture shocked\, he quickly rose thr ough the boxing ranks and became Junior Middleweight Champion of the Wor ld. Kassim\, 27 seems to have obtained the American Dream with his jovia l nature\, fame and hip hop lifestyle. As Kassim trains for his next wor ld title fight against Jermain Taylor in Little Rock Arkansas\, keeping his demons out of the ring becomes increasingly difficult. His desires t o reunite with family in Uganda intensify when Kassim’s only hope for a safe return is a military pardon from the president and government respo nsible for his abduction. \n \nBiography \n\nKief Davidson is an aw ard-winning feature film and documentary director born and raised in Bro oklyn\, New York. His previous film\, THE DEVIL'S MINER\, made its world premiere at the Rotterdam Film Festival in 2005 and won over a dozen aw ards at International Film Festivals including Tribeca\, Hot Docs\, Chic ago\, Woodstock\, Jerusalem and Mexico City. He received the prestigious DGA Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Directi ng\, won the coveted FIPRESCI- Film Critics Award and the PBS Independen t Lens Audience Award. Kief has also directed and produced documentaries for The Discovery Channel\, ABC News\, PBS\, ARTE and A&E. As a narrati ve filmmaker\, Kief wrote and directed the dark comedy\, MINOR DETAILS\, an independent feature film starring Peter Sarsgaard and Larry Pine. He began his filmmaking career in 1993 as editor on the Academy Award-nomi nated documentary\, BLOOD TIES: THE LIFE AND WORK OF SALLY MANN. He is t he recipient of two Emmy nominations for his work with National Geograph ic and earned the International Monitor Award for Best Editing on the jo urnalistic film\, WHAT'S NEWS? 2008 American Film Market/SILVERDOCS Awar d. AFI Project: 20/20 is an American Film Institute (AFI) internation al initiative designed to enhance cultural exchange\, understanding and collaboration through filmmakers and their films from the US and abroad. It is an unprecedented cultural diplomacy effort that is the only inter national filmmaker exchange supported by all of America’s cultural agenc ies—National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)\, National Endowment for the H umanities (NEH)\, Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)—and th e President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. \n \nParticipa tion in AFI Project: 20/20 is by invitation based on an artist’s filmmak ing excellence and their potential for positively interrelating with fil m professionals\, filmmaking peers\, cultural officials and audiences\, particularly in foreign countries. AFI FEST—the debut festival for the p rogram—and the other venues and countries participating in AFI Project: 20/20 provide an arena for American and International cultural voices to be heard and seen\, creating learning opportunities for audiences and a rtists alike. Through workshops\, seminars and appearances at film fest ivals\, cultural centers\, museums and other community\, educational and cultural venues in the US and abroad\, AFI Project: 20/20 filmmakers wi ll promote mutual understanding\, while nurturing filmmaking excellence. \nNow in its third year\, the program continues to support and advoc ate the use of film in cultural diplomacy. Representing various countrie s\, AFI Project: 20/20’s multicultural roster of films challenges its au diences to examine\, reflect and celebrate diversity. In 2008-2009\, 13 filmmakers from 8 countries and their films are planning to visit China\ , Peru\, South Africa\, France and Great Britain\, as well as St. Louis\ , Santa Fe\, Washington\, D.C\, Honolulu\, Dallas and Waterville\, Maine . CATEGORIES:American Film Institute Project 20/20, Featured LOCATION:The Screen - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/kassimthedream_santafe2008 UID:174894738-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T170300 SUMMARY:Persian Portraits DESCRIPTION:Curated by the Documentary Experimental Film Center in Tehran . \n \nIn this special showcase\, a collection of films depicts univers al themes told through a poetic lens from contemporary and experimental filmmakers in Iran. CATEGORIES:All Roads Film Project LOCATION:DeVargas 2 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/persianportraits_santafe2008 UID:175834933-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T161500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T173800 SUMMARY:Selfless DESCRIPTION:SELFLESS - a film by the Pander Brothers\n \nSELFLESS is an existential thriller about a self-absorbed architect whose world collaps es\nwhen his identity is stolen. Recently awarded Best Feature\, Best S creenplay\, Best\nSupporting Actor (Mo Gallini)\, and Best Editing at th e BendFilm Festival\, SELFLESS stars\nJoshua Rengert\, Mo Gallini (2 Fas t 2 Furious\, End of Days\, Mulholland Drive)\, October\nMoore\, and Jen Hong.\n \nDylan Gray\, a rising young star in the trendy 'green' archi tecture movement\, is flying\nhigh from winning a prized high-rise commi ssion when he unwittingly plants the seeds of\nhis own destruction durin g a chance encounter with a deadly stranger. While waiting to\nboard his plane home to Portland\, Dylan sketches an unflattering caricature of f ellow\npassenger Wesley Stone to impress an attractive flight attendant. As Dylan soon learns\,\nthe stranger he brazenly ridiculed is a master at stealing identities. And he's just made\nDylan Gray his next target!\ n \nThe Pander brothers and actor Mo Gallini will be in attendance at t he SELFLESS screenings.\n \n\n"CREEPY!" - Todd Haynes\, Director (Far F rom Heaven\, I'm Not There\, Safe)\n \n"Stylish\, smart and compelling. " - The Oregonian\n \n"Wholly engrossing... Chic direction and sheer ba lls." - Willamette Week\n \n"A deftly woven narrative." The Source Week ly CATEGORIES:Independent Spirits LOCATION:Santa Fe Film Center URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/selfless_santafe2008 UID:174899799-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T180900 SUMMARY:Martha: Memories of a Witch DESCRIPTION:A wild woman seeking to unlock the magic in witchcraft follow s a solitary path far removed from her fellow Italian villagers. CATEGORIES:Eye on the World LOCATION:DeVargas 3 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/marthamemoriesofawitch_santafe200 8 UID:174896748-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T164500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T174400 SUMMARY:50\,000 Balls DESCRIPTION:The documentary '50\,000 Balls' tracks four junior tennis pla yers on the road to the national championships\, revealing the mental\, emotional and physical demands and rewards of being a full-time student and top-ranked junior tennis player. \n'This film was made to educate\, motivate and inspire players\, parents and coaches\,' says Sara Weinhei mer\, who worked on the project with her late husband\, Tom Pura\, who c reated\, produced and underwrote '50\,000 Balls.' 'Tom wanted to capture this unique moment in the kids' lives when they have to be men on the c ourt\, but are boys off the court.' \n'50\,000 Balls' showcases the tou gh and tender moments of competitive tennis by following the players and their parents and coaches through the 2006 summer tournament season\, e nding at the Boys' 12s National Championships in Little Rock\, Ark. The boys are New York native T.J. Pura\, who recently moved to Los Angeles\; Mitchell Krueger of Aledo\, Texas\; Joseph DiGiulio of Newport Beach\, Calif.\; and Mitchell Polnet of Churchville\, Penn. All boys are ranked in the Top 20 of their respective USTA Sections. Interviews with the pl ayers\, parents and coaches are interspersed through hard-rocking on-cou rt action and scenes from home and school. \n \nBonus material includes coaches Tom Gullikson\, Jay Berger\, Gilad Bloom\, Chris Lewis\, Billy M cQuaid\, and Dave Licker discussing their coaching experiences and philo sophies. \n'50\,000 Balls' achieved 'Official Selection' honors at this summer's Newport (R.I.) International Film Festival\, the Northern Cali fornia Film Festival in Modesto\, and the Rome (Ga.) International Film Festival. CATEGORIES:Featured, Making it Reel LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/50000balls_santafe2008 UID:174893362-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T190000 SUMMARY:Heineken Happy Hour Sponsored by Cinnafilm @ Hotel Santa Fe (Thur sday) DESCRIPTION:DJs Sherdon & Stephens\, the source for Santa Fe’s\nmonthly m usical Tantra Sessions\, maneuver a sultry\nmix of deep tech-house and v ocals. Complimentary\nbeverages provided by Heineken\, Barefoot Wine\, B outique\nWines of New Mexico\, Alexander Valley Wine\,\nMichael Collins Irish Whiskey\, Tommy Bahama Rum\,\nGlaceau\, Red Bull and On Go Energy Shot. Open to\nfestival badge holders. 21+ CATEGORIES:Party LOCATION:Hotel Santa Fe URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/heinekenhappyhourthursday_santafe 2008 UID:175271853-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T180000 SUMMARY:Funding and New Funding Alternatives Federal and State DESCRIPTION:Presented by Corky Kessler\, attorney and expert on Sections\ n181 and 199 and the American Jobs Creation Act. CATEGORIES:Panel LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/fundingandnewfundingalternativesf ederalandstate_santafe2008 UID:175278488-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T185100 SUMMARY:One Bad Cat: The Reverend Albert Wagner Story DESCRIPTION:ONE BAD CAT is about the transformative role art plays in the tumultuous life of 82 year-old\, African-American\, renowned 'outsider' artist Reverend Albert Wagner. He has been a lightening rod for controv ersy his entire life. Through his primitive yet powerful paintings\, pe rsonal stories in voice over\, and interviews with his family\, two mist resses\, art experts and patrons\, the film explores how racism\, ego an d lust led Albert to incarceration and to the brink of ruin. Miraculous ly turned onto religion at age 50\, he was inspired by God to paint. He became an ordained minister\, and both he and his work have appeared in many private collections\, national publications and museums worldwide. Influenced by his racist Southern upbringing\, his controversial artwork sometimes rails against the lifestyles of members of the African-Americ an community. While encouraging them to strengthen their spirituality a nd live up to their potential\, he simultaneously accuses the community of self-oppression\, a disregard for familial responsibility and a weakn ess for sexual gratification. Are Albert's beliefs and the subjects of his paintings and sculptures a consequence of internalized racism? Could they be his personal rationalization for his past behavior in his quest for self-redemption? Or might they be partially based on his clientele of mostly White patrons who Albert believes must validate his work in o rder to attract Black buyers? ONE BAD CAT explores why\, during Albert' s pursuit of salvation through his art\, he creates as many detractors a s champions. CATEGORIES:Art Matters, Featured LOCATION:Tipton Hall - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/onebadcatthereverendalbertwagners tory_santafe2008 UID:174897995-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T190200 SUMMARY:Iron Ladies of Liberia DESCRIPTION:After nearly two decades of civil war\, Liberia is a nation r eady for change. On January 16\n \n2006\, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was ina ugurated President. She is the first ever freely elected female head of state in Africa. Winning a hotly contested election with the overwhelmin g support of women across Liberia\, since taking office she has appointe d other extraordinary women to leadership positions in all areas of gove rnment. Can the first female Liberian president bring sustainable democr acy and peace to such a devastated country? With the exclusive access\, African director Siatta Scott Johnson and American director Daniel Junge follow President Sirleaf and her closest aides behind the scenes during their first year inoffice. \n \nBiography \n\nDaniel Junge was named by Filmmaker magazine as one of 25 up-and-coming filmmakers in\n\n2003. Junge had his feature-length directorial debut with CHIEFS\, which prem iered at the\n\nTribeca Film Festival\, where it won the award for Best Documentary\, and subsequently\n\nreceived national airing on PBS. He al so won four regional Emmy’s for COMMON GOOD\n\n(2005)\, a six-part serie s on social entrepreneurs.\n \nCo-Director Siatta Scott-Johnson was bor n in Buchanan\, Liberia\, 1974\, and raised in rural\n\nGrand Bassa Coun ty. She has five years of experience as a reporter and producer at DCTV\ ,\n\none of Liberia’s few broadcast television stations\, and is a found ing member of Omuahtee\n\nAfrica Media. \n\n2008 AFI DALLAS Internationa l Film Festival\, Target Documentary Award\n\n\n AFI Project: 20/20 i s an American Film Institute (AFI) international initiative designed to enhance cultural exchange\, understanding and collaboration through film makers and their films from the US and abroad. It is an unprecedented cu ltural diplomacy effort that is the only international filmmaker exchang e supported by all of America’s cultural agencies—National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)\, National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)\, Institut e of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)—and the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. \n \nParticipation in AFI Project: 20/20 is by invitation based on an artist’s filmmaking excellence and their p otential for positively interrelating with film professionals\, filmmaki ng peers\, cultural officials and audiences\, particularly in foreign co untries. AFI FEST—the debut festival for the program—and the other venue s and countries participating in AFI Project: 20/20 provide an arena for American and International cultural voices to be heard and seen\, creat ing learning opportunities for audiences and artists alike. Through wor kshops\, seminars and appearances at film festivals\, cultural centers\, museums and other community\, educational and cultural venues in the US and abroad\, AFI Project: 20/20 filmmakers will promote mutual understa nding\, while nurturing filmmaking excellence. \nNow in its third yea r\, the program continues to support and advocate the use of film in cul tural diplomacy. Representing various countries\, AFI Project: 20/20’s m ulticultural roster of films challenges its audiences to examine\, refle ct and celebrate diversity. In 2008-2009\, 13 filmmakers from 8 countrie s and their films are planning to visit China\, Peru\, South Africa\, Fr ance and Great Britain\, as well as St. Louis\, Santa Fe\, Washington\, D.C\, Honolulu\, Dallas and Waterville\, Maine. CATEGORIES:American Film Institute Project 20/20, Featured LOCATION:Forum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/ironladiesofliberia_santafe2008 UID:174894282-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T193700 SUMMARY:New Mexico Expo Shorts I DESCRIPTION:Ten shorts by Boone\, French\, Leyba\, McInroy\,\nMell\, Mort on\, Napier\, Olguin\, Ranney\nand Terr. CATEGORIES:Southwest Showcase LOCATION:NM Film Museum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/newmexicoexposhortsi_santafe2008 UID:174897371-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T201500 SUMMARY:Che: Guerrilla DESCRIPTION:Benicio del Toro brings to life the Argentine revolutionary E rnesto “Che” Guevara in a marathon epic from director Steven Soderbergh. \nWinner\, Best Actor\, Cannes FF. Also\,\nGolden Palm Nominee for Best Director\,\nCannes. Shown in two parts. Each\nhalf roughly 2 hours. CATEGORIES:Gala Presentation LOCATION:The Screen - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/cheguerrilla_santafe2008 UID:174889831-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T212100 SUMMARY:Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King DESCRIPTION:Composer Howard Shore\, a 2008 Luminaria\nTributee\, won an O scar for best original\nscore for the concluding installment in Peter\nJ ackson’s sweeping LORD OF THE RINGS\ntrilogy. CATEGORIES:Tributee Salute LOCATION:DeVargas 1 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/lordoftheringsthereturnoftheking_ santafe2008 UID:174896614-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T200500 SUMMARY:Black Sea DESCRIPTION:This moving drama tells the story of elderly and somewhat bit ter widow Gemma (Ilaria Occhini) and her young Romanian caretaker\, Ange la (Doroteea Petre). Though fraught at first\, the relationship between the two lonely women develops and they come to depend on one another. Wh en Angela’s husband goes missing in Romania\, Gemma must decide how far the bonds of loyalty go and the distance she is prepared to travel in or der to help her friend. Bondi’s first feature precisely and interestingl y delineates the differences between his two protagonists and touchingly shows how each crosses divides of age and culture in the name of friend ship. -- San Francisco Film Society notes CATEGORIES:Eye on the World LOCATION:DeVargas 2 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/blacksea_santafe2008 UID:174889037-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T202600 SUMMARY:Poundcake DESCRIPTION:This dysfunctional family comedy with heart stars Academy Awa rd nominee Kathleen Quinlan and Jay O. Sanders and takes place in Buffal o\, N.Y.\, in the late ‘80s. On the night before Thanksgiving\, Cliff an d Carol Morgan gather their three grown children—Robby\, a late-night ra dio DJ\, his hypochondriac younger brother Charlie and their adopted sis ter Brooke—at their favorite Chinese restaurant\, the Golden Buddha\, to announce that\, after 30 years\, they'll be getting a divorce. Can they spend their last Thanksgiving together in a civilized manner? A fiercel y original script\, written by actors Troy Hall and Kevin Logie (who por tray the adult brothers)\, is the root of this dark\, outrageous\, hilar ious exploration how one impending divorce can affect every element of f amily life. POUNDCAKE pushes the family reunion film into a hysterical\, emotional free-fall. Director Rafael Monserrate lets the action play ou t like the finale of an insane symphony\, controlling the underlying fev er pitch with just the right amount of restraint. The performances of th e ensemble cast help make this a mesmerizing\, at times a disturbing com edy. CATEGORIES:Independent Spirits LOCATION:Santa Fe Film Center URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/poundcake_santafe2008 UID:174898922-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T204800 SUMMARY:A Lonely Place For Dying DESCRIPTION:Actor James Cromwell\, a 2008 Luminaria\nTributee\, joins the festival for the world premiere of his new film\, a thriller with a pol itical edge about a veteran CIA agent interrogating a Russian defector a t an abandoned\nSouthwest prison. Filmed outside Santa Fe.\n \nIn his p lot summary\, writer-director Justin Evans says\, "It is the fall of 197 2. CIA Agent Robert Harper fears he has much to answer for. KGB defector Nikolai Dzerzhinsky suspects his secrets are already known. And in an a bandoned prison deep in the Mexican desert both men will learn this is.. .a lonely place for dying." CATEGORIES:Southwest Showcase LOCATION:Scottish Rite Temple URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/alonelyplacefordying_santafe2008 UID:174896514-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T201000 SUMMARY:Wild Blue Yonder DESCRIPTION:This provocative first person documentary chronicles Celia's quest to get to know her father\, famed verite documentarian David Maysl es (GREY GARDENS\, GIMME SHELTER w/ the Rolling Stones\, SALESMAN) who d ied when she was seven. She comes up against an unexpected roadblock whe n the other half of the Maysles Brothers\, her Uncle Albert\, refuses he r access to the Maysles Films archive. A thoughtful family drama that ex amines a legacy of filmmaking and loss\, passed down generation to gener ation. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:DeVargas 3 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/wildblueyonder_santafe2008 UID:174906783-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T210000 SUMMARY:HDNM Entertainment & Tamalewood Reception @ Rio Chama Steakhouse DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the growth of independent New Mexico film\,\nwith a reception for the world premieres of SHOOT\nFIRST AND PRAY YOU LIVE and A LONELY PLACE FOR\nDYING\, featuring Tributee James Cromwell. Both fil ms\nwere shot entirely in New Mexico with New Mexican\nactors and crews. Open to festival badge holders. CATEGORIES:Party LOCATION:Rio Chama Steakhouse URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/hdnmentertainmenttamalewoodrecept ion_santafe2008 UID:175272203-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T220000 SUMMARY:Mañana Filmmaking Workshop DESCRIPTION:Hands-on workshop for young filmmakers focusing on\nsocial an d documentary films. With Joshua Tickell and\nRebecca Harrel (FUEL)\, Li nda Jones\, and Domenica\nCameron- Scorsese\, actress and filmmaker (SPA NISH\nBOOTS). CATEGORIES:Workshop LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/maanafilmakingworkshop_santafe200 8 UID:175279583-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T204900 SUMMARY:Second Skin DESCRIPTION:An intimate\, disturbing look at three sets of\ncomputer game rs whose lives have been\ntransformed by the emerging genre of computer\ ngames\, called Massively Multiplayer\nOnline games (MMOs)\, including E verquest\nand World of Warcraft. CATEGORIES:Featured, Making it Reel LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/secondskin_santafe2008 UID:174899587-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T215000 SUMMARY:Airplay: The Rise And Fall Of Rock Radio DESCRIPTION:If you want to see how America works\, look at what happened to rock radio.For 50 years\, it was our revolutionary medium. Radio had the power to move people then. And deejays seized it. In the 1950s\, a h andful of AM pioneers introduced white America to black rhythm and blue s. Then New York deejay Alan Freed changed the course of American histor y by branding it 'rock and roll.' In the glory years of rock radio\, pe rsonalities like Cousin Brucie\, Murray the K\, Dan Ingram\, Jerry Blava t\, Dick Biondi\, Casey Kasem and Wolfman Jack ruled the airwaves.But fr om its earliest roots\, rock radio had powerful enemies. In 1960\, prodd ed by big-business interests\, Congress held 'payola' hearings to target the deejays guilty of breaking down economic and racial barriers. Deej ays like Alan Freed were booted off the air. Program director and radio consultants took control. Deejays could no longer play their own music. Rock radio became bland and predictable.Then came a new wave of deejay s who set up shop on the FM dial. 'Top 40 is dead\,' Declared Tom Dona hue in San Francisco. 'And its rotting corpse is stinking up the airwave s.' They discovered bands like the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane \, igniting a cultural revolution that helped end the Vietnam War. Until FM\, too\, was silenced by FCC intimidation and corporate greed. And 60 s rock became 70s disco.When rock radio lost its soul\, a flame went out . 'Airplay' pays tribute to those unsung heroes--and the promise of a re birth on satellite radio. It's a story of love and war\, told by the dee jays and the artists they made rock stars. It celebrates a time when we all listened together and it changed our lives. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:Tipton Hall - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/airplaytheriseandfallofrockradio_ santafe2008 UID:174885960-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T220000 SUMMARY:Filmmakers Reception @ Il Piatto DESCRIPTION:Chef / Owner Matt Yohalem brings originality and culinary\nbr avado to the Santa Fe Film Festival menu with his\nflair for world-class traditional and contemporary Italian\ncuisine. Located in the historic downtown district\, Il Piatto’s\nreception is a highlight for filmmakers year after\nyear. Open to festival badge holders. CATEGORIES:Party LOCATION:Il Piatto URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/filmmakersreception_santafe2008 UID:175272285-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T201500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T212900 SUMMARY:Crawford DESCRIPTION:In 1999\, Governor George W. Bush buys a ranch in Crawford\, Texas and calls it 'home'\; an insular community explodes overnight. Bus h declares candidacy for President\, using Crawford as the perfect set-p iece to project a folksy image. Months later\, he thrusts the town of 70 5 into the spotlight as his token symbol - the President's 'Western Whit e House.' Crawford is instantly overrun with international press corps a nd droves of flocking tourists. Shops open\; Main St. booms\; the locals watch themselves on national TV.But soon\, the town's compelling charac ters feel the human impact of political stagecraft. The spotlight exacer bates tensions between freethinking and conformity\, pushing a progressi ve teacher and her favorite student to the edge - and beyond. In 2004\, the town newspaper endorses John Kerry\; it's promptly boycotted. By 200 5\, the President's mounting problems follow him home. The conservative community finds itself hosting Cindy Sheehan's peace movement. 20\,000 i mpassioned protestors and counter-protestors battle on Crawford's tiny s treets. The symbol begins to change.Now\, the Crawford's boom is busting like the Presidency itself. Tourists have stopped coming\; land is over valued\; the bumper sticker and trinket shops are boarded up. But seven years of political stagecraft have made a graver human impact. Two chara cters are dead and one is leaving town. Bush is soon to abscond. Left to deal with the aftermath are the real people of Crawford. Their lives ar e changed forever. And their story is our own. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:NM Film Museum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/crawford_santafe2008 UID:174890977-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T201500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T214600 SUMMARY:Squeezebox DESCRIPTION:It was 1994 and Rudolph Guiliani was just starting his first term as mayor of New York City. New York was in transition still suffer ing the financial hangover of the economic devastation of the 70's. A d eal had been cut years ago to turn the porn palaces of Times Square into the family friendly mall that it is today. Downtown was in flux too. T he music scene shifted from the Ritz and Palladium to the much smaller B rownies\, Mercury Lounge and the marginalized CBGB's. In this vacuum\, a group of gay rock and rollers sought to create a place where they woul d feel comfortable. As outcasts from both the gay and rock worlds\, the y wanted a place where rock bands ruled in a drag-centric gay environmen t. The only rule was there was to be no lip-synching. What happened fo r seven years at the corner of Spring and Greenwich every Friday night i n Don Hill's nightclub was a virtual harmonic convergence of maniacs whe re rock bands\, drag queens and performance artists were allowed to crea te and develop their wildest ideas for a crowd that was open to anything !Two months before the final SqueezeBox!\, Lyle Derek\, one of the origi nal go-go dancers for the party\, thought there was a story to tell and a moment not to be missed. He brought his two friends\, Zach Shaffer an d Steve Saporito\, on board to produce with him\, and with a rag-tag gro up of cameramen\, they set out to document the last blow-out party in 20 01. Then began the task of tracking down archival video and photographs . After mining through roughly 100 hours of footage and interviews and creating several rough assemblies\, Erin Nesbit was brought in to help m ake sense of it all. As the story's task master\, she required each ele ment to be earned\, and after a year of work the story had been carved o ut to where the heart and soul\, of Squeezebox were vividly realized. Wi th story intact\, it was time to bring in people who were going to add v isual language to the film. Enter Sean Pierce and Dan Dome. Sean is on e of the stars of the film\, as lead guitar player of the Toilet Boys\, and Dan has been part of every shoot and edit from the beginning of the project\, so it was natural to turn to them to help us cross the finish line. From the very instant he had the rough cut and the raw materials\ , Sean set out a blazing pace of raw power and enthusiasm and began to d azzle us with graphics and imagery that made the story breathe. The re sult\, we hope\, is a film that will both entertain and inspire. CATEGORIES:Art Matters LOCATION:Forum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/squeezebox_santafe2008 UID:174901143-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T222000 SUMMARY:I Can't Think Straight DESCRIPTION:Just another British\, Indian\, Muslim\, Arab\,\nChristian\, lesbian romantic comedy. Here\,\ntwo women from different backgrounds fa ll\nin love and then must reconcile their relationship\nwith traditional expectations. CATEGORIES:Special Presentation LOCATION:DeVargas 2 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/icantthinkstraight_santafe2008 UID:174894081-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T000000 SUMMARY:Official Festival Party @ The Pink Adobe DESCRIPTION:New to the party route\, yet positioned on the most historic\ nstreet in Santa Fe\, the Pink Adobe invites the festival\nto enjoy thei r sprawling hacienda. Live performance by\nthe Maura Studi Jazz Trio in the Dragon Room. Open to\nfestival badge holders and the public. CATEGORIES:Party LOCATION:The Pink Adobe URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/officialfestivalparty_santafe2008 UID:175272424-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T224500 SUMMARY:A Line In The Sand DESCRIPTION:Set mostly in a NYC precinct\, the plot follows the arrest of a homeless man who calls himself `Banzai? after he?s busted for taking a piss\, unknowingly\, on the Mayor?s limousine at a protest demonstrati on. Once the media\, a police captain and a homeless group get into the act\, Banzai becomes the prize in a political tug of war.While Banzai is confined to a holding cell\, three experienced detectives discover thei r ?perp? is a former high school sports champion\, who has hit the skids after suffering a personal tragedy.Bits of the emotional string that ho ld Banzai together begin to unravel as the detectives uncover his past. They find out he lost his family in a fire and that he savagely attacked the two arsonists who burned his house and killed his family. The cop s admit they would?ve done the same. There?s the dilemma. They feel bad\ , but he?s a wanted man. Do the detectives arrest Banzai and add to his already living hell or say nothing and go against the Captain they resen t for being more politician than policeman?Here lies the diagram of Banz ai?s destruction\, not by his demons\, but by image-conscious officials\ , by media manipulation and the ambition of would-be friends. They are what finally set loose Banzai?s demons. In making his private world pub lic\, they sever the thin thread that connects him with reality and we g et to look inside Banzai as he vanishes into darkness. CATEGORIES:Independent Spirits LOCATION:Santa Fe Film Center URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/alineinthesand_santafe2008 UID:174895860-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T225300 SUMMARY:State Of Rock DESCRIPTION:In 2001\, Brooklyn-based Girls of Porn (GOP) were a popular l ocal rock band. They were on the track to success and doing everything right. They played clubs three nights a week. They booked regional tours . They had a world-renowned record producer set to mix their debut and s hop their album to the majors. But shortly before recording was to begin \, powerhouse lead singer Ray West (Spread Eagle) left the band to pursu e a solo career. This was devastating news and G.O.P. was confronted wit h a tough decision: face band death\, or find a new front man. State of Rock follows the remaining members of G.O.P. on their quest\, introduci ng us to a driven bunch of unsung dreamers in the process: the roadie wh o always wanted to be in a band\; the businessman who used to be\; and t he two would-be lead singers who get their chance (including a pre-Ameri can Idol Constantine Maroulis). Shot in and around Williamsburg\, Brookl yn and two of NYC's most notorious rock clubs (The Continental & Don Hil l's)\, the movie acts as both an intimate portrayal of band dynamics and a down and dirty concert film. The filmmakers were granted rare access to their subjects over a three year period\, allowing for a deep\, insid e look at these musician's lives - both offstage and on. Funny\, moving and sometimes surreal\, State of Rock is a testament to a time\, a place and the idea that making it is not always the solution. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:DeVargas 3 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/stateofrock_santafe2008 UID:174901220-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081204T225300 SUMMARY:Speed of Life DESCRIPTION:The story of Sammer\, a 13-year-old boy who\ncopes with the m ean streets of New York City\nby stealing video cameras from tourists an d\ndreaming of all the exotic places pictured on\nthe tapes. CATEGORIES:Mañana Film Series LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/speedoflife_santafe2008 UID:174901112-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T110300 SUMMARY:This American Gothic DESCRIPTION:THIS AMERICAN GOTHIC weaves together a cultural history of on e of the most famous paintings in the world with a quirky portrait of El don\, Iowa\, population 998\, site of the house that inspired it. The f ilm follows local boosters over two years as they work towards their dre am of a Gothic House Visitor Center to attract tourists and save their d ying small town. On the single main street through town\, yellow banner s commemorating the Gothic House flap proudly in the wind\, but the one restaurant in Eldon\, called Jones' Gothic Room\, stands shuttered and c losed. THIS AMERICAN GOTHIC explores the poignant irony of a rural Ameri ca abandoned to economic hardship trying to rebuild itself through touri sm that glorifies a happier\, if largely imaginary\, country past.THIS A MERICAN GOTHIC is both a portrait and about a portrait. Stylistically\, the film uses interviews\, direct cinema\, animation and moving image p ortraiture to explore the deeply satirical nature of Wood's painting\, a nd to meditate upon surveillance\, self-presentation and representation on multiple levels\, in painting\, photography\, history\, and the docum entary impulse itself. The ongoing fascination with the painting 'Ameri can Gothic' suggests a hunger for stories from rural America that THIS A MERICAN GOTHIC both taps into and exposes. What do these stories and ima ges from the heartland symbolize? Why are they still so powerful\, even in parody or myth? THIS AMERICAN GOTHIC takes viewers on an curious jour ney of discovery in pursuit of the answers. CATEGORIES:Art Matters LOCATION:Tipton Hall - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/thisamericangothic_santafe2008 UID:174901720-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T121900 SUMMARY:Double Feature - This American Gothic & Finding Lee Mullican DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Art Matters LOCATION:Tipton Hall - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/doublefeaturethisamericangothicfi ndingleemullican_santafe2008 UID:175665123-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T101500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T232900 SUMMARY:The Life Penalty DESCRIPTION:Why does the United States rank with China\, Saudi Arabia\, I ran and Vietnam in executions? Support for 'death' centers in the forme r slave states\, and 'who must die' is not a question of justice\, but o f politics. Discover how a rebel pubic defender from Boulder\, Colorado threw a monkey wrench into America's 'death machine'. Slip into a juro r's seat as David Wymore and other nationally recognized criminal defens e attorneys bring their fight against the death penalty to the front lin e: the courtroom. Casting a revelatory and often uncomfortable light on the US justice system\, The Life Penalty shakes the ethical and moral fo undations of capital punishment. Featuring two Bob Dylan songs\, includi ng the never before released 'Ballad of Donald White'. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:NM Film Museum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/thelifepenalty_santafe2008 UID:174895448-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T101500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T115200 SUMMARY:Torn from the Flag DESCRIPTION:A remembrance of the turmoil and tragedy\nsurrounding the Hun garian Revolution of\n1956\, shot in part by the late Laszlo Kovacs\,\na Santa Fe Film Festival Luminaria Tributee\ntwo seasons ago. CATEGORIES:Tributee Salute LOCATION:Forum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/tornfromtheflag_santafe2008 UID:174902361-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T120900 SUMMARY:Flowing Grasses - The Life Of Artist Dean Howell DESCRIPTION:This film is an artistic statement about ART--its nature\, an d it's significance in a world 're-designed'. The philosophy & storylin e is developed through the presentation of the life\, times\, and works of American Artist\, Dean Howell. It uses Howell's 'personal story' --as a metaphor--to project the 'global story' of Art.The essential message is that 'Primal Fear is the front of Humankind'\, and that it's this fea r\, which leads and shapes us into a 'craft-like existence'...rather tha n an 'artistic' one. The film illuminates the fact that 'art is not work '\, but rather a 'transcendent experience'\, which renders the 'art obje ct' and the 'actual work' involved\, as secondary components\; it goes e ven further to re-define the Avant Garde to include the transcendent exp eriences of ordinary people--in addition to those of the so-called artis t! Still further\, it clarifies the distinction between 'art' and 'craf t'. Thus...it calls for art as a normal and dominant part of everyday l ife...there-by reversing our current way of living a 'craft-like existen ce' to the 'artistic' one.How this message connects with\, and defines A RT constitutes the content and beauty of this undertaking...and speaks t o the question of\, 'How' and 'If' we--in the long run--can muster the w here-with-all to remain on the evolutionary chain.The message involves t he relationships of our primal selves\, our intellects\, our civilized w ays...and our souls trying to surge toward freedom and transcendence.How ell's work\, philosophy\, and teachings exemplify--and document--the ill usive message. Enhancing the message\, Howell's family\, friends\, coll ogues\, teachers and students offer personal\, in-depth & first-hand acc ounts of its affects--as encountered through Howell's teachings\, and pe rsonal example.The film traces his development from his first memory\, a ll the way through his personal life and artistic career\, to his curren t times in Santa Fe... where he is the messenger\, the subject\, and pri ncipal creator of this effort. The film documents his passion\, his lov e\, and his mission to understand and promote the intrinsic values of AR T! 'Though definitely humbling--if not daunting--I'm concerned that such a focused objective might appear self-serving! However\, our progress so far -the form & content--is shaping-up\, and promising to be a most u nusual and provocative contribution to understanding the world\, and the essence of ART... Therefore\, it's worth taking such a risk!' Dean How ell CATEGORIES:Featured, New Mexico Film Expo LOCATION:Scottish Rite Temple URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/flowinggrassesthelifeofartistdean howell_santafe2008 UID:174893474-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T123100 SUMMARY:The Betrayal DESCRIPTION:The father of co-director Thavisouk Phrasavath helped the CIA during the U.S. military’s secret operations in Laos in the early ’70s. Essentially\, at the height of the Vietnam War\, Phrasavath senior help ed America bomb his own country to keep out the reds. It’s no surprise t hen that when the Americans withdrew\, the Communists took over and impr isoned Phrasavath’s father as an enemy of the state.\n \nAt age 12\, Ph rasavath became the father figure to his eight siblings and with his mot her made a harrowing escape from Thailand. His resilient but politically naïve mother chose the U.S. as their new home\, expecting America to re ward the family for their loyalty. Instead\, their sponsor crammed the e ntire family into a single room inside a roach-infested crack house.\n \nRemarkably\, the film shifts from a political tale to an immigrant sto ry as Phrasavath struggles to keep his family together in a hostile land . However\, America is not the only betrayal Phrasavath’s family endures . Out of the blue\, his father surfaces in the States and drops a bombsh ell on the family he lost.\n \nBetrayal caused a buzz at Hot Docs and w as one of a handful of films to earn a repeat (sold out) screening. For starters\, the film is beautifully shot by co-director Ellen Kuras (Eter nal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind\, Neil Young: Heart of Gold) and has i ntimate access to its subjects\, filmed over the course of 23 years.\n \nWhat elevates Betrayal to a different league of filmmaking is the doub le betrayal that hits Phrasavath’s family: first political\, then person al. The family’s struggle to stay together lends this film its resonance and power. -- Allan Tong\, www.exclaim.ca CATEGORIES:Tributee Salute LOCATION:The Screen - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/thebetrayal_santafe2008 UID:174888975-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T115200 SUMMARY:Courthouse Girls Of Farmland DESCRIPTION:Courthouse Girls of Farmland is a story about small towns eve rywhere told from the viewpoint of one Indiana community and the people who make up its fabric. This intricate tapestry is woven with diversity \, conflicting values\, and a spirit determined to foster change. Highl ighting the story are seven senior women who got up from their bridge cl ub table to make a bold statement about historic preservation--and fuele d a firestorm of controversy. Residents of the small town of Farmland\, Indiana\, a community known for its innovative (some might say wacky) f undraisers and promotional campaigns that have helped restore the old to wn's presence and economy\, the Courthouse Girls decided they wouldn't l et the region's historic courthouse face the wrecking ball without putti ng up a fight. Backed by Historic Farmland USA\, these seven bridge clu b members--aged 77 to 94 at the time--withstood criticism from fellow ch urch members and long-time friends to pose 'suggestively' for a calendar and became celebrated centerfolds in the name of historic preservation. The women not only helped change the course of rural county politics\, they set an example that our elderly need not go quietly into the long good night. They were an inspiration for old and young alike\, generatin g cheers along with jeers. Most of all\, their courageous action proved the old have beauty and value\, whether it's in historic buildings or i n the people who have called that community home for nearly a century. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:DeVargas 2 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/courthousegirlsoffarmland_santafe 2008 UID:174890375-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T140000 SUMMARY:Franchising and Marketing a Film DESCRIPTION:A discussion of marketing a film and the options for\nfranchi sing\, including theatrical and literary adaptations\,\nvideo games\, gr aphic novels and products and\nmerchandising. Moderator Michael Hare\, p roducer\nand acquisitions for film and television. With Robert\nMarkovic h\, executive director for original programming\,\ndevelopment and produ ction at Starz Entertainment\;\nDeborah M Pratt\, co-executive producer\ , co-creator and\nhead writer of “Quantum Leap\,” Richard Turner\, svp o f\nbusiness affairs and programming for Starz\; Mark R.\nHarris\, Oscar- winning producer (CRASH)\, Stu Pollard\,\nproducer and director (NICE GU YS SLEEP ALONE\,\nTRUE ADOLESCENTS)\; Mark Barson\, deputy general\ncoun sel of business affairs for Starz\, and Corky Kessler\,\nattorney. CATEGORIES:Panel LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/franchisingandmarketingafilm_sant afe2008 UID:175278601-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T111500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T123700 SUMMARY:Murder of a Hatmaker DESCRIPTION:With the precision of a forensic scientist\, Catherine Bernst ein researches the life and death of her great aunt Fanny Berger\, a suc cessful fashion designer in Paris who was ultimately deported to Auschwi tz. This highly personal documentary sheds light on Vichy France’s insid ious collaboration with the Nazis. CATEGORIES:New York Jewish Film Festival LOCATION:Santa Fe Film Center URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/murderofahatmaker_santafe2008 UID:174897152-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T130800 SUMMARY:Restoring the Mauri of Lake Omapere DESCRIPTION:Restoring the Mauri of Lake Omapere is a beautiful film detai ling a community’s attempt to restore the mauri(life spirit)\, to a New Zealand lake that has almost disappeared because of environmental degrad ation. Located in northern New Zealand\, the sacred lake is a much-dispu ted area. Disagreements ranging from land rights to how farm run-off is affecting the environment. This film documents the grassroots response by locals to restore and preserve this important Maori lake. Simon Marle r has worked in a variety of areas of theatre\, film & television produc tion for 26 years. He is currently the Executive Director of the Charita ble Trust Script to Screen\, which promotes the development of the scree n writing in Aotearoa (New Zealand). Restoring the Mauri of Lake Omaper e is his first documentary and was produced by the Maringi Noa O Te Mana wa Trust. CATEGORIES:All Roads Film Project LOCATION:DeVargas 3 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/restoringthemaurioflakeomaphere_s antafe2008 UID:174908057-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T131400 SUMMARY:As We Forgive DESCRIPTION:Could you forgive a person who murdered your family? This is the question faced by the subjects of As We Forgive\, a documentary abou t Rosaria and Chantal—two Rwandan women who come face-to-face with the m en who slaughtered their families during the 1994 genocide. The subjects of As We Forgive speak for a nation still wracked by the grief of a gen ocide that killed one in eight Rwandans in 1994. Overwhelmed by an enorm ous backlog of court cases\, the government has returned more than 50\,0 00 thousand genocide perpetrators back to the very communities they help ed to destroy. Without the hope of full justice\, Rwanda has turned to a new solution: reconciliation. But can it be done? Can survivors truly f orgive the killers who destroyed their families? Can the government expe ct this from its people? And can the church\, which failed at moral lead ership during the genocide\, fit into the process of reconciliation toda y? In As We Forgive\, director Laura Waters Hinson and narrator Mia Farr ow explore these topics through the lives of four neighbors once caught in opposite tides of a genocidal bloodbath\, and follow their extraordin ary journey from death to life through forgiveness. Laura Waters Hinson is a filmmaker and photographer based in the Washington\, D.C.\, area. CATEGORIES:All Roads Film Project LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/asweforgive_santafe2008 UID:174888808-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T135600 SUMMARY:Freedom on the Fence DESCRIPTION:A doc exploring the history of Polish art\nposters and their significance on the country’s\ncultural and political life\, as examined \nthrough the prism of the world’s largest Polish\nposter collection\, h oused in Santa Fe. CATEGORIES:Southwest Showcase LOCATION:NM Film Museum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/freedomonthefence_santafe2008 UID:174893583-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T140700 SUMMARY:Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women DESCRIPTION:Shot in HD\, and using animation and digital effects as well as docudrama. this 82-minute production is the first film biography of t his American icon. It stars the 'peerless' Elizabeth Marvel\, and featur es Jane Alexander. Producer-Writer Harriet Reisen and Producer-Director Nancy Porter\, working from a script drawn from primary sources and film ing in many original locations\, have used documentary and dramatic tec hniques as well as experimental and flash animation\, green-screen\, and digital effects to bring a fresh approach to the PBS historical documen tary form. An independent project at its inception\, the program was co -produced with WNET and will be broadcast on the American Masters series early in 2009. It has not yet been shown publicly.Louisa May Alcott: T he Woman Behind Little Women is the story of the quest of a volatile tal ented woman\, to rescue her family from poverty and find wealth\, fame a nd happiness. Raised in the center of 19th century New England's great t ranscendentalist and abolitionist movements\, she learned about literatu re from Emerson\; Thoreau took her on his nature walks\; and she saw the Civil War up close as an army nurse. She had a secret career writing p ulp fiction featuring hashish users\, spies\, revolutionaries\,and women in every possible kind of crisis that was not discovered for 50 years a fter her death. Louisa Alcott was no little woman\, and her life was no children's book. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:Tipton Hall - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/louisamayalcottthewomanbehindlitt lewomen_santafe2008 UID:174896648-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T141000 SUMMARY:Of All the Things DESCRIPTION:Dennis Lambert was one of the most successful and diverse son gwriter/producers of the '70s\n\nand '80s\, with hits like "Ain't No Wom an Like The One I've Got"\, "Rhinestone Cowboy"\,\n\n"Don't Pull Your Lo ve"\, "Baby Come Back" and "Nightshift". He had chart-toppers in almost\ n\nevery genre of music\, and at one point four of his songs were simult aneously on the Billboard\n\nHot 100 chart\, a feat previously accomplis hed only by The Beatles. That was then. Today\, he's\n\na 60-year-old fa mily man selling real estate in Florida. But it turns out his obscure 19 72 solo\n\nalbum is still huge... in the Philippines. A Filipino concert promoter has been begging Dennis\n\nto tour for decades\, and in 2007 - thirty-five years after the release of his album - he finally\n\nagreed . "Of All The Things" is a hilarious and touching pop/rock/country/R&B d ocumentary\n\nthat follows Dennis on his whirlwind tour as he rediscover s his passion for music -- a twoweek\n\nadventure that takes him from th e comforts of Boca Raton\, through the remote outer\n\nislands of the Ph ilippines\, to a sold-out show at Manila's famous Araneta Coliseum for\n \nthousands of fans he never knew he had. \n \nBiography \n\nJody La mbert was born and raised in Los Angeles. He was a child actor and music ian before\n\nmoving to NYC to attend NYU film school. He switched major s to acting\, where he studied at\n\nthe Atlantic Theater Company. For t he past 15 years\, he's lived in New York's East Village\n\nand has work ed at some of downtown's best theaters\, including ps122\, the Ohio\, HE RE and\n\nthe Atlantic Theater Company. He also helped in the creation o f the New York International\n\nFringe Festival and traveled to the Edin burgh Fringe with several award-winning productions.\n\nOF ALL THE THING S is his directorial debut\n AFI Project: 20/20 is an American Film I nstitute (AFI) international initiative designed to enhance cultural exc hange\, understanding and collaboration through filmmakers and their fil ms from the US and abroad. It is an unprecedented cultural diplomacy eff ort that is the only international filmmaker exchange supported by all o f America’s cultural agencies—National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)\, Na tional Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)\, Institute of Museum and Libr ary Services (IMLS)—and the President's Committee on the Arts and the Hu manities. \n \nParticipation in AFI Project: 20/20 is by invitation ba sed on an artist’s filmmaking excellence and their potential for positiv ely interrelating with film professionals\, filmmaking peers\, cultural officials and audiences\, particularly in foreign countries. AFI FEST—th e debut festival for the program—and the other venues and countries part icipating in AFI Project: 20/20 provide an arena for American and Intern ational cultural voices to be heard and seen\, creating learning opportu nities for audiences and artists alike. Through workshops\, seminars an d appearances at film festivals\, cultural centers\, museums and other c ommunity\, educational and cultural venues in the US and abroad\, AFI Pr oject: 20/20 filmmakers will promote mutual understanding\, while nurtur ing filmmaking excellence. \nNow in its third year\, the program cont inues to support and advocate the use of film in cultural diplomacy. Rep resenting various countries\, AFI Project: 20/20’s multicultural roster of films challenges its audiences to examine\, reflect and celebrate div ersity. In 2008-2009\, 13 filmmakers from 8 countries and their films ar e planning to visit China\, Peru\, South Africa\, France and Great Brita in\, as well as St. Louis\, Santa Fe\, Washington\, D.C\, Honolulu\, Dal las and Waterville\, Maine. WINNER of the Audience Award at the Sarasot a\, Nantucket and Palm Beach film festivals. CATEGORIES:American Film Institute Project 20/20, Featured LOCATION:Forum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/ofallthethings_santafe2008 UID:174897957-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T142500 SUMMARY:Lifting of the Veil (Kashf) DESCRIPTION: The Lifting of the Veil (Kashf) is Pakistan's first English- language film in 30 years. \n \nArmaghan was born out of an oath his m other made to a Sufi Pir she \nmeets when she was childless. She promi ses the Pir\, who blesses her\, \nto let her son ‘walk the Sufi path’ w hen he grows up. However\, \nshortly after his birth in Pakistan\, Arm aghan is sent off to the US \nto live with relatives after his father’s death. After 25 years \nArmaghan returns to Pakistan to discover a lo st culture\, a mystic \nreligion\, and a family secret.\nHis cousin\, A li\, also seeks his own calling in the nepotistic film \nworld of Lolly wood and becomes engulfed by fantastical musical \nhallucinations -- ha s he found peace or lost his hold on reality?\n \nKASHF is a story of u niversal relevance exploring humanity’s basic \nquestions of who we are \, and why we are here. It is the hero’s \njourney as Armaghan embarks on his vision quest\, meeting along the \nway messengers\, guides and the Master waiting for him to awaken to \nhis calling. CATEGORIES:Eye on the World LOCATION:Scottish Rite Temple URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/liftingoftheveilkashf_santafe2008 UID:174895790-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T150300 SUMMARY:A Single Woman DESCRIPTION:The film “A Single Woman” is the story of unsung heroine and first \nUnited States Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin\, who changed the American \npolitical landscape forever. Breaking barriers was the rule of \nJeannette Rankin’s life. From humble beginnings in 1880s Montana\ , she \nbecame the first woman in Congress\, the co-founder of the ACLU and the \nonly person to vote against America’s entry into both World Wars.\n \nSuffragist\, peace activist\, and reformer\, Jeannette is an unusual and \ninspiring role model who\, despite unimaginable pressures \, always stood \nby the courage of her convictions and never stopped w orking for a more \njust society for all its peoples.\n \n“A Single Wo man” include the artistic contributions of such notable \nactors as Ma rtin Sheen (who narrates the film) Patricia Arquette\, \nPeter Coyote\, Frances Fisher\, Mimi Kennedy\, Margot Kidder\, Kamala \nLopez\, Judd Nelson\, Elizabeth Pena\, Cindy Sheehan\, Jeanmarie Simpson \n(as Jeann ette Rankin)\, Chandra Wilson and Joni Mitchell\, whose iconic \nmusic is used throughout.\n \nThe film is a unique fusion of traditional biog raphy\, stage play and \nhistorical collage. Its inventive use of mode rn green screen \ntechnology juxtaposed with stunning classical line dr awings\, animated \nsequences\, stock footage\, narrations by well-know n actors and popular \nmusic deliver an exciting and accessible experie nce\, bringing to life \na significant\, yet largely unknown historical figure. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:DeVargas 2 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/asinglewoman_santafe2008 UID:174900138-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T152400 SUMMARY:Touching Home DESCRIPTION:When two twin brothers find their dreams\ndashed of becoming major league baseball\nplayers\, they return to their home in northern\n California to regroup and rethink their lives.\nWith Ed Harris\, Robert Forster\, Brad Dourif. Susan Holzman \nHost\, Scene and Heard\, AM770 CHQR \n"Touching Home" Review:\n \nLast week on Scene and Heard\, I i nterviewed Noah and Logan Miller\, twin\nbrother filmmakers \nwhose pers istence\, determination and a promise they made to their father\ncreated an \namazing movie called Touching Home.\n \nIt's the story of two brothers and their strained relationship with their\nfather who suffers from a\ngambling addiction and alcoholism. When Clint Winston loses hi s athletic\nscholarship and his\ntwin brother Lane Winston is released f rom the minor leagues\, they return\nhome to regroup \nwhile putting awa y money to fulfill their dreams.\n \nEd Harris plays their father\, C harlie Winston\, and gives a gripping\nperformance as a man\nstruggling to be a better father and a better person. His addiction to\nalcohol di ctates the\ncourse of his relationships.\n \nTouching Home is a power ful and thought provoking movie that takes the\naudience through \nmomen ts of joy and laughter to sadness and sorrow. Noah and Logan Miller\nwe re \noutstanding in their roles of Clint and Lane Winston. Their perfor mances\nwere honest and \ncompelling\, I found myself completely wrapped up in the characters - when\nthey were \nfrustrated\, I felt frustrated with them\, when they felt hope\, I did too -\nand what makes the story \neven more poignant is that the film is autobiographical.\n \nThey a pproach the subject matter from such an authentic place\, and show the\n devastating \nripple effect of alchoholism. Yet they have also used hum our to cope with\ntheir personal \nstruggles and its their sheer determi nation that made this movie happen. The\nfilm is incredibly \nmoving in itself\, but it becomes all the more profound when you find out\nabout t heir lives. \n \nNoah and Logan Miller wrote\, directed\, produced an d acted in this film\nthemselves and it's\namazing that this is their fi rst movie.\n \nI can't wait to see what's next for the Miller brother s. Click here for the Miller Brothers book about how the movie came to be\, EITHER YOU'RE\nIN OR YOU'RE IN THE WAY (HarperCollins\, April '09) . CATEGORIES:Featured, Independent Spirits, touching LOCATION:The Screen - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/touchinghome_santafe2008 UID:174902447-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T134500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T153600 SUMMARY:Farewell Darkness DESCRIPTION:A returning Iraq war veteran arrives at a\ncrossroads – he ca n avenge his mother’s\nmistreatment at the hands of his abusive father\n or else he can let the past go and spare\nhimself his father’s torturous fate. Winner\,\nBest Feature Film\, Delray FF. CATEGORIES:Independent Spirits LOCATION:Santa Fe Film Center URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/farewelldarkness_santafe2008 UID:174893102-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T153200 SUMMARY:Alternative Escapes DESCRIPTION:Seven international shorts that explore different\nworlds\, i ncluding worlds unseen\, worlds\ngrounded on fantasy\, and worlds on the \nouter fringes of reality. Includes works from\nCanada\, France\, Irela nd\, Italy\, Sweden\, and\nUkraine. CATEGORIES:Eye on the World LOCATION:DeVargas 3 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/alternativeescapes_santafe2008 UID:174888088-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T160000 SUMMARY:Acting\, the Art and Passion DESCRIPTION:A discussion of the art\, techniques\, and business of acting \nwith some of the most respected talents in the film\nworld. With Alan Arkin\, Oscar-nominated actor (LITTLE\nMISS SUNSHINE) and legendary acto r of numerous\nbeloved films\; Giancarlo Esposito\, actor/director/produ cer/\nco-writer of GOSPEL HILL\; Nora Dunn\, actress\nof SNL fame with a lmost 100 film and television credits\nincluding THREE KINGS\; and Rober t Knott\, writer and\nproducer of APPALOOSA and actor in over 30 TV show s\nand films including THE HI-LO COUNTRY. CATEGORIES:Panel LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/actingtheartandpassion_santafe200 8 UID:175278700-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T141500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T154900 SUMMARY:Playing Columbine DESCRIPTION:On April 20th 1999\, the United States was rocked by a horrif ic school shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton\, Colorado. In the years to follow\, many forms of media began to sort out the events o f that day. Books were published. Films were produced. Then in 2005\, on e Colorado man created an amateur videogame exploring the actions and po ssible motives of the two shooters. Offered as a free online computer ga me\, it was downloaded over half a million times\, became immensely cont roversial and brought a pressing question to the public discussion: we c an read Columbine\, we can watch Columbine\, but can we play Columbine? Moreover\, should we?After being made on a shoestring budget with entry- level middleware\, 'Super Columbine Massacre RPG!' easily provoked more debate and discussion than one could imagine a 16-bit role-playing game ever would. In the documentary 'Playing Columbine: a true story of video game controversy\,' the journey of the game is traced back to its incept ion\, through the shooting at 2006 Dawson College in which the game was singled out by the media as a 'murder simulator' that 'trained' the shoo ter\, and finally the game's removal from the list of finalists at the S lamdance 2007 Guerrilla Gamemaker Competition - prompting half the entri es and a sponsor to pull out of the festival in protest. Beyond the con troversial game itself\, the film explores how controversial media is co vered in the press\, the school shooting phenomenon\, and the future of games as an expressive medium. CATEGORIES:Featured, Making it Reel LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/playingcolumbine_santafe2008 UID:174898810-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T151500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T170600 SUMMARY:New Mexico Expo Shorts II DESCRIPTION:Nine shorts by Barker\, Botero\, Cangialosi\,\nHolyoke\, Jenk ins\, King\, Macpherson\, Stern\nand Vigil. CATEGORIES:Southwest Showcase LOCATION:NM Film Museum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/newmexicoexposhortsii_santafe2008 UID:174897445-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T171000 SUMMARY:Shoot First And Pray You Live DESCRIPTION:A tale of vengeance -- outlaw style -- as Red Pierre hunts do wn legendary gunman Bob McGurk to avenge the murder of his Mother and Fa ther. When Pierre receives a letter from his father\, long thought to b e dead\, but who in fact\, lies dying of a bullet wound from legendary g unman\, Bob McGurk\, Pierre rides at once to avenge his father\, and int o a life and a country far different from all he has ever known. CATEGORIES:Southwest Showcase LOCATION:DeVargas 1 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/shootfirstandprayyoulive_santafe2 008 UID:174899927-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T154500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T172000 SUMMARY:Rez Bomb DESCRIPTION:Set on and around the poorest place in the USA\, Pine Ridge I ndian Reservation\, Rez Bomb is a love story/thriller about a Lakota gir l and a white guy who are very much in love but get into trouble with a brutal money lender and it's against the clock for them to bail themselv es out. To do so they have to confront their pasts and their families wh o oppose their relationship. CATEGORIES:Featured, Independent Spirits LOCATION:Scottish Rite Temple URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/rezbomb_santafe2008 UID:174908580-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T172500 SUMMARY:Phyllis And Harold DESCRIPTION:'Phyllis and Harold' began as a history of the filmmaker's pa rent's disastrous fifty-nine year marriage\, was shot over many years an d could never be shown to the public as long as her father was still ali ve. Tolstoy wrote that 'each unhappy marriage is unhappy in its own way. ' This one is a doozy. But the film is far more than merely a documentat ion of the lives of a couple that never should have been together. It is a loving and extremely funny satire on the sins of suburbia. Mixing re portage\, cinema verite\, storytelling\, animation and an exquisite trov e of slides and home movies\, Kleine takes us on a journey through time from the late 1930's through WWII and the post war prosperity and into t he very recent present. The film delves into the mystery of time and of time passing. It deals with the nature of living a life\, the little suc cesses\, the heartbreaking mistakes\, the fleeting celebrations\, the ch allenge of dying and even the victory over death itself. What does it fe el like to be here? What does it feel like to see some of those closest to us disappear?At the heart of the film is a stunning family secret\, s pun into a tale that constantly surprises. Phyllis and Harold shows us that there is no such thing as ordinary people\, that each one of us in our own way is extraordinary\, and that each life can be celebrated as a work of art. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:DeVargas 2 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/phyllisandharold_santafe2008 UID:174898756-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T175200 SUMMARY:Tokyo! DESCRIPTION:Three cutting-edge filmmakers – Michael\nGondry\, Leos Carax and Joon-ho Bong – offer\na triptych of offbeat tales linked by a common \nbackdrop\, Tokyo. No\, Godzilla doesn’t\nmake a cameo\, but there is a sewer-dealing\ncreature who puts in an appearance. CATEGORIES:Eye on the World LOCATION:The Screen - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/tokyo_santafe2008 UID:174902023-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T161500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T180600 SUMMARY:You Never Know DESCRIPTION:Collection of 12 provocative new shorts by emerging filmmaker s\, the majority of them women. The selections include:\n \nAND THEN SH E WAS GONE (7 minutes) Two women share a mystical experience on a park b ench after three years of seeing each other at the same park but never s peaking. Directors: Jacqueline Pennewill and Pete Konzcal \n \nCHAD VAD ER (5 minutes) Life is hard for Chad Vader\, the younger\, less charisma tic brother of Darth Vader\, who is the day shift manager of a grocery s tore. Directors: Matt Sloan and Aaron Yonda \n \nDIRTY GIRL (5 minutes) An animated\, darkly humorous chronicle of breast cancer surgery from a patient’s perspective. Director: Jennifer Clary\n \nDOWN A DARK ROAD ( 6 minutes) One man seeks revenge\, the other justice – but the lines bet ween them start to blur. Director: Greg Thompson\n \nTHE DRUMMER (19 mi nutes) A jobless drummer finally gets a gig subbing at a snooty wedding\ ; when the rest of the band doesn’t show\, his salvation is up to him. D irector: Bill Block\n \nGEORGE AND KARL (4 minutes) Two homeless men wh o resort to sharing everything out of desperation share a last supper\, of sorts. Director: David Grainger\n \nHAVDALAH (13 minutes) An observa nt Jewish woman\, stifled by her critical husband\, finds an unexpected way to carve out a small slice of happiness and personal freedom. Direct or: Alyson Silverman\n \nIN VIVID DETAIL (18 minutes) A couple tries to decide whether they can stay together in spite of a grave neurological disorder. Director: Dara Bratt\n \nISABEL (4 minutes) A father scolds h is little girl for making noise when he’s trying to work. She disturbs h im again\, late that night – but does she even exist? Director: Shawna B aca\n \nMISSING PIECES (16 minutes) Young David Ostermann has himself c astrated to end his obsessive worries about testicular cancer – only to discover that his quest has just begun. Director: Samah Tokmachi\n \nSE XY CLOWN BITCH (7 minutes) An unhappy clown fails to cheer up patients i n a hospital children’s ward\, but a chance meeting on an elevator renew s and redeems her career. Director: Laura Newman\n \nSPANISH BOOTS (7 m inutes) A bar-room flirtation\, with the bartender as jealous witness\, leads a woman to rethink her life-defining habits. Director: Domenica C ameron-Scorsese CATEGORIES:Independent Spirits LOCATION:Santa Fe Film Center URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/youneverknow_santafe2008 UID:174907031-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T173300 SUMMARY:Arusi (Persian Wedding) DESCRIPTION:Filmmaker Marjan Tehrani chronicles her brother's return to I ran as he travels with his American wife to have a traditional Persian w edding and explore his lost heritage. In weaving the couple's personal s tory with archival news footage\, ARUSI considers the history and impact of the relationship between Iran and America. Behind the curtain of pol itical tension\, the film offers rare glimpses of both modern and tradit ional Iran\, a vibrant and complex country that is sealed off to much of the West. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:DeVargas 3 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/arusipersianwedding_santafe2008 UID:174888335-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T164500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T182300 SUMMARY:Dropping In: The True Story of Don Wimmer DESCRIPTION:At the age of 42\, an accountant defies his\nfamily and frien ds\, giving up everything to\npursue a quixotic dream to become a profes sional\nskateboarder. CATEGORIES:Independent Spirits LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/droppininthetruestoryofdonwimmer_ santafe2008 UID:174892699-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T190000 SUMMARY:Heineken Happy Hour @ Hotel Santa Fe (Friday) DESCRIPTION:DJ’s Swing Kid and Maynard Del Mar electrify the room\nwith a combination of 80s\, 90s\, break beats\, electro\nclash and house. Comp limentary beverages provided\nby Heineken\, Barefoot Wine\, Boutique Win es of New\nMexico\, Alexander Valley Wine\, Michael Collins Irish\nWhisk ey\, Tommy Bahama Rum\, Glaceau\, Red Bull and\nOn Go Energy Shot. Open to festival badge holders.\n21+ CATEGORIES:Party LOCATION:Hotel Santa Fe URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/heinekenhappyhourfriday_santafe20 08 UID:175272563-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T190500 SUMMARY:Welcome to Enurmino! DESCRIPTION:In the autonomous region of Chukotka\, More than 3\,700 miles from the Russian capital\, lies the village of Enurmino. In this enligh tening story\, villagers struggle to maintain traditional Chukchi cultur e while challenged by the changing landscape and increasing isolation. T he town electrician Boris Gytgyroskhin dreams of harnessing untapped res ources to provide the town's energy. Mayor Natalia Rakhtyna brings the c ommunity together despite a lack of resources from the government. Direc tor Aleksei Vakhrushev weaves a portrait of Enurmino set in the Russian panorama of walrus hunting\, winter preparation\, and the village childr en's departure to a state-run boarding school. Aleksei Vakhrushev was bo rn in Anadyr\, the capital of the Chukchi autonomous region (Russia)\, i n 1969. His films include Time When Dreams Melt and Birds of Naukan. CATEGORIES:All Roads Film Project LOCATION:NM Film Museum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/welcometoenurmino_santafe2008 UID:174905834-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T194900 SUMMARY:Jolene DESCRIPTION:Newcomer Jessica Chastain sizzles in her\nbreakout role as an opportunistic orphan\nwho rambles from coast to coast\, attaching\nher star to a series of lovers. Chastain won\nthe audience award for best ac tress at the\nSeattle International FF. Based on a short\nstory by E.L. Doctorow. CATEGORIES:Gala Presentation LOCATION:DeVargas 1 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/jolene_santafe2008 UID:174894644-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T200500 SUMMARY:The Cake Eaters DESCRIPTION:The Cake Eaters is one of those films that sneaks up on you a half hour after the credits roll. Pic\, which marks Mary Stuart Masters on's directorial debut\, is charming when it needs to be\, and careful n ot to become too melodramatic. It's one of those comfortable quiet films where most of the action is non-verbal and the characters rarely ever s ay what's really on their minds. But when they do\, the dialogue is deli vered in a way that's so personal\, you almost feel like that awkward th ird party -- the ear that's not supposed to be hearing all this. Set in one of the many small towns of Upstate New York\, most of the drama revo lves around two families\; each dealing with their own separate tragedie s. \n \nThe Kimbroughs\, which consist of Easy (Bruce Dern) and his two sons Beagle (Aaron Stanford) and Guy (Jayce Bartok)\, are still trying to come to terms with the recent death of their wife and mother. Things become a bit complicated when Guy returns home after disappearing to New York City for three years in search of those rock star dreams. Thus\, h e missed his mother's slow\, agonizing death\; he wasn't there when the cancer was at its worst. And he never made it to the funeral. Meanwhile\ , Beagle was at his mother's side every moment of every day -- even in t he end when not even Easy could stomach the sight of his deteriorating w ife. Throughout the film\, there's this thick tension between all three men\; tension that turns to anger once it's revealed to Beagle that his father had been having an affair for years.\n \nNot only that\, but the other woman is grandmother (Elizabeth Ashley) to a girl Beagle is slowl y falling in love with. Which brings us to the other family\; a set of f olks dealing with their own illness. However\, this time it's their teen age daughter Georgia (Kristen Stewart) who's suffering from Friedriech's Ataxia\, a disease that attacks the nervous system making it hard for h er to walk without shaking\, or talk without slurring. Fully aware that she might not have a lot of time left\, Georgia is determined to experie nce sex with another boy. And when she meets the shy\, unassuming Beagle at a flea market\, he becomes her target. From there\, we bounce betwee n three separate\, yet interconnecting romances\; that of Beagle and Geo rgia\, Easy and his no-longer-a-mistress Marg\, and Guy and his old flam e Stephanie (Miriam Shor). Though Beagle and Georgia's journey is clearl y the most fleshed-out\, each story has its own predictable little twist s that manage to keep your attention just long enough so that you're not itching to look at the watch.\n \nThese aren't the only two families i nvolved in this film\; behind the camera\, Masterson directs while her b rother Peter serves as DP. Combined\, the Masterson siblings manage to c apture every square inch of beauty trapped within this small town. The p acing is well-timed\, and the script (penned by Bartok) does a good job of making the audience read between the lines. Nothing seemed too forced or out of place\, and though the dialogue needed work in some spots\, i t was refreshing to watch a film that made you work to understand its ch aracter's emotions. Thankfully missing are any flashbacks to the good ti mes Beagle shared with his mother while she was still alive\; instead\, a lot of his guilt and pain is silent. Is he really falling in love with Georgia\, or is he simply trying to accomplish what he failed to do for his mother\; that being\, to save her. \n \nCredit also has to go to t he performances\; mainly Stanford and Stewart. In a film where most of t he action revolves around what's not being said\, Stanford breathes life into a character who goes to great lengths to hide his emotions. Here's a kid who continues to chew tobacco because it's the only stability he still has left. Here's a kid who's so used to taking care of other peopl e that when it finally comes time to take care of himself\, he doesn't k now how to act\, what to do\, or how to feel. On the other hand\, Stewar t plays the part of a teenage girl coping with a terminal disease so con vincingly\, you never see the actress in her. It's a performance so pain ful and so real that I'm surprised her name hasn't come up in award conv ersations. Unlike Beagel\, she's extremely vocal -- tells people how she feels and what she wants -- in order to not seem weak\; to fit in. The tug-of-war relationship she has with her mother (an aspiring photographe r who takes semi-nude photos of her daughter in an attempt to either spr ead word about the disease or became famous herself) is a fascinating on e that I wish was explored a bit more. Then again\, slice of life films are all about the little moments\; Masterson lets us hang out with these characters\, but she doesn't dissect them. This way\, when the movie fi nally ends\, you're left with a host of unanswered questions\; the answe rs to which you'll have to discover yourself. -- Erik Davis\, Cinematica l\, www.cinematical.com CATEGORIES:Special Presentation LOCATION:The Screen - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/thecakeeaters_santafe2008 UID:174889370-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T200300 SUMMARY:Em DESCRIPTION:Instinctive attraction brings Josh and Amanda\ntogether\, but when the two start a new life\ntogether\, secrets from the past emerge. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at this year's Seattle International \nF ilm Festival. 'Em' makes a haunting debut by John Hartl\, The Seattle T imes\n \nOne of the spookiest and most intimate films in the festival\, \nwriter-director Tony Barbieri's "Em" has its world premiere at 6:30 \ np.m. Saturday\, June 14\, at the Harvard Exit. In this 21st Century \nv ariation on Hitchcock's "Vertigo\," Nathan Wetherington gives a \nriveti ng performance as a dazed Everyman who falls for a woman who \nbecomes a ghostly presence in his life. Barbieri\, who won the \nfestival's New A merican Cinema award for "The Magic of Marciano" eight \nyears ago\, sug gests a Bergman-like ability to use his actors' faces to \nsuggest shift ing emotions. "Stunning and brilliant...My pick of this year's festival !"\n \n"EM" REVIEW-- 12/2/08 \nMary-Charlotte Domandi\, \nKSFR\, Santa Fe Public Radio CATEGORIES:Independent Spirits LOCATION:DeVargas 2 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/em_santafe2008 UID:174892774-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T201800 SUMMARY:Cavalcade of Animation DESCRIPTION:Thirteen animated shorts guaranteed\nto send a thrill up your leg. From the whimsical to the wicked\, from the sublime to the silly\, this collection covers the full gamut. One word of caution: The program might not be\nsuitable for children. CATEGORIES:Independent Spirits LOCATION:Santa Fe Film Center URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/cavalcadeofanimation_santafe2008 UID:174889452-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T193000 SUMMARY:New Mexico Expo Shorts III DESCRIPTION:FREE ADMISSION. Collection of New Mexico\nshorts by Gindreau\ , Maier and others\,\nwrapped around short animations by Drew\nand Arago n commissioned as part of the\n2008 Governor’s Cup competition. CATEGORIES:Southwest Showcase LOCATION:Scottish Rite Temple URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/newmexicoexposhortsiii_santafe200 8 UID:174897560-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T204500 SUMMARY:An Unlikely Weapon DESCRIPTION:In 1968\, Eddie Adams photographed a\nSaigon police chief sho oting a Vietcong\nguerrilla point blank. Some say that photo ended the V ietnam war. It brought Eddie fame and a Pulitzer\, but he remained haunt ed by the man he had vilified.\n \nWith Eddie Adams\, Peter Arnett\, To m Brokaw\, Bill Clinton\, and Morley Safer. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:DeVargas 3 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/anunlikelyweapon_santafe2008 UID:174905122-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T210000 SUMMARY:VIP Reception @ Gordon Schaeffer's Studio DESCRIPTION:Gordon Schaeffer of Soulfood Music & Media invites\nfestival badge holders to celebrate the art of cinema\nand music scoring with a s creening and reception at his\nSanta Fe studio. Winner of the Best Imax Score\, Gordon\nSchaeffer presents IMAX EXTREME. CATEGORIES:Party LOCATION:Gordon Schaeffer's Studio URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/vipreception_santafe2008 UID:175272864-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T205600 SUMMARY:La Americana DESCRIPTION:Maria del Carmen Rojas\, a young single mother\, faces a life -changing catastrophe when her nine-year-old daughter Carla is struck an d run over by a bus in Cochabamba\, Bolivia\, in October 2000. The accid ent leaves Carla in a wheelchair and saddles Carmen with insurmountable medical expenses. Unable to pay for Carla's hospital bills and specializ ed care\, Carmen borrows money from friends and family to keep her daugh ter alive. With no opportunities to earn a sufficient living to support her daughter\, Carmen tries in vain to acquire a visa to go to the Unite d States. As her desperation grows\, Carmen decides to leave Carla behin d and make the dangerous journey to the United States alone. After nearl y suffocating in the trunk of a sedan crossing the U.S.-Mexico border\, Carmen arrives in New York City\, where she can send money home and give her daughter the chance to live a life with opportunity in Bolivia\, de spite her disability. La Americana is Carmen's story—and the story of mi llions of undocumented workers who make the difficult decision to leave their families behind in order to provide for them. It is the story of a continent split by two distinct cultures and separated by a physical an d a political barrier that divides families indefinitely\, sometimes for ever\, which leaves viewers wondering\, where is the humanity? Nicholas Bruckman is currently developing several documentary projects on topics ranging from the conflict in Kashmir to modern-day revolutionaries in Ne w York City. CATEGORIES:All Roads Film Project LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/laamericana_santafe2008 UID:174888254-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T010000 SUMMARY:Official Festival Party @ Ore House on the Plaza DESCRIPTION:Ore House on the Plaza is a cornerstone venue for the\nSanta Fe Film Festival with an ever-evolving slate of entertainment\nand the a nnual Webcast. Live performance by\nmusical powerhouse\, Rhythm & 53rd. Open to festival\nbadge holders. CATEGORIES:Party LOCATION:Ore House on the Plaza URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/officialfestivalpartyfriday_santa fe2008 UID:175273083-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T201500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T215000 SUMMARY:Crybaby Sally DESCRIPTION:Within us all\, there lives an underappreciated clown who dre ams of aliens\, dragons and dinosaurs. Sally Brown is a woman who works for an insensitive\, old bitty. Her roommates are selfish pranksters. Th e man of her dreams is just out of reach. But without meaning to\, Cryba by Sally is saving the world\, one broken heart at a time.\n \nIncorpor ating shadow puppetry\, object puppetry\, animation and live action\, Ju libeth Hendren performs all of the characters in Crybaby Sally. Dealing with themes of loneliness and heartbreak\, Crybaby Sally reminds us that we are all connected. Julibeth Hendren has appeared in The Faithful and the Foul and Hamlet. She has also performed on stage\, around the world with Tricklock Company.\n \nCrybaby Sally is the feature film based on the play by Aaron Hendren and Juli Hendren. The play was co-produced by Egg Murders and Tricklock Company\, premiering at The Orpheum Art Space over the summer of 2007 in Albuquerque\, New Mexico. In 2008\, the film version of Crybaby Sally premiered to a private audience at The Orpheum . CATEGORIES:Southwest Showcase LOCATION:NM Film Museum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/crybabysally_santafe2008 UID:174891234-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T220900 SUMMARY:Last Chance Harvey DESCRIPTION:New Yorker Harvey Shine (Dustin Hoffman)\, a struggling jingl e writer given one last chance to deliver by his boss\, leaves for his d aughter’s wedding in London on threat of getting fired if he’s not back for a Monday morning meeting. He arrives to learn that he she wants her stepfather (James Brolin)\,not him\, to walk her down the aisle. Crestfa llen\, he leaves before the reception to make his flight but somehow mis ses it. He calls his boss to explain and is fired on the spot. Next stop …airport bar\, where Harvey meets Kate (Emma Thompson)\, a British gover nment worker subject to endless phone calls from her mother and occasion al dreadful blind dates. Kate\, whose life is limited to work\, the occa sional blind date and endless phone calls from her smothering mother (Ei leen Atkins). Touched by Harvey\, who finds himself energized by her int elligence and compassion.The growing connection between the pair inspire s both as they unexpectedly transform one another’s lives.\n-- Lone Star Film Festival notes CATEGORIES:Gala Presentation LOCATION:DeVargas 1 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/lastchanceharvey_santafe2008 UID:174895402-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T220500 SUMMARY:Corazon Vaquero - The Heart Of The Cowboy DESCRIPTION:Corazon Vaquero is a high-definition cinematic journey into C alifornia's Final Frontier. Hidden in the mountains of Baja California\, Mexico exists the last western frontier. A place where people are livin g the way they have for 300 years. These direct descendants of the Spani sh missionary soldiers still live the lifestyle of the California Vaquer o\; the famed noble horseman of the West.Experience the grace\, humor an d hospitality of the mountain people as we join western saddlemaker Garr y McClintock and renown Baja California photographer Eve Ewing in this i nformative and entertaining portrait of a people living in harmony with their environment. Welcome to the Corazon Vaquero - The Heart of the Co wboy!This 65 minute documentary also features commentary by esteemed Baj a California historian Harry Crosby and Professor Fermin Reygadas (Profe ssor of History and Archeology\, University of La Paz\, Baja California Sur). CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:DeVargas 2 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/corazonvaquerotheheartofthecowboy _santafe2008 UID:174890313-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T230000 SUMMARY:McCabe and Mrs. Miller DESCRIPTION:Robert Altman’s revisionist Western benefited\ngreatly from t he luminous camerawork of our\n2008 Luminaria Tributee Vilmos Zsigmond.\ nStarring an incandescent Julie Christie and\nyoung Warren Beatty. CATEGORIES:Tributee Salute LOCATION:The Screen - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/mccabeandmrsmiller_santafe2008 UID:174896893-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T010000 SUMMARY:Festival Party @ San Francisco Bar & Grill DESCRIPTION:The San Francisco Bar & Grill returns to the festival in\n200 8\, turning the historic downtown plaza into a filmmaker’s\nblock party. Live performance by White Buffalo.\nOpen to festival badge holders and the public. CATEGORIES:Party LOCATION:San Francisco St. Bar & Grill URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/festivalpartysanfranciscobargrill _santafe2008 UID:175273249-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T225200 SUMMARY:Jackson DESCRIPTION:'This is going to be the best day of your life!' Donald (Barr y Primus) promises Sam (Charlie Robinson). This seems unlikely\, given t hat both are homeless men mired in the bleak landscape of Los Angeles' S kid Row. Moreover\, the source of Donald's optimism is a mere $20 bill ( a Jackson) which he skillfully bummed off a passing businessman (Steve G uttenberg). But Donald\, a modern day Don Quixote\, vows that with it th ey can go anywhere and do anything. He drags the reluctant Sam off in s earch of great adventure.JACKSON\, directed by J.F. Lawton\, spans a sin gle day that turns into a cold\, rainy night. Fueled by their 'ability t o pay\,' not to mention bottles of Thunderbird\, Donald and Sam adventur e through a world of humor\, philosophy\, danger and hope. In the most u nusual aspect of the film\, their story is accented by other down-and-ou t characters who express themselves by singing some of the world's great est opera arias. From an old drunk (Richard Brown) singing a Donizetti d uet with a crack addict (Shawnette Sulker)\, to a bag-lady (Ella Lee Rom ani) singing Carmen\, these surreal musical sequences stand apart from\, but enrich Donald and Sam's journey. What begins as a simple tale about the friendship of two bums becomes a story about the beauty and resilie nce of the human spirit. CATEGORIES:Independent Spirits LOCATION:Santa Fe Film Center URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/jackson_santafe2008 UID:174894337-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T231000 SUMMARY:Slice DESCRIPTION:You’ve never won anything. Ever. You live with your mother\, who’s always in a bad mood and your daughter is a problem as well. You h aven’t gotten laid in at least a decade. Your job sucks. Everybody knows it. You’re a loser. Until one day\, you win a contest that could change your life\, including surgery and a team that’s going to tape and docum ent the process. Welcome to the life of Rosie Thorton\, the star of Ging er Rinkenberger and Kathryn Pickford’s first film. The movie centers on an extreme concern for aesthetics and an obsession for staying in shape\ , including biting and satirical ponderings on the concerns of present-d ay men and women. CATEGORIES:Southwest Showcase LOCATION:DeVargas 3 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/slice_santafe2008 UID:174900305-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081205T225000 SUMMARY:Stupid Teenagers Must Die DESCRIPTION:Excessive violence. Gratuitous nudity. Zero\nbudget. That sum s it up pretty well for this\nspoof of 1980s horror/slasher movies. CATEGORIES:Featured, Mañana Film Series LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/stupidteenagersmustdie_santafe200 8 UID:174901592-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T110200 SUMMARY:Don't Know\, We'll See: The Work Of Karen Karnes DESCRIPTION:What does a grounded life of creative expression look and fee l like in today's world? It is difficult to find\, even among the most c ommitted of artists in any medium\, someone whose work is an unbroken rh ythm with her life. Karen Karnes is such an artist. The constancy\, the slow and even pacing\, the focus and simplicity of her life are the cont ext of her art --which comes not from her head\, not from her ambition n or even from experimentation. Her work grows from her body and from her life. She has been working nearly every day for over 60 years\, and now at the age of 82\, her work continues to have a strength\, a quiet grace and an astonishing freshness. The principal filmmaker\, Lucy Massie Phe nix\, has been a friend and photographer of Karen Karnes since the late 1960's. Archival sequences from the '50's trace Karen's development at B lack Mountain College and the artists' Gatehill Community in Stony Point \, New York. In 1998\, during the firing of the large wood-fired kiln\, her home and studio burned to the ground and we were there filming the n ext day\, when the kiln was the only structure left. The film accompani es Karen to some of the places that have inspired the sense of mystery i n her sculptural work. Key sequences are the images of Karen Karnes' wor k through the decades of her artistry\, the visual representations of th e continuity with our deepest and earliest impulses to make form out of spirit. CATEGORIES:Art Matters LOCATION:Tipton Hall - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/dontknowwellseetheworkofkarenkarn es_santafe2008 UID:174891372-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T113700 SUMMARY:Finn on the Fly DESCRIPTION:FREE ADMISSION FOR CHILDREN. KIDS’\nFIRST! Film Club Movie. A science experiment\ngoes awry\, transforming a cool\, Frisbee-\ncatchin g dog into a living boy\, and\nmaking a world of difference for the dog’ s\nshy\, 13-year-old master. CATEGORIES:Special Presentation LOCATION:DeVargas 1 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/finnonthefly_santafe2008 UID:174893328-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T101500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T121000 SUMMARY:Breaking The Maya Code DESCRIPTION:There are over six million Maya today. They have a rich and vibrant culture\, and have guarded their traditions with great care. Bu t for four centuries they have been a people cut off from the written re cord of their own extraordinary past.For almost 2000 years\, the ancient Maya recorded their history and ideas in an intricate and beautiful scr ipt. Then\, in the 16th century\, Spanish invaders burned their books a nd ruthlessly extinguished hieroglyphic literacy. By the 18th century\, when stone inscriptions were discovered buried in the jungles of Centra l America and bark-paper books began to surface in the libraries of Euro pe\, no one on earth could read them.Breaking the Maya Code is the story of the struggle to unlock the secrets of the hieroglyphs\, arguably one of the most complex writing systems ever created. It is based in large part on the book by archaeologist and historian Michael Coe\, himself i ntimately involved in the decipherment story. His book has been called by the New York Times 'one of the great stories of twentieth century sci entific discovery'. This is a detective story filled with misunderstandi ngs and false leads\, rivalries and colliding personalities. It leads u s from the jungles of Guatemala to the bitter cold of Russia\, from anci ent Maya temples to the dusty libraries of Dresden and Madrid.Through on e of the great intellectual achievements of the past 200 years\, the wor ds of the ancient Maya scribes have begun to speak once more. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:Forum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/breakingthemayacode_santafe2008 UID:174889225-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T101500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T105500 SUMMARY:The Unfound DESCRIPTION:"The Unfound" is a mystery/adventure story directed by Brent Bayless and\nstarring Marya Beauvais that follows an eager and up and co ming female news\njournalist as she travels on assignment from New York City to the New Mexico\nwilderness in order to cover the story of a Nati ve American medicine man who\nwants to go public with an apocalyptic pro phecy so unique and mysterious\,\neven the elders of his tribe are not s ure what it means. When the young\nreporter gets personally involved in the mystery\, believing she too can see\nwhat the Prophet envisions\, sh e soon discovers the fine line between dream\nand reality\, intellect an d intuition\, what truths can be found and what\nshould remain "unfound. " CATEGORIES:Southwest Showcase LOCATION:NM Film Museum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/theunfound_santafe2008 UID:174904679-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T123000 SUMMARY:Collaborative Filmmaking DESCRIPTION:New Mexico Lighting & Grip Company and Filmmaker\nProduction Services Company are sponsoring a breakfast\nand informal discussion abo ut the extensive production\nservices available to the independent filmm aking\ncommunity. There will be a brief panel discussion with\nexperienc ed industry veterans on the collaborative process\nthat gaffers\, cinema tographers\, decorators\, and\ncostume designers engage in during pre-pr oduction\nand production. This networking event will engage the\naudienc e in a lively conversation on how these companies\nwork closely with pro ductions to solve real-world\nshooting challenges. All attendees will be eligible for\na chance to win services and apparel. Limited seating\nav ailable. CATEGORIES:Panel LOCATION:La Fonda on the Plaza\, New Mexico Rm URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/collaborativefilmmaking_santafe20 08 UID:175286511-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T120000 SUMMARY:Tracked by Bloodhounds DESCRIPTION:Two rare silent-era shorts – TRACKED BY\nBLOODHOUNDS\; OR\, A LYNCHING AT CRIPPLE CREEK and THE COUNTERFEITERS – made by black filmma kers and preserved\nby Southern Methodist University in\nDallas. CATEGORIES:Special Presentation LOCATION:The Screen - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/trackedbybloodhounds_santafe2008 UID:174903042-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T130000 SUMMARY:The Art and the Beauty of Animation DESCRIPTION:A discussion of the magic in cinematic animation\, including\ ncartoons\, feature films\, stop motion and other\ntechniques. With Lind a Jones\, daughter of Chuck Jones\nand founder of Linda Jones Enterprise s\, Inc.\; Mike Wartella\,\n(AZTEX)\, a New York City cartoonist whose w ork\nis seen on the Cartoon Network and Comedy Central\;\nSigne Baumane (TEAT BEAT OF SEX)\, award-winning\nanimator\; and Jennifer Clary and Ke vin Haberer (DIRTY\nGIRL\, CHRISTMAS CONSPIRACY) of Jenkev Productions\, \nInc. CATEGORIES:Panel LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/theartandthebeautyofanimation_san tafe2008 UID:175279035-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T120300 SUMMARY:Persian Portraits DESCRIPTION:Curated by the Documentary Experimental Film Center in Tehran . \n \nIn this special showcase\, a collection of films depicts univers al themes told through a poetic lens from contemporary and experimental filmmakers in Iran. CATEGORIES:All Roads Film Project LOCATION:DeVargas 2 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/persianportraits_santafe2008 UID:175834970-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T111500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T125600 SUMMARY:Poundcake DESCRIPTION:This dysfunctional family comedy with heart stars Academy Awa rd nominee Kathleen Quinlan and Jay O. Sanders and takes place in Buffal o\, N.Y.\, in the late ‘80s. On the night before Thanksgiving\, Cliff an d Carol Morgan gather their three grown children—Robby\, a late-night ra dio DJ\, his hypochondriac younger brother Charlie and their adopted sis ter Brooke—at their favorite Chinese restaurant\, the Golden Buddha\, to announce that\, after 30 years\, they'll be getting a divorce. Can they spend their last Thanksgiving together in a civilized manner? A fiercel y original script\, written by actors Troy Hall and Kevin Logie (who por tray the adult brothers)\, is the root of this dark\, outrageous\, hilar ious exploration how one impending divorce can affect every element of f amily life. POUNDCAKE pushes the family reunion film into a hysterical\, emotional free-fall. Director Rafael Monserrate lets the action play ou t like the finale of an insane symphony\, controlling the underlying fev er pitch with just the right amount of restraint. The performances of th e ensemble cast help make this a mesmerizing\, at times a disturbing com edy. CATEGORIES:Independent Spirits LOCATION:Santa Fe Film Center URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/poundcake_santafe2008 UID:174898948-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T130900 SUMMARY:Martha: Memories of a Witch DESCRIPTION:A wild woman seeking to unlock the magic in witchcraft follow s a solitary path far removed from her fellow Italian villagers. CATEGORIES:Eye on the World LOCATION:DeVargas 3 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/marthamemoriesofawitch_santafe200 8 UID:174896752-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T131900 SUMMARY:Second Skin DESCRIPTION:An intimate\, disturbing look at three sets of\ncomputer game rs whose lives have been\ntransformed by the emerging genre of computer\ ngames\, called Massively Multiplayer\nOnline games (MMOs)\, including E verquest\nand World of Warcraft. CATEGORIES:Featured, Making it Reel LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/secondskin_santafe2008 UID:174899619-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T150000 SUMMARY:Mañana DIY Filmmaking Workshop DESCRIPTION:Hands-on workshop for young filmmakers with a focus\non narra tive films. Presented by filmmakers from the\nMañana Film Series at Ware house 21: Curtis Anderson\n(STUPID TEENAGERS MUST DIE!)\, Cerris Morgan\ n(APPALOOSA)\, Rhoda Jordan and Eric Shapiro (THE\nRULE OF THREE)\, Ed R atke (SPEED OF LIFE)\, and Javier\nHernandez (BEATRICE). \nOn Saturday and Sunday\, Rima Miller’s Clown Patrol\nwill present their wonderful ac t at SFFF venues all over\ntown. CATEGORIES:Workshop LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/maanadiyfilmakingworkshop_santafe 2008 UID:175279711-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T133000 SUMMARY:This Dust Of Words DESCRIPTION:Even at a very young age\, Elizabeth Wiltsee was different fr om everyone else. Behind her wide eyes and gap-toothed smile lay a prodi gious intelligence. With an IQ of 200\, she taught herself to read by ag e four and was reading classical Greek by the time she was ten. She grew up in Manila\, then Geneva\, and graduated with the first National Meri t Scholarship from the Milton Academy\, outside of Boston. At Stanford U niversity\, English professor John Felstiner found in Elizabeth the soul of a poet\, possessing "an utterly uncommon voice and sensibility."\n \nTwo decades later parishioners in a small farming community on the cen tral California coast would find her sleeping in the doorway of their ch urch\, apparently mute\, adverse to all offers of help. Despite her deep ening mental illness and erratic behavior she soon became part of their town\, shyly attending Mass at St. Patrick's and spending her afternoons in the public library\, poring over the classics and honing her own tra nslations of ancient Chinese and Greek poetry. Then she disappeared. Las t seen headed east\, over the coastal mountain range\, on foot.\n \nMu ch like Elizabeth's conviction that words fail to capture the essence of existence\, so too are they inadequate at understanding the mystery of her life. This Dust of Words\, whose title is taken from Elizabeth's Sta nford honors' thesis\, is both a meditation on that final journey and th e story of uncommon kindness and compassion\; an elegy for a life lived differently - brilliant\, tragic and haunting\, right to the very end.\n \nBill Rose's previous film\, The Loss of Nameless Things\, won the Mi lagro Award for Creative Spirt in 2005. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:Tipton Hall - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/thisdustofwords_santafe2008 UID:174901840-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T140200 SUMMARY:Iron Ladies of Liberia DESCRIPTION:After nearly two decades of civil war\, Liberia is a nation r eady for change. On January 16\n \n2006\, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was ina ugurated President. She is the first ever freely elected female head of state in Africa. Winning a hotly contested election with the overwhelmin g support of women across Liberia\, since taking office she has appointe d other extraordinary women to leadership positions in all areas of gove rnment. Can the first female Liberian president bring sustainable democr acy and peace to such a devastated country? With the exclusive access\, African director Siatta Scott Johnson and American director Daniel Junge follow President Sirleaf and her closest aides behind the scenes during their first year inoffice. \n \nBiography \n\nDaniel Junge was named by Filmmaker magazine as one of 25 up-and-coming filmmakers in\n\n2003. Junge had his feature-length directorial debut with CHIEFS\, which prem iered at the\n\nTribeca Film Festival\, where it won the award for Best Documentary\, and subsequently\n\nreceived national airing on PBS. He al so won four regional Emmy’s for COMMON GOOD\n\n(2005)\, a six-part serie s on social entrepreneurs.\n \nCo-Director Siatta Scott-Johnson was bor n in Buchanan\, Liberia\, 1974\, and raised in rural\n\nGrand Bassa Coun ty. She has five years of experience as a reporter and producer at DCTV\ ,\n\none of Liberia’s few broadcast television stations\, and is a found ing member of Omuahtee\n\nAfrica Media. \n\n2008 AFI DALLAS Internationa l Film Festival\, Target Documentary Award\n\n\n AFI Project: 20/20 i s an American Film Institute (AFI) international initiative designed to enhance cultural exchange\, understanding and collaboration through film makers and their films from the US and abroad. It is an unprecedented cu ltural diplomacy effort that is the only international filmmaker exchang e supported by all of America’s cultural agencies—National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)\, National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)\, Institut e of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)—and the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. \n \nParticipation in AFI Project: 20/20 is by invitation based on an artist’s filmmaking excellence and their p otential for positively interrelating with film professionals\, filmmaki ng peers\, cultural officials and audiences\, particularly in foreign co untries. AFI FEST—the debut festival for the program—and the other venue s and countries participating in AFI Project: 20/20 provide an arena for American and International cultural voices to be heard and seen\, creat ing learning opportunities for audiences and artists alike. Through wor kshops\, seminars and appearances at film festivals\, cultural centers\, museums and other community\, educational and cultural venues in the US and abroad\, AFI Project: 20/20 filmmakers will promote mutual understa nding\, while nurturing filmmaking excellence. \nNow in its third yea r\, the program continues to support and advocate the use of film in cul tural diplomacy. Representing various countries\, AFI Project: 20/20’s m ulticultural roster of films challenges its audiences to examine\, refle ct and celebrate diversity. In 2008-2009\, 13 filmmakers from 8 countrie s and their films are planning to visit China\, Peru\, South Africa\, Fr ance and Great Britain\, as well as St. Louis\, Santa Fe\, Washington\, D.C\, Honolulu\, Dallas and Waterville\, Maine. CATEGORIES:American Film Institute Project 20/20, Featured LOCATION:Forum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/ironladiesofliberia_santafe2008 UID:174894289-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T142300 SUMMARY:Under the Bombs DESCRIPTION:Zeina lives in Dubai\, United Arab Emirates. In the midst of a divorce\, Zeina sends her son Karim to stay with her sister in Kherbet Selem\, a small village in southern Lebanon\, to spare him from his par ents' fighting. A few days after Karim's arrival\, war breaks out in Leb anon. Desperately worried\, Zeina immediately heads to Lebanon via Turke y. Because of the blockade\, she doesn't reach the port of Beirut until the day of the cease-fire\, some days later she meets Tony\, the only ta xi driver who agrees to take her south. Tony is a Christian. He lives in Beirut. His brother lives in Israel. Zeina is a Shiite. They have littl e in common\, but under these circumstances\, that is irrelevant. They s earch the refugee centers across a ravaged country. When they reach Kher bet Selem\, the town is in ruins. Zeina's sister has been killed\, and A li\, a young boy\, tells them Karim has been taken away by French journa lists. Zeina and Tony set out in search of the lost child—a journey that brings them together as they encounter death and destruction everywhere .\n \nUnder the Bombs is a visceral expression of anger and pain from d irector Philippe Aractingi\, who could no longer tolerate seeing his cou ntry ravaged by war. This war began on July 12\, 2006. Ten days later\, in the most precarious of circumstances\, he began shooting Under the Bo mbs. He hired only two actors. The rest of the characters in the film—re fugees\, journalists\, soldiers\, religious people\, and militants—all p layed their own roles\, all caught in the turmoil and ruins of war-torn Lebanon.\n \nThis road movie is a fictional story set in a harsh realit y\, giving each scene a vivid poignancy. It is this innovative approach and the urgency of the subject matter that convinced Hervé Chabelier at Capa Cinema to commit to this unique adventure and to form a team of pro ducers for the project: Paul Raphael (Starfield Productions)\, François Cohen-Séat (Art'mell)\, and Philippe Aractingi (Fantascope Productions). \n \nPhilippe Aractingi spent 12 years in France before returning to hi s native Lebanon to make Bosta\, the country’s first postwar musical. In July 2006\, as war once again ravaged his country\, Aractingi reacted\, in the heat of the moment\, by shooting his second feature film\,Under the Bombs.. CATEGORIES:All Roads Film Project LOCATION:NM Film Museum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/underthebombs_santafe2008 UID:174903920-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T151200 SUMMARY:Close Encounters of the Third Kind DESCRIPTION:Steven Spielberg’s visionary UFO saga\nearned nine Oscar nomi nations following its\nrelease in 1977\, but won only one award –\nfor t he cinematography by SFFF Luminaria\nTributee Vilmos Zsigmond. Join Vilm os for a\nrevival of his eye-popping work. CATEGORIES:Tributee Salute LOCATION:The Screen - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/closeencountersofthethirdkind_san tafe2008 UID:174890247-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T150500 SUMMARY:Black Sea DESCRIPTION:This moving drama tells the story of elderly and somewhat bit ter widow Gemma (Ilaria Occhini) and her young Romanian caretaker\, Ange la (Doroteea Petre). Though fraught at first\, the relationship between the two lonely women develops and they come to depend on one another. Wh en Angela’s husband goes missing in Romania\, Gemma must decide how far the bonds of loyalty go and the distance she is prepared to travel in or der to help her friend. Bondi’s first feature precisely and interestingl y delineates the differences between his two protagonists and touchingly shows how each crosses divides of age and culture in the name of friend ship. -- San Francisco Film Society notes CATEGORIES:Eye on the World LOCATION:DeVargas 2 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/blacksea_santafe2008 UID:174889056-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T152200 SUMMARY:Tokyo! DESCRIPTION:Three cutting-edge filmmakers – Michael\nGondry\, Leos Carax and Joon-ho Bong – offer\na triptych of offbeat tales linked by a common \nbackdrop\, Tokyo. No\, Godzilla doesn’t\nmake a cameo\, but there is a sewer-dealing\ncreature who puts in an appearance. CATEGORIES:Eye on the World LOCATION:The Screen - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/tokyo_santafe2008 UID:174902142-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T134500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T151500 SUMMARY:A Line In The Sand DESCRIPTION:Set mostly in a NYC precinct\, the plot follows the arrest of a homeless man who calls himself `Banzai? after he?s busted for taking a piss\, unknowingly\, on the Mayor?s limousine at a protest demonstrati on. Once the media\, a police captain and a homeless group get into the act\, Banzai becomes the prize in a political tug of war.While Banzai is confined to a holding cell\, three experienced detectives discover thei r ?perp? is a former high school sports champion\, who has hit the skids after suffering a personal tragedy.Bits of the emotional string that ho ld Banzai together begin to unravel as the detectives uncover his past. They find out he lost his family in a fire and that he savagely attacked the two arsonists who burned his house and killed his family. The cop s admit they would?ve done the same. There?s the dilemma. They feel bad\ , but he?s a wanted man. Do the detectives arrest Banzai and add to his already living hell or say nothing and go against the Captain they resen t for being more politician than policeman?Here lies the diagram of Banz ai?s destruction\, not by his demons\, but by image-conscious officials\ , by media manipulation and the ambition of would-be friends. They are what finally set loose Banzai?s demons. In making his private world pub lic\, they sever the thin thread that connects him with reality and we g et to look inside Banzai as he vanishes into darkness. CATEGORIES:Independent Spirits LOCATION:Santa Fe Film Center URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/alineinthesand_santafe2008 UID:174895870-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T151000 SUMMARY:Wild Blue Yonder DESCRIPTION:This provocative first person documentary chronicles Celia's quest to get to know her father\, famed verite documentarian David Maysl es (GREY GARDENS\, GIMME SHELTER w/ the Rolling Stones\, SALESMAN) who d ied when she was seven. She comes up against an unexpected roadblock whe n the other half of the Maysles Brothers\, her Uncle Albert\, refuses he r access to the Maysles Films archive. A thoughtful family drama that ex amines a legacy of filmmaking and loss\, passed down generation to gener ation. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:DeVargas 3 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/wildblueyonder_santafe2008 UID:174906804-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T160000 SUMMARY:Marketing and Distributing DESCRIPTION:Discussion of the business of packaging a film\, marketing\ni t\, and finding distribution from mainstream\, to\ncable to the internet . Moderator\, Michael Hare. With\nRobert Markovich\, executive director for original programming\,\ndevelopment and production at Starz Entertai nment\;\nRichard Turner\, svp of business affairs and\nprogramming for S tarz\; Jonathan Sanger\, director/\nproducer with almost 50 credits (VAN ILLA SKY)\; Mark\nHarris\, Oscar-winning producer (CRASH)\; Seth Kittay\ ,\npresident of All Channel Films\, the leading distributor\nof independ ent films to Starz and Showtime\; Craig Serling\,\nwriter/director/edito r (JAM\, winner of the SFFF\n2006 Independent Spirit Award)\; Scilla And erson of\nIndieFlix/IndieFest\, Mike Katchman of Rivercoast Film\nDistri bution and Harris Tulchin\, attorney and producer\n(TO SLEEP WITH ANGER) . CATEGORIES:Panel LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/marketinganddistributing_santafe2 008 UID:175279150-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T141500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T153900 SUMMARY:What Was Promised DESCRIPTION:Shortly after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime\, the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority gave orders to dismantle Iraq's army and security agencies. The plan was to start anew. Recruitment cal ls for both sexes to join the country's new security forces seemed to he rald a new era of equal rights and democracy in Iraq. What Was Promised is a documentary about the women that joined Iraq's new security forces after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. Heeding the call of liberation\, th ese women chose to put their lives on the line to protect their country and its fledgling democratic government.\n \nThey expected criticism fr om family and friends who did not accept women in nontraditional roles. They expected the wrath of a growing insurgency killing anyone collabora ting with the occupiers. What they did not expect was a backlash from th e very government they swore to protect and for the U.S.-led coalition t o stand by as their rights were stripped away in order to appease the ex tremist groups that came to hold sway over the Iraqi security forces in 2005. These women's stories provide rare insight into a world that has r emained in the shadows until now. Roshini Thinakaran is a filmmaker\n\na nd a 2007 National Geographic Emerging Explorer. What Was Promised is he r first feature-length documentary filmed entirely in Iraq. CATEGORIES:All Roads Film Project, Featured LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/whatwaspromised_santafe2008 UID:174906012-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T160300 SUMMARY:This American Gothic DESCRIPTION:THIS AMERICAN GOTHIC weaves together a cultural history of on e of the most famous paintings in the world with a quirky portrait of El don\, Iowa\, population 998\, site of the house that inspired it. The f ilm follows local boosters over two years as they work towards their dre am of a Gothic House Visitor Center to attract tourists and save their d ying small town. On the single main street through town\, yellow banner s commemorating the Gothic House flap proudly in the wind\, but the one restaurant in Eldon\, called Jones' Gothic Room\, stands shuttered and c losed. THIS AMERICAN GOTHIC explores the poignant irony of a rural Ameri ca abandoned to economic hardship trying to rebuild itself through touri sm that glorifies a happier\, if largely imaginary\, country past.THIS A MERICAN GOTHIC is both a portrait and about a portrait. Stylistically\, the film uses interviews\, direct cinema\, animation and moving image p ortraiture to explore the deeply satirical nature of Wood's painting\, a nd to meditate upon surveillance\, self-presentation and representation on multiple levels\, in painting\, photography\, history\, and the docum entary impulse itself. The ongoing fascination with the painting 'Ameri can Gothic' suggests a hunger for stories from rural America that THIS A MERICAN GOTHIC both taps into and exposes. What do these stories and ima ges from the heartland symbolize? Why are they still so powerful\, even in parody or myth? THIS AMERICAN GOTHIC takes viewers on an curious jour ney of discovery in pursuit of the answers. CATEGORIES:Art Matters LOCATION:Tipton Hall - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/thisamericangothic_santafe2008 UID:174901736-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T171900 SUMMARY:Double Feature - This American Gothic & Finding Lee Mullican DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Art Matters LOCATION:Tipton Hall - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/doublefeaturethisamericangothicfi ndingleemullican_santafe2008 UID:175665162-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T151500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T154500 SUMMARY:Expresión en Corto DESCRIPTION:FREE ADMISSION. Anthology featuring the\nyear’s best in conte mporary shorts from Mexico\, presented by the Consulate General of Mexic o in Albuquerque. CATEGORIES:Eye on the World LOCATION:NM Film Museum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/expresinencorto_santafe2008 UID:174893026-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T151500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T164300 SUMMARY:Guest Of Cindy Sherman DESCRIPTION:In 1993\, artist Paul H-O discovered a new passion when he me lded his two great loves- The art world and the videocamera. From that combination came the quirky\, handmade public-access show\, GalleryBeat. Years later and flying high\, Paul discoveres one of his biggest fans is one of the art world's most reclusive superstars\, Cindy Sherman. Du ring a series of exclusive interviews\, Paul and Cindy fall in love and begin a romance. Unexpectedly\, the relationship forces Paul to confron t issues of ego\, gender and identity as he gets caught up in the swirli ng miasma of Cindy's persona. With unprecedented access\, the documenta ry places us in the company of the great artist. Spanning over 15 years and including more than fifty interviews with art world and entertainme nt luminaries (including Eli Broad\, Eric Bogosian\, Jerry Saltz\, Rober ta Smith\, Danny DeVito\, Carol Kane\, Christine Vachon\, Ingrid Sischy\ , Molly Ringwald\, Eric Fischl and April Gornik)\, the film offers a uni que critique of the ever-inflated New York art market\, its attendant eg os and the culture of celebrity. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:Forum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/guestofcindysherman_santafe2008 UID:174893931-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T172700 SUMMARY:Ciao DESCRIPTION:What begins as a tragedy that links two\nstrangers from diffe rent ends of the world becomes a deeply realized friendship that may cha nge their lives forever.\n \n“The Best Gay Movie of the Year\,” …AfterE lton.com CATEGORIES:Special Presentation LOCATION:The Screen - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/ciao_santafe2008 UID:174890003-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T172000 SUMMARY:I Can't Think Straight DESCRIPTION:Just another British\, Indian\, Muslim\, Arab\,\nChristian\, lesbian romantic comedy. Here\,\ntwo women from different backgrounds fa ll\nin love and then must reconcile their relationship\nwith traditional expectations. CATEGORIES:Special Presentation LOCATION:DeVargas 2 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/icantthinkstraight_santafe2008 UID:174894117-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T161500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T175200 SUMMARY:Jackson DESCRIPTION:'This is going to be the best day of your life!' Donald (Barr y Primus) promises Sam (Charlie Robinson). This seems unlikely\, given t hat both are homeless men mired in the bleak landscape of Los Angeles' S kid Row. Moreover\, the source of Donald's optimism is a mere $20 bill ( a Jackson) which he skillfully bummed off a passing businessman (Steve G uttenberg). But Donald\, a modern day Don Quixote\, vows that with it th ey can go anywhere and do anything. He drags the reluctant Sam off in s earch of great adventure.JACKSON\, directed by J.F. Lawton\, spans a sin gle day that turns into a cold\, rainy night. Fueled by their 'ability t o pay\,' not to mention bottles of Thunderbird\, Donald and Sam adventur e through a world of humor\, philosophy\, danger and hope. In the most u nusual aspect of the film\, their story is accented by other down-and-ou t characters who express themselves by singing some of the world's great est opera arias. From an old drunk (Richard Brown) singing a Donizetti d uet with a crack addict (Shawnette Sulker)\, to a bag-lady (Ella Lee Rom ani) singing Carmen\, these surreal musical sequences stand apart from\, but enrich Donald and Sam's journey. What begins as a simple tale about the friendship of two bums becomes a story about the beauty and resilie nce of the human spirit. CATEGORIES:Independent Spirits LOCATION:Santa Fe Film Center URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/jackson_santafe2008 UID:174894345-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T174900 SUMMARY:Wiener Takes All: A Dogumentary DESCRIPTION:'Wiener Takes All'(A Dogumentary) Take a journey into the une xplored world of wiener dog racing\, home to capacity crowds\, healthy d achshunds and rabid owners. 'Wiener' unleashes the truth as it tracks Am erica's fastest weenies on a tour of the professional dachshund racing c ircuit. Opening with the infamous 2003 Noodles-Pretzel incident\, and en ding with the 2005 Wiener Nationals\, we crisscross the continent to get the inside scoop on what makes these champion dogs and their colorful o wners tick.Our travels take us to dachshund races\, field trials\, hilar ious 'earthdog' competitions\, and the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show\ , where we snag a rare interview with Iris Love\, Guggenheim heiress and patron saint of the dachshund world. Surprisingly candid interviews wit h some of the world's top showdog personalities\, including famed Westmi nster judge Anne Rogers Clark\, give us a crash course in wiener dog pol itics\, and some background on the longstanding and divisive controversi es that have dogged the dachshund community.Shocking allegations of anim al exploitation\, cheating\, doping\, and race rigging are also investig ated. WIENER TAKES ALL\, but in the end\, it gives back so much more. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:DeVargas 3 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/wienertakesalladogumentary_santaf e2008 UID:174906683-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T190000 SUMMARY:Milagro Awards Ceremony @ The Scottish Rite Temple DESCRIPTION:Filmmakers and our Luminaria Tributees accept top honors\nat the Milagro Awards Ceremony hosted by the legendary\nAli MacGraw and nat ive son Raoul Trujillo. The\nshow features presentations by notable New Mexicans\nand treasured members of the international film industry.\nOpe n to festival badge holders and the public. CATEGORIES:Party LOCATION:Scottish Rite Temple URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/milagroawardsceremonythescottishr itetemple_santafe2008 UID:175273421-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T164500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T175700 SUMMARY:School Play DESCRIPTION:Through an elaborate elementary school production of 'The Wiz ard of Oz'\, five fifth graders reveal the fascinating intricacies of be ing and becoming themselves. Every subtle moment sheds light on this per iod\, that is hilarious as it is challenging. From devil-may-care days t o heart-on-the-sleeve moments\, SCHOOL PLAY traces an insightful outline of the final days of childhood.From water fights to trampolines to scho ol and social pressures\, Jeff\, Joey\, Nick\, Elizabeth and Isabelle ar e all struggling to make it across the rickety bridge between childhood and adolescence.Joey is the spitting image of his father\, the class clo wn with the sharp wit. He is coming up on the age where girls find him i nteresting\, though he may or may not be oblivious to it. His parents ar e concerned that entertaining his peers gets in the way of their son's f ull potential. Now\, cast as a lead in the school play\, the pressure is on Joey to finally buckle down and rein in his childish antics.Jeffrey is the quintessential 'fat-kid'. Kids mock him\, while adults worry. For this highly sensitive child in his final year of grade school\, 'The Wi zard of Oz' is a chance to gain acceptance - if he can manage not ostrac ize himself even more through the rehearsals.Elizabeth is exactly what J effrey is not. Tiny and cute\, she asserts her individuality with aplomb . Her thoughts seem imbibed with wisdom and humor beyond her years. Eliz abeth lives for make-believe\, and the worlds she creates makes visiting Elizabeth a sheer joy.Isabel is a highly motivated 10 year old. Charism atic\, well spoken and observant\, she's the girl with the hungry look i n her eyes. After landing the role of Dorothy\, she attacks her job with gusto. But with her heart on the line\, Isabel must also learn about ho w to handle the pressure.Nick is the school's most passionate thespian - a fact complicated by his terrible stutter. But despite conflicting fea rs and desires\, Nick is also wonderfully self-aware. 'I do break off fr om the mainstream\,' he says. 'I don't want to be like everybody else... 'This is also a modern tale of American family and community. Indeed\, t he leafy\, suburban\, New York town in which these kids live seems to ha ng its hat on this elaborate play. From top-notch sets to lighting grids and a full orchestra\, this grade school show soon ratchets into a full scale spectacle - testing the moxie of the kids\, their families and th e neighborhood at large.As the demanding director shouts\, 'This is more than just a school play!.' Indeed. SCHOOL PLAY is about metamorphosis\, and a trip back to childhood itself. CATEGORIES:Featured, Making it Reel LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/schoolplay_santafe2008 UID:174899279-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T190700 SUMMARY:Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women DESCRIPTION:Shot in HD\, and using animation and digital effects as well as docudrama. this 82-minute production is the first film biography of t his American icon. It stars the 'peerless' Elizabeth Marvel\, and featur es Jane Alexander. Producer-Writer Harriet Reisen and Producer-Director Nancy Porter\, working from a script drawn from primary sources and film ing in many original locations\, have used documentary and dramatic tec hniques as well as experimental and flash animation\, green-screen\, and digital effects to bring a fresh approach to the PBS historical documen tary form. An independent project at its inception\, the program was co -produced with WNET and will be broadcast on the American Masters series early in 2009. It has not yet been shown publicly.Louisa May Alcott: T he Woman Behind Little Women is the story of the quest of a volatile tal ented woman\, to rescue her family from poverty and find wealth\, fame a nd happiness. Raised in the center of 19th century New England's great t ranscendentalist and abolitionist movements\, she learned about literatu re from Emerson\; Thoreau took her on his nature walks\; and she saw the Civil War up close as an army nurse. She had a secret career writing p ulp fiction featuring hashish users\, spies\, revolutionaries\,and women in every possible kind of crisis that was not discovered for 50 years a fter her death. Louisa Alcott was no little woman\, and her life was no children's book. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:Tipton Hall - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/louisamayalcottthewomanbehindlitt lewomen_santafe2008 UID:174896683-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T190500 SUMMARY:Our Spirits Don't Speak English: Indian Boarding School DESCRIPTION:'Our Spirits Don't Speak English: Indian Boarding School' exa mines a boarding school system designed to destroy Indian culture and tr ibal unity over 100 years.Begun in 1879 as an attempt to integrate indig enous peoples into western society\, the schools' mission\, according to Captain Richard Henry Pratt\, superintendent of Carlisle Indian Industr ial School was to 'kill the Indian and save the man.' Uprooted from the ir homes\, hundreds of students died\, but many survived to change the s ystem and gain fame. Among them\, Jim Thorpe\, honored at the 1912 Stock holm Olympics as 'greatest athlete in the world.' This is the last inte rview with Thorpe's daughter Grace before she passed away in\, 2008.Acco rding to executive producer Steven R. Heape\, an oral history shared by Andrew Windy Boy (Chippewa/Cree) inspired the film and its title. Windy Boy emotionally relates the assault on his culture in the late 1960's a nd early 1970's. 'I wasn't allowed to talk my native tongue or practice my native ways. I didn't know any other language\, so... Cree would com e out. And whenever I'd talk\, I'd get hit.' We learn how the boy knew the abasement but not the meaning of the dunce cap he was forced to wear . Gayle Ross\, renowned Cherokee storyteller and great granddaughter of Chief John Ross\, narrates . CATEGORIES:Southwest Showcase LOCATION:NM Film Museum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/ourspiritsdontspeakenglishindianb oardingschool_santafe2008 UID:174898586-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T192800 SUMMARY:Under Our Skin DESCRIPTION:In the early 1970's\, a mysterious new ailment was discovered among a group of children living around the town of Lyme\, CT. What was first diagnosed as isolated cases of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis\, ev entually became known as Lyme disease\, a potentially serious illness tr iggered by spiral-shaped bacteria. Today\, cases of Lyme disease have be en reported in all states. According to CDC estimates\, over 200\,000 pe ople may acquire the disease per year--more than cases of AIDS\, West Ni le Virus\, and Avian Flu combined. Many of those untreated will suffer c hronic debilitating illness. Some unknowingly will pass the disease on t o their unborn children. Many will lose their livelihoods\, and still ot hers will lose their lives. ??As the first in-depth film about Lyme dise ase\, UNDER OUR SKIN will be a feature-length documentary that takes vie wers into the lives of Lyme sufferers struggling to find answers and a r oad back to health. We watch a set of diverse characters battle not only a disease\, but what they see as a broken healthcare system. While the popular perception of Lyme disease is of a trivial joint-related problem easily cured with a few weeks of antibiotics\, our characters tell a ra dically different story. They are forced to live with confounding and de bilitating symptoms for months to years\, while searching for a diagnosi s and effective treatment. As they visit specialist after specialist\, s o many are told that their problems are stress related or 'all in their heads.' What is going on? CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:Forum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/underourskin_santafe2008 UID:174903652-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T200800 SUMMARY:The Class DESCRIPTION:Francois is a tough but fair teacher working in one of France 's toughest schools\, and his honest demeanor in the classroom has made him a great success with the students. But this year things are differen t\, because when the students begin to challenge his methods Francois wi ll find his classroom ethics put to the ultimate test. Francois Begaudea u stars in director Laurent Cantet's entry into the 2008 Cannes Film Fes tival. ~ Jason Buchanan\, All Movie Guide \n \nWinner\, Golden Palm Awa rd\, Cannes Film\nFestival. CATEGORIES:Special Presentation LOCATION:DeVargas 1 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/theclass_santafe2008 UID:174890127-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T201300 SUMMARY:Trouble Sleeping DESCRIPTION:A powerful drama based on real experiences - a group of Refug ees in Edinburgh do what they must to survive. Despite the watchful eye of the security services they have found a way to get on - but Ahmed's a rrival changes everything for ever.Ahme's believes in truth - a belief forged under torture - he now seeks asylum but the courts don't believe him. His quest for proof brings him to Halla. She shares his past and a secret that will destroy the people they both love. When the truth has sustained you\, can you ever afford to let it go? CATEGORIES:Eye on the World, Featured LOCATION:DeVargas 2 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/troublesleeping_santafe2008 UID:174903121-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T195700 SUMMARY:Kassim the Dream DESCRIPTION:This is the story of World Champion Boxer\, Kassim "The Dream " Ouma - born in Uganda\, kidnapped by the rebel army and trained to be a child soldier at the age of 6. When the rebels took over the governmen t\, Kassim became an army soldier who was forced to commit many horrific atrocities\, making him both a victim and perpetrator. He soon discover ed the army’s boxing team and realized the sport was his ticket to freed om. After 12 years of warfare\, Kassim defected from Africa and arrived in the United States. Homeless and culture shocked\, he quickly rose thr ough the boxing ranks and became Junior Middleweight Champion of the Wor ld. Kassim\, 27 seems to have obtained the American Dream with his jovia l nature\, fame and hip hop lifestyle. As Kassim trains for his next wor ld title fight against Jermain Taylor in Little Rock Arkansas\, keeping his demons out of the ring becomes increasingly difficult. His desires t o reunite with family in Uganda intensify when Kassim’s only hope for a safe return is a military pardon from the president and government respo nsible for his abduction. \n \nBiography \n\nKief Davidson is an aw ard-winning feature film and documentary director born and raised in Bro oklyn\, New York. His previous film\, THE DEVIL'S MINER\, made its world premiere at the Rotterdam Film Festival in 2005 and won over a dozen aw ards at International Film Festivals including Tribeca\, Hot Docs\, Chic ago\, Woodstock\, Jerusalem and Mexico City. He received the prestigious DGA Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Directi ng\, won the coveted FIPRESCI- Film Critics Award and the PBS Independen t Lens Audience Award. Kief has also directed and produced documentaries for The Discovery Channel\, ABC News\, PBS\, ARTE and A&E. As a narrati ve filmmaker\, Kief wrote and directed the dark comedy\, MINOR DETAILS\, an independent feature film starring Peter Sarsgaard and Larry Pine. He began his filmmaking career in 1993 as editor on the Academy Award-nomi nated documentary\, BLOOD TIES: THE LIFE AND WORK OF SALLY MANN. He is t he recipient of two Emmy nominations for his work with National Geograph ic and earned the International Monitor Award for Best Editing on the jo urnalistic film\, WHAT'S NEWS? 2008 American Film Market/SILVERDOCS Awar d. AFI Project: 20/20 is an American Film Institute (AFI) internation al initiative designed to enhance cultural exchange\, understanding and collaboration through filmmakers and their films from the US and abroad. It is an unprecedented cultural diplomacy effort that is the only inter national filmmaker exchange supported by all of America’s cultural agenc ies—National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)\, National Endowment for the H umanities (NEH)\, Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)—and th e President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. \n \nParticipa tion in AFI Project: 20/20 is by invitation based on an artist’s filmmak ing excellence and their potential for positively interrelating with fil m professionals\, filmmaking peers\, cultural officials and audiences\, particularly in foreign countries. AFI FEST—the debut festival for the p rogram—and the other venues and countries participating in AFI Project: 20/20 provide an arena for American and International cultural voices to be heard and seen\, creating learning opportunities for audiences and a rtists alike. Through workshops\, seminars and appearances at film fest ivals\, cultural centers\, museums and other community\, educational and cultural venues in the US and abroad\, AFI Project: 20/20 filmmakers wi ll promote mutual understanding\, while nurturing filmmaking excellence. \nNow in its third year\, the program continues to support and advoc ate the use of film in cultural diplomacy. Representing various countrie s\, AFI Project: 20/20’s multicultural roster of films challenges its au diences to examine\, reflect and celebrate diversity. In 2008-2009\, 13 filmmakers from 8 countries and their films are planning to visit China\ , Peru\, South Africa\, France and Great Britain\, as well as St. Louis\ , Santa Fe\, Washington\, D.C\, Honolulu\, Dallas and Waterville\, Maine . CATEGORIES:American Film Institute Project 20/20, Featured LOCATION:The Screen - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/kassimthedream_santafe2008 UID:174908707-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T203600 SUMMARY:Farewell Darkness DESCRIPTION:A returning Iraq war veteran arrives at a\ncrossroads – he ca n avenge his mother’s\nmistreatment at the hands of his abusive father\n or else he can let the past go and spare\nhimself his father’s torturous fate. Winner\,\nBest Feature Film\, Delray FF. CATEGORIES:Independent Spirits LOCATION:Santa Fe Film Center URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/farewelldarkness_santafe2008 UID:174893142-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T202400 SUMMARY:Milking The Rhino DESCRIPTION:A ferocious kill on the Serengeti? dire warnings about endang ered species? These cliches of nature documentaries ignore a key feature of the landscape: villagers just off-camera\, who navigate the dangers and costs of living with wildlife on a daily basis. When seen at all\, r ural Africans are often depicted as the problem ? they poach animals and encroach on habitat\, they spoil our myth of wild Africa. MILKING THE R HINO tells a more nuanced tale of human-wildlife coexistence in post-col onial Africa. The Maasai tribe of Kenya and Namibia?s Himba ? two of Ear th?s oldest cattle cultures ? are in the midst of upheaval. Emerging fro m a century of ?white man conservation\,? which turned their lands into game reserves and fueled resentment towards wildlife\, Himba and Maasai communities are now vying for a piece of the wildlife-tourism pie.Commun ity-based conservation\, which tries to balance the needs of wildlife an d people\, has been touted by environmentalists as ?win-win.? The realit y is more complex. ?We never used to benefit from these animals\,? a Maa sai host of a community eco-lodge explains. ?Now we milk them like cattl e!? His neighbor disagrees: ?A rhino means nothing to me! I can?t kill i t for meat like a cow.? And when drought decimates the grass shared by l ivestock and wildlife\, the community?s commitment to conservation is so rely tested.Charting the collision of ancient ways with Western expectat ions\, MILKING THE RHINO tells intimate\, hopeful and heartbreaking stor ies of people facing deep cultural change. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:DeVargas 3 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/milkingtherhino_santafe2008 UID:174896971-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T210000 SUMMARY:MIlagro Awards Reception @ The Market Pavilion DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the successes of all Santa Fe Film Festival\npartic ipants at the Market Pavilion located in the newly\nunveiled Railyard Di strict. Catering provided by Walter\nBurke\, beverages provided by Heine ken\, Barefoot\nWine\, Boutique Wines of New Mexico\, Alexander\nValley Wine\, Michael Collins Irish Whiskey\, Tommy Bahama\nRum\, Glaceau\, Red Bull and On Go Energy Shot.\nOpen to festival badge holders and the pub lic for $10/\ncover. 18+ Includes entry to the Santa Fe Film Festival’s\ nCenterpiece Party to follow. CATEGORIES:Party LOCATION:Pavilion at the Farmers Market URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/milagroawardsreceptionthemarketpa vilion_santafe2008 UID:175273840-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T201400 SUMMARY:50\,000 Balls DESCRIPTION:The documentary '50\,000 Balls' tracks four junior tennis pla yers on the road to the national championships\, revealing the mental\, emotional and physical demands and rewards of being a full-time student and top-ranked junior tennis player. \n'This film was made to educate\, motivate and inspire players\, parents and coaches\,' says Sara Weinhei mer\, who worked on the project with her late husband\, Tom Pura\, who c reated\, produced and underwrote '50\,000 Balls.' 'Tom wanted to capture this unique moment in the kids' lives when they have to be men on the c ourt\, but are boys off the court.' \n'50\,000 Balls' showcases the tou gh and tender moments of competitive tennis by following the players and their parents and coaches through the 2006 summer tournament season\, e nding at the Boys' 12s National Championships in Little Rock\, Ark. The boys are New York native T.J. Pura\, who recently moved to Los Angeles\; Mitchell Krueger of Aledo\, Texas\; Joseph DiGiulio of Newport Beach\, Calif.\; and Mitchell Polnet of Churchville\, Penn. All boys are ranked in the Top 20 of their respective USTA Sections. Interviews with the pl ayers\, parents and coaches are interspersed through hard-rocking on-cou rt action and scenes from home and school. \n \nBonus material includes coaches Tom Gullikson\, Jay Berger\, Gilad Bloom\, Chris Lewis\, Billy M cQuaid\, and Dave Licker discussing their coaching experiences and philo sophies. \n'50\,000 Balls' achieved 'Official Selection' honors at this summer's Newport (R.I.) International Film Festival\, the Northern Cali fornia Film Festival in Modesto\, and the Rome (Ga.) International Film Festival. CATEGORIES:Featured, Making it Reel LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/50000balls_santafe2008 UID:174893433-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T213800 SUMMARY:Gospel Hill DESCRIPTION:The arrival of a big corporation in a small\nSouthern town le ads old enemies to entertain\na difficult reconciliation. Introduced by\ ndirector Giancarlo Esposito. CATEGORIES:Special Presentation LOCATION:Scottish Rite Temple URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/gospelhill_santafe2008 UID:174893860-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T220000 SUMMARY:The Mission Creeps Show @ Warehouse 21 DESCRIPTION:The Mission Creeps are the subject of the music video\nCREEPY by selected filmmaker Gene Torres. They will delight the festival in th e flesh with\nreverb-drenched guitar\, psychotic and velvety vocals set\ nto sparse webs of swampy bass and polyrhythmic backbeats.\nOpen to fest ival badge holders and the public\nfor $5/cover. All ages show\, no alco hol on premises. CATEGORIES:Party LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/themissioncreepsshowwarehouse21_s antafe2008 UID:175274183-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T213000 SUMMARY:The Brothers Warner DESCRIPTION:An intimate portrait of the four film pioneers who founded an d ran Warner Bros. studios for over 50 years. This epic story is told in the voice of Harry Warner’s granddaughter and\nincludes never-before-se en footage from the family archives.\n \nFeaturing Dennis Hopper\, Debb ie Reynolds\, Angie Dickinson\, Tab Hunter\, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.\, and H askell Wexler. CATEGORIES:Art Matters LOCATION:Tipton Hall - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/thebrotherswarner_santafe2008 UID:176996203-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T201500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T214500 SUMMARY:The Objective DESCRIPTION:Supernatural thriller from BLAIR WITCH\nPROJECT director Dani el Myrick\, following\na special ops team carrying out a mission in\nAfg hanistan that finds itself lost in a Bermuda\nTriangle-type vortex of an cient evil. \nDIRECTOR'S STATEMENT: Daniel Myrick (The Blair Witch Proj ect) \n\n\n\n\nThe Objective taps into my fascination with 'extra terres trial' Phenomenon.\nWhether one believes in the existence of intelligent life elsewhere or not\,\nthere can be no question as to the effect such an idea has had on our\npsychology as a species. Are we alone? If not\, should we fear these other\nlife forms or embrace them? The Vimanas tha t is portrayed in this particular\nfilm is merely one name given to a pa rticular manifestation of this larger\nphenomenon. Our group of main ch aracters led by Ben Keynes realizes first\nhand that this presence in th e desert is like nothing they've ever\nexperienced before. The Objective \, as the title implies\, is for Ben to find\na certain truth to an on g oing mystery that has confounded his superiors\nback at CIA headquarters \, as well as himself. Part covert military mission\,\npart personal jou rney\, Ben employs all his resources\, both mental and\nphysical\, to fi nd this truth\, even if it means losing his comrades and his\nsanity in the process. One can argue whether or not this 'Triangle in the\nsky' is truly malevolent or merely protecting it's territorial rights that\nmay have existed long before humankind walked the earth. My purpose was to\ nconvey a sense of foreboding and dread with this story that creeps up\n inexorably around our main characters before they've had any real chance to\ncomprehend what's going on around them\, regardless of whether you believe\nthey're victims or perpetrators. Also\, I feel there's a subver sive\nunderpinning to this story that suggests that no matter how well w e think\nwe're prepared for a particular mission\, taking on something w e simply don't\nrespect or understand can have dire consequences and som etimes\, the best\naction to take is to leave well enough alone.\n\n\n \nFULL SYNOPSIS \n\nCIA Special Agent\, BEN KEYNES\, is greeted in South ern Afghanistan by a\nmassive sandstorm and MAJOR WALLY HAMER\, commande r of the Special Ops team.\nKeynes explains that their instructions are to locate MOHAMMED ABAN who is\nthe legendary mujahadeen leader that aid ed in defeated the Russians in the\nlate 70¹s. They need a video taped statement from Aban acknowledging his\nsupport of ridding the country of the Taliban\nThrough a carefully orchestrated visit to Mohammed Aban¹s village\, Keynes\nand the men quickly discover that the leader is long g one\, and his people\nbelieve only Allah locate Aban and free them of th e Taliban. Against his\nfamily¹s wishes\, the chief¹s grandson\, ABDUL \, joins the company to be their\nguide. Hamer presses to terminate the mission\, but Keynes has other orders\nand chooses the quickest route t hrough the mountain pass.\n \n\n\n\nAfter a close call with a land mine \, they encounter a surprise and viscous\nambush. SPECIALIST TRINOSKI is killed\, and the enemy dead mysteriously\nvanish. They are forced to a bandon their bullet-riddled truck and carry\nTrinoski with them to the a irlift site.\n \nUnbeknownst to the others\, Keynes is capturing the pr esence of a dark force\nwith his infrared gear. Their spirits are momen tarily lifted as the sound\nof a chopper approaches\, but the sound sudd enly vanishes. Hamer is\nconvinced that COLE\, the communications speci alist\, gave the wrong\ncoordinates\, but Cole is certain that¹s not the case. The next morning they\ndiscover Trinoski¹s remains splattered ac ross the rocks. Abdul preaches to\nthem that they have been cursed as C ole unsuccessfully attempts to make\nradio contact. \n \n\nThey carry o n\, bedding down the following night in a cave where they\nencounter a Œ Holy man in meditation. As the holy man relives his stories\nas a warri or around the fire\, SADLER\, the historian/ethnologist\, notices\nancie nt Sanskrit writing on the cave wall. He notes that the holy man's\nclo thing appears to be a British uniform from the period when an entire\ntr oop was annihilated in the region from the 19th Century. Keynes secretl y\nnotices illumination emanating from the triangle with his infrared ca mera.\nThe mission is clearly not as it seems and more than merely recor ding a\nstatement from Aban.\n \nDuring night watch\, Cole spots the ho ly man surrounded by armed men through\nhis night goggles. Certain he is being attacked\; Cole fires mercilessly into\nthe fighters as the man a waken only to find the Holy Man's body riddled with\nbullets. They pres s on and make their way further across the desert.\nEvents begin unfoldi ng faster than anyone¹s sanity can bear. DEGATAU\, the\nmedic\, becomes violently ill\, and their newly filled canteens contain only\nsand. Tw o headlights appear in the distance\; as the lights divide\, one\nlight heads to the skies at supernatural speed. They open fire and a\ngiganti c black triangle hovers above them all\, but they lose two men when a\nf orce field vaporized the men as if they were bugs. Hamer\, now mutinous \,\ndemands an answer from Keynes\, but Keynes is obligated to keep the men on a\nneed to know basis. Abdul\, in response to the disrespectful abandonment of\nthe holy man\, announces that they are already dead and leaps off the edge of\na cliff\, rather than face the path ahead. During a rough physical\nconfrontation with Hamer\, Keynes explains that they are there to attract the\nŒVimanas' so that the CIA can gather data.\n \n\n\n\n\nSadler looses control when the ŒVimanas' reappear and is vapor ized as he\nattacks. Keynes knows they are very close as he spots Mohamm ed Aban\,\nsurrounded by warriors with his infrared camera. He must end eavor to move\nforward but his company is rapidly dwindling. DEGATAU is both dying of\nthirst\, and unable to drink. Hamer abandons his weapon a nd runs away in\nsearch of water. Keynes begrudgingly gives Degatau the last of his emergency\ncanteen and continues on his mission.\n \nA forc e now seems to pull Keynes forward\; he is drawn to a magnificent oasis\ nwhere water is flowing in abundance. He drinks as one dying of thirst. He\ntastes it and senses something is wrong. Lying in the water the blo ated\,\nbloodied is the body of Major Wally Hamer. Keynes utters a repu lsive gasp.\nHe hears a helicopter¹s swirling blades in the distance. I nspired he\nlaunches a flare from his backpack. The sound grows louder a nd louder as the\nflare hangs and illumines the sky. Keynes collapses\, screaming in terror\nand despair. He is illuminated by light carrying t he figure of Mohammed Aban\nsending ghost-like figures to retrieve Agent Keynes as he screams and is\ntransported to what would have to be calle d another demission CATEGORIES:Special Presentation LOCATION:NM Film Museum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/theobjective_santafe2008 UID:174897787-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T201500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T214600 SUMMARY:Squeezebox DESCRIPTION:It was 1994 and Rudolph Guiliani was just starting his first term as mayor of New York City. New York was in transition still suffer ing the financial hangover of the economic devastation of the 70's. A d eal had been cut years ago to turn the porn palaces of Times Square into the family friendly mall that it is today. Downtown was in flux too. T he music scene shifted from the Ritz and Palladium to the much smaller B rownies\, Mercury Lounge and the marginalized CBGB's. In this vacuum\, a group of gay rock and rollers sought to create a place where they woul d feel comfortable. As outcasts from both the gay and rock worlds\, the y wanted a place where rock bands ruled in a drag-centric gay environmen t. The only rule was there was to be no lip-synching. What happened fo r seven years at the corner of Spring and Greenwich every Friday night i n Don Hill's nightclub was a virtual harmonic convergence of maniacs whe re rock bands\, drag queens and performance artists were allowed to crea te and develop their wildest ideas for a crowd that was open to anything !Two months before the final SqueezeBox!\, Lyle Derek\, one of the origi nal go-go dancers for the party\, thought there was a story to tell and a moment not to be missed. He brought his two friends\, Zach Shaffer an d Steve Saporito\, on board to produce with him\, and with a rag-tag gro up of cameramen\, they set out to document the last blow-out party in 20 01. Then began the task of tracking down archival video and photographs . After mining through roughly 100 hours of footage and interviews and creating several rough assemblies\, Erin Nesbit was brought in to help m ake sense of it all. As the story's task master\, she required each ele ment to be earned\, and after a year of work the story had been carved o ut to where the heart and soul\, of Squeezebox were vividly realized. Wi th story intact\, it was time to bring in people who were going to add v isual language to the film. Enter Sean Pierce and Dan Dome. Sean is on e of the stars of the film\, as lead guitar player of the Toilet Boys\, and Dan has been part of every shoot and edit from the beginning of the project\, so it was natural to turn to them to help us cross the finish line. From the very instant he had the rough cut and the raw materials\ , Sean set out a blazing pace of raw power and enthusiasm and began to d azzle us with graphics and imagery that made the story breathe. The re sult\, we hope\, is a film that will both entertain and inspire. CATEGORIES:Art Matters LOCATION:Forum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/squeezebox_santafe2008 UID:174901179-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T220200 SUMMARY:Doubt DESCRIPTION:When the principal (Meryl Streep) of a Bronx Catholic High Sc hool accuses a popular priest (Philip Seymour Hoffman) of pedophilia\, a young nun caught in between the feuding pair becomes hopelessly swept u p in the ensuing controversy. \n \n1964\, St. Nicholas\, the Bronx: The winds of change are sweeping through this tight-knit religious communit y\, and charismatic priest Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is doin g his best to adapt by revisiting the school's notoriously strict discip linary practices. Unfortunately Father Flynn's progressive ideas stand i n stark contrast to the longstanding beliefs of Sister Aloysius Beauvier (Meryl Streep)\, the iron-willed principal who believes that an oppress ive environment of punishment and fear is the only way to keep the stude nt body in line. Suddenly into this tempestuous environment appears youn g Donald Muller\, St. Nicholas' first black student. When hopeful innoce nt Sister James (Amy Adams) reluctantly reveals to Sister Beauvier that Father Flynn and Donald have been spending an unusual amount of time tog ether in the church rectory\, the unrelentingly righteous headmistress b egins a merciless crusade to reveal the beloved clergyman as a lecherous child molester and have him permanently expunged from the school. Yet d espite her moral certainty that Father Flynn has committed such an unspe akable transgression\, Sister Beauvier has not a shred of actual evidenc e to back up her audacious claim. Now\, as Sister Beauvier and Father Fl ynn enter into an epic battle of wills\, the shock waves set into motion by their explosive confrontation threatens to destroy one man's reputat ion\, and tear apart the entire surrounding community. John Patrick Shan ley adapts his own play for the screen under the guidance of producer Sc ott Rudin (The Queen\, Notes on a Scandal). ~ Jason Buchanan\, All Movie Guide CATEGORIES:Gala Presentation LOCATION:DeVargas 1 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/doubt_santafe2008 UID:174891575-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T231700 SUMMARY:Gomorra DESCRIPTION:There’s a remarkable scene in Matteo Garrone’s Italian mafia film Gomorrah\, where a smooth-talking\, ostensibly respectable business man is overseeing the dumping of thousands of barrels of toxic waste in an abandoned quarry. When an accident causes his drivers to mutiny\, Mr Franco (Toni Servillo) and his assistant drive into town and return\, no t with a doctor\, but a gang of homeless kids who climb into the lorries \, sit on cushions\, and continue to deliver the endless barrels of pois on to the pit. Covered in a thin layer of sand\, the barrels will seep i nto the ground water\, destroying the land. Later\, Franco will take a b asket of gnarled peaches from an elderly grandmother with a smile\, then stop his car and throw them in a ditch to rot\, overcome by their taint ed stench.\n \nThese scenes\, one arm of an astounding\, multi-layered epic\, reveal the intense cynicism of the Naples mafia\, known as the Ca morra\, who illicitly dispose of northern Italy’s industrial waste in th e rural south\, becoming phenomenally rich in the process. But Garrone a lso wants to show us the limitless amount of cheap\, undocumented labour available to the criminals\, a deep pool of illegal immigrants and poor natives who will do anything for money and who\, in some cases\, see th e Camorra as the only way to escape grinding poverty and social isolatio n.\n \nGomorrah isn't one of those crime operas with a cast of romantic ally lit\, gentlemanly Don Corleones to follow. Much of the action takes place in a vast\, crumbling housing estate on the outskirts of the city \, a warren of apartments and catwalks where every move is watched by dr ug dealer’s sentries. Without explanation\, we are thrown into the middl e of five interconnected stories. Mr Franco is busy destroying the lands cape around the city. Two Scarface-addled teenagers (Marco Macor and Cir o Petrone) decide to wage war against the local Camorra boss\, a fat\, i gnorant boor who rules his kingdom from a tiny\, steamy flat. One of his underlings is a likeable\, ambitious youngster (the brilliant Salvatore Abruzzese) who delivers groceries for his mother’s shop but wants to be come a proper mobster and will do anything to achieve that. At the same time\, an impoverished tailor (Salvatore Cantalupo) in an illegal worksh op is busy making cheap copies of designer frocks\, a skill that has cau ght the attention of a new gang\, the Chinese\, who lure him away with t he promise of a fortune. Finally\, there’s an elderly foot-soldier (Gian felice Imparato)\, a bag-man who delivers cash to mob-affiliated familie s\, small payments rewarding loyalty or silence\, but who gets caught up in a turf war between rival gangs.\n \nWhereas Antonioni\, for instanc e\, might have spun these sprawling elements into a downtempo meditation on the parasitic effect of crime\, Garrone is not interested in grand g estures or proclamations\, preferring to allow the facts to speak for th emselves and in the process\, draft a catalogue of how all-pervasive and corrosive the Mafia influence has become. This is a chilling\, brutal m osaic of cross-generational corruption\, violence\, greed and power\, sp iked with beautifully presented and astonishingly powerful set-pieces th at throb with incisive anger. Shot like news reports from a war zone and hewing closely to journalist Roberto Saviano’s best-selling non fiction book\, Garrone simply and efficiently details how to many Neapolitans\, the underworld has become the real world.\n \nGomorrah\, which won the Grand Prix at Cannes this year\, is the finest film to arrive on our sc reens since January’s double whammy of No Country For Old Men and There Will Be Blood\, as dark and nihilistic as either of those masterpieces b ut firmly grounded in the reality of its origins. A must see.\n-- John M aguire\, Confessions of a Film Critic CATEGORIES:Eye on the World LOCATION:The Screen - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/gomorra_santafe2008 UID:174893742-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T224500 SUMMARY:2:22 DESCRIPTION:The plan was simple\; the events that followed were not. When a tight crew of four thieves decide to take down a boutique hotel in th e dead of winter things go horribly wrong. Unsuspecting hotel guests unw ittingly play a part in this tangled web. Unusual lives and hard choices intertwine\, twisting the scheme to the point of no return. Loyalty\, l ove\, friendship and honor are brought to a boil in this graphic crime t hriller. Rooted in reality 2:22 draws its style from the classic French film Rififi with the story telling of Dog Day Afternoon. CATEGORIES:Independent Spirits LOCATION:DeVargas 2 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/222_santafe2008 UID:174903155-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T020000 SUMMARY:The Centerpiece Party @ The Market Pavilion DESCRIPTION:sexy and sophisticated blend for the internationally acclaime d\nDJ Behrouz. The summer release of his double\nCD\, “Pure Behrouz NYC” \, on Nervous Records has taken\nhim around the world and now to our fin e city for the\nSanta Fe Film Festival’s Centerpiece Party\, co-presente d\nby the College of Santa Fe. Catering provided by Walter\nBurke\, beve rages provided by Heineken\, Barefoot\nWine\, Boutique Wines of New Mexi co\, Alexander\nValley Wine\, Michael Collins Irish Whiskey\, Tommy Baha ma\nRum\, Glaceau\, Red Bull and On Go Energy Shot.\nOpen to festival ba dge holders and the public for $10/\ncover. 18+ CATEGORIES:Party LOCATION:Pavilion at the Farmers Market URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/thecenterpieceparty_santafe2008 UID:175274031-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T223800 SUMMARY:Selfless DESCRIPTION:SELFLESS - a film by the Pander Brothers\n \nSELFLESS is an existential thriller about a self-absorbed architect whose world collaps es\nwhen his identity is stolen. Recently awarded Best Feature\, Best S creenplay\, Best\nSupporting Actor (Mo Gallini)\, and Best Editing at th e BendFilm Festival\, SELFLESS stars\nJoshua Rengert\, Mo Gallini (2 Fas t 2 Furious\, End of Days\, Mulholland Drive)\, October\nMoore\, and Jen Hong.\n \nDylan Gray\, a rising young star in the trendy 'green' archi tecture movement\, is flying\nhigh from winning a prized high-rise commi ssion when he unwittingly plants the seeds of\nhis own destruction durin g a chance encounter with a deadly stranger. While waiting to\nboard his plane home to Portland\, Dylan sketches an unflattering caricature of f ellow\npassenger Wesley Stone to impress an attractive flight attendant. As Dylan soon learns\,\nthe stranger he brazenly ridiculed is a master at stealing identities. And he's just made\nDylan Gray his next target!\ n \nThe Pander brothers and actor Mo Gallini will be in attendance at t he SELFLESS screenings.\n \n\n"CREEPY!" - Todd Haynes\, Director (Far F rom Heaven\, I'm Not There\, Safe)\n \n"Stylish\, smart and compelling. " - The Oregonian\n \n"Wholly engrossing... Chic direction and sheer ba lls." - Willamette Week\n \n"A deftly woven narrative." The Source Week ly CATEGORIES:Independent Spirits LOCATION:Santa Fe Film Center URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/selfless_santafe2008 UID:174899854-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T225500 SUMMARY:Rule of Three DESCRIPTION:A suspenseful film-noir that takes place at\nthree points in time within a single motel\nroom\, viewing the events before\, during\, and\nafter a college graduate’s abduction. CATEGORIES:Featured, Mañana Film Series LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/ruleofthree_santafe2008 UID:174899227-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081206T230800 SUMMARY:State Of Rock DESCRIPTION:In 2001\, Brooklyn-based Girls of Porn (GOP) were a popular l ocal rock band. They were on the track to success and doing everything right. They played clubs three nights a week. They booked regional tours . They had a world-renowned record producer set to mix their debut and s hop their album to the majors. But shortly before recording was to begin \, powerhouse lead singer Ray West (Spread Eagle) left the band to pursu e a solo career. This was devastating news and G.O.P. was confronted wit h a tough decision: face band death\, or find a new front man. State of Rock follows the remaining members of G.O.P. on their quest\, introduci ng us to a driven bunch of unsung dreamers in the process: the roadie wh o always wanted to be in a band\; the businessman who used to be\; and t he two would-be lead singers who get their chance (including a pre-Ameri can Idol Constantine Maroulis). Shot in and around Williamsburg\, Brookl yn and two of NYC's most notorious rock clubs (The Continental & Don Hil l's)\, the movie acts as both an intimate portrayal of band dynamics and a down and dirty concert film. The filmmakers were granted rare access to their subjects over a three year period\, allowing for a deep\, insid e look at these musician's lives - both offstage and on. Funny\, moving and sometimes surreal\, State of Rock is a testament to a time\, a place and the idea that making it is not always the solution. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:DeVargas 3 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/stateofrock_santafe2008 UID:174901245-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T112200 SUMMARY:Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women DESCRIPTION:Shot in HD\, and using animation and digital effects as well as docudrama. this 82-minute production is the first film biography of t his American icon. It stars the 'peerless' Elizabeth Marvel\, and featur es Jane Alexander. Producer-Writer Harriet Reisen and Producer-Director Nancy Porter\, working from a script drawn from primary sources and film ing in many original locations\, have used documentary and dramatic tec hniques as well as experimental and flash animation\, green-screen\, and digital effects to bring a fresh approach to the PBS historical documen tary form. An independent project at its inception\, the program was co -produced with WNET and will be broadcast on the American Masters series early in 2009. It has not yet been shown publicly.Louisa May Alcott: T he Woman Behind Little Women is the story of the quest of a volatile tal ented woman\, to rescue her family from poverty and find wealth\, fame a nd happiness. Raised in the center of 19th century New England's great t ranscendentalist and abolitionist movements\, she learned about literatu re from Emerson\; Thoreau took her on his nature walks\; and she saw the Civil War up close as an army nurse. She had a secret career writing p ulp fiction featuring hashish users\, spies\, revolutionaries\,and women in every possible kind of crisis that was not discovered for 50 years a fter her death. Louisa Alcott was no little woman\, and her life was no children's book. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:Tipton Hall - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/louisamayalcottthewomanbehindlitt lewomen_santafe2008 UID:176996326-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T101500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T233500 SUMMARY:Welcome to Enurmino! DESCRIPTION:In the autonomous region of Chukotka\, More than 3\,700 miles from the Russian capital\, lies the village of Enurmino. In this enligh tening story\, villagers struggle to maintain traditional Chukchi cultur e while challenged by the changing landscape and increasing isolation. T he town electrician Boris Gytgyroskhin dreams of harnessing untapped res ources to provide the town's energy. Mayor Natalia Rakhtyna brings the c ommunity together despite a lack of resources from the government. Direc tor Aleksei Vakhrushev weaves a portrait of Enurmino set in the Russian panorama of walrus hunting\, winter preparation\, and the village childr en's departure to a state-run boarding school. Aleksei Vakhrushev was bo rn in Anadyr\, the capital of the Chukchi autonomous region (Russia)\, i n 1969. His films include Time When Dreams Melt and Birds of Naukan. CATEGORIES:All Roads Film Project LOCATION:NM Film Museum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/welcometoenurmino_santafe2008 UID:174905835-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T101500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T114400 SUMMARY:When Colin Met Joyce DESCRIPTION:Joyce and Colin Clague have been married for 40 years. But it is their zeal for social justice\, humanity\, and family that binds the m to each other. Their commitment to making changes that create real opp ortunities for Aboriginal people has guided their strong political and s ocial welfare views. They are a united front when it comes to maintainin g cultural teachings\, supporting children\, breaking down barriers\, de monstrating a strong work ethic\, speaking out when the need arises\, th inking of the bigger picture\, and wanting something better for the next generation. Their work has helped shape a nation and is a model for fut ure civic endeavors. Rima Tamou’s short documentary credits include Desp erate Times\, Ankula Watjarira\, and Back to the Yumba. This is his firs t feature-length documentary. CATEGORIES:All Roads Film Project LOCATION:Forum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/whencolinmetjoyce_santafe2008 UID:174906178-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T115500 SUMMARY:Phyllis And Harold DESCRIPTION:'Phyllis and Harold' began as a history of the filmmaker's pa rent's disastrous fifty-nine year marriage\, was shot over many years an d could never be shown to the public as long as her father was still ali ve. Tolstoy wrote that 'each unhappy marriage is unhappy in its own way. ' This one is a doozy. But the film is far more than merely a documentat ion of the lives of a couple that never should have been together. It is a loving and extremely funny satire on the sins of suburbia. Mixing re portage\, cinema verite\, storytelling\, animation and an exquisite trov e of slides and home movies\, Kleine takes us on a journey through time from the late 1930's through WWII and the post war prosperity and into t he very recent present. The film delves into the mystery of time and of time passing. It deals with the nature of living a life\, the little suc cesses\, the heartbreaking mistakes\, the fleeting celebrations\, the ch allenge of dying and even the victory over death itself. What does it fe el like to be here? What does it feel like to see some of those closest to us disappear?At the heart of the film is a stunning family secret\, s pun into a tale that constantly surprises. Phyllis and Harold shows us that there is no such thing as ordinary people\, that each one of us in our own way is extraordinary\, and that each life can be celebrated as a work of art. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:DeVargas 2 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/phyllisandharold_santafe2008 UID:174898787-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T104500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T122200 SUMMARY:No Subtitles Necessary\, Vilmos and Laszlo DESCRIPTION:The story of Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond’s departure fr om Hungary and rise to glory in Hollywood\, shooting such groundbreaking titles as EASY RIDER\, McCABE AND MRS. MILLER\, PAPER MOON\, FIVE EASY PIECES and CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND.\n \nFeaturing appearance s by Sandra Bullock\, Dennis Hopper\, Jon Voight\, Sharon Stone\, Barbra Streisand\, Vittorio Storaro\, Karen Black\, Ellen Kuras\, Richard Donn er\, Peter Bogdanovich\, and John Williams. CATEGORIES:Tributee Salute LOCATION:The Screen - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/nosubtitlesnecessaryvilmosandlasz lo_santafe2008 UID:174897697-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T120300 SUMMARY:Arusi (Persian Wedding) DESCRIPTION:Filmmaker Marjan Tehrani chronicles her brother's return to I ran as he travels with his American wife to have a traditional Persian w edding and explore his lost heritage. In weaving the couple's personal s tory with archival news footage\, ARUSI considers the history and impact of the relationship between Iran and America. Behind the curtain of pol itical tension\, the film offers rare glimpses of both modern and tradit ional Iran\, a vibrant and complex country that is sealed off to much of the West. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:DeVargas 3 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/arusipersianwedding_santafe2008 UID:174888352-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T140000 SUMMARY:The Art and Business of Screenwriting DESCRIPTION:A discussion of the art\, business and technique of writing\n motion picture and television scripts\, including protection\nfrom copyr ight and other infringements. Moderator\nCraig Serling\, writer/director /editor (JAM). Panelists:\nKirk Ellis\, Emmy-winning writer (JOHN ADAMS\ , INTO\nTHE WEST)\, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby\, Oscar-nominated\nduo (C HILDREN OF MEN\, FIRST SNOW)\, Robert\nKnott\, actor/writer/producer (AP PALOOSA)\, Charles\nHenderson\, award-winning novelist and screenwriter\ ;\nand Si Dunn of Sagecreek Productions\, award-winning\nscreenwriter\, author\, journalist and script doctor. CATEGORIES:Panel LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/theartandbusinesofscrenwriting_sa ntafe2008 UID:175279385-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T111500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T130600 SUMMARY:You Never Know DESCRIPTION:Collection of 12 provocative new shorts by emerging filmmaker s\, the majority of them women. The selections include:\n \nAND THEN SH E WAS GONE (7 minutes) Two women share a mystical experience on a park b ench after three years of seeing each other at the same park but never s peaking. Directors: Jacqueline Pennewill and Pete Konzcal \n \nCHAD VAD ER (5 minutes) Life is hard for Chad Vader\, the younger\, less charisma tic brother of Darth Vader\, who is the day shift manager of a grocery s tore. Directors: Matt Sloan and Aaron Yonda \n \nDIRTY GIRL (5 minutes) An animated\, darkly humorous chronicle of breast cancer surgery from a patient’s perspective. Director: Jennifer Clary\n \nDOWN A DARK ROAD ( 6 minutes) One man seeks revenge\, the other justice – but the lines bet ween them start to blur. Director: Greg Thompson\n \nTHE DRUMMER (19 mi nutes) A jobless drummer finally gets a gig subbing at a snooty wedding\ ; when the rest of the band doesn’t show\, his salvation is up to him. D irector: Bill Block\n \nGEORGE AND KARL (4 minutes) Two homeless men wh o resort to sharing everything out of desperation share a last supper\, of sorts. Director: David Grainger\n \nHAVDALAH (13 minutes) An observa nt Jewish woman\, stifled by her critical husband\, finds an unexpected way to carve out a small slice of happiness and personal freedom. Direct or: Alyson Silverman\n \nIN VIVID DETAIL (18 minutes) A couple tries to decide whether they can stay together in spite of a grave neurological disorder. Director: Dara Bratt\n \nISABEL (4 minutes) A father scolds h is little girl for making noise when he’s trying to work. She disturbs h im again\, late that night – but does she even exist? Director: Shawna B aca\n \nMISSING PIECES (16 minutes) Young David Ostermann has himself c astrated to end his obsessive worries about testicular cancer – only to discover that his quest has just begun. Director: Samah Tokmachi\n \nSE XY CLOWN BITCH (7 minutes) An unhappy clown fails to cheer up patients i n a hospital children’s ward\, but a chance meeting on an elevator renew s and redeems her career. Director: Laura Newman\n \nSPANISH BOOTS (7 m inutes) A bar-room flirtation\, with the bartender as jealous witness\, leads a woman to rethink her life-defining habits. Director: Domenica C ameron-Scorsese CATEGORIES:Independent Spirits LOCATION:Santa Fe Film Center URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/youneverknow_santafe2008 UID:174907074-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T132300 SUMMARY:Dropping In: The True Story of Don Wimmer DESCRIPTION:At the age of 42\, an accountant defies his\nfamily and frien ds\, giving up everything to\npursue a quixotic dream to become a profes sional\nskateboarder. CATEGORIES:Independent Spirits LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/droppininthetruestoryofdonwimmer_ santafe2008 UID:174892734-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T135100 SUMMARY:One Bad Cat: The Reverend Albert Wagner Story DESCRIPTION:ONE BAD CAT is about the transformative role art plays in the tumultuous life of 82 year-old\, African-American\, renowned 'outsider' artist Reverend Albert Wagner. He has been a lightening rod for controv ersy his entire life. Through his primitive yet powerful paintings\, pe rsonal stories in voice over\, and interviews with his family\, two mist resses\, art experts and patrons\, the film explores how racism\, ego an d lust led Albert to incarceration and to the brink of ruin. Miraculous ly turned onto religion at age 50\, he was inspired by God to paint. He became an ordained minister\, and both he and his work have appeared in many private collections\, national publications and museums worldwide. Influenced by his racist Southern upbringing\, his controversial artwork sometimes rails against the lifestyles of members of the African-Americ an community. While encouraging them to strengthen their spirituality a nd live up to their potential\, he simultaneously accuses the community of self-oppression\, a disregard for familial responsibility and a weakn ess for sexual gratification. Are Albert's beliefs and the subjects of his paintings and sculptures a consequence of internalized racism? Could they be his personal rationalization for his past behavior in his quest for self-redemption? Or might they be partially based on his clientele of mostly White patrons who Albert believes must validate his work in o rder to attract Black buyers? ONE BAD CAT explores why\, during Albert' s pursuit of salvation through his art\, he creates as many detractors a s champions. CATEGORIES:Art Matters, Featured LOCATION:Tipton Hall - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/onebadcatthereverendalbertwagners tory_santafe2008 UID:174898039-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T144000 SUMMARY:Breaking The Maya Code DESCRIPTION:There are over six million Maya today. They have a rich and vibrant culture\, and have guarded their traditions with great care. Bu t for four centuries they have been a people cut off from the written re cord of their own extraordinary past.For almost 2000 years\, the ancient Maya recorded their history and ideas in an intricate and beautiful scr ipt. Then\, in the 16th century\, Spanish invaders burned their books a nd ruthlessly extinguished hieroglyphic literacy. By the 18th century\, when stone inscriptions were discovered buried in the jungles of Centra l America and bark-paper books began to surface in the libraries of Euro pe\, no one on earth could read them.Breaking the Maya Code is the story of the struggle to unlock the secrets of the hieroglyphs\, arguably one of the most complex writing systems ever created. It is based in large part on the book by archaeologist and historian Michael Coe\, himself i ntimately involved in the decipherment story. His book has been called by the New York Times 'one of the great stories of twentieth century sci entific discovery'. This is a detective story filled with misunderstandi ngs and false leads\, rivalries and colliding personalities. It leads u s from the jungles of Guatemala to the bitter cold of Russia\, from anci ent Maya temples to the dusty libraries of Dresden and Madrid.Through on e of the great intellectual achievements of the past 200 years\, the wor ds of the ancient Maya scribes have begun to speak once more. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:Forum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/breakingthemayacode_santafe2008 UID:174889230-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T135900 SUMMARY:The Life Penalty DESCRIPTION:Why does the United States rank with China\, Saudi Arabia\, I ran and Vietnam in executions? Support for 'death' centers in the forme r slave states\, and 'who must die' is not a question of justice\, but o f politics. Discover how a rebel pubic defender from Boulder\, Colorado threw a monkey wrench into America's 'death machine'. Slip into a juro r's seat as David Wymore and other nationally recognized criminal defens e attorneys bring their fight against the death penalty to the front lin e: the courtroom. Casting a revelatory and often uncomfortable light on the US justice system\, The Life Penalty shakes the ethical and moral fo undations of capital punishment. Featuring two Bob Dylan songs\, includi ng the never before released 'Ballad of Donald White'. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:NM Film Museum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/thelifepenalty_santafe2008 UID:174895687-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T143500 SUMMARY:Christmas Miracle at Sage Creek DESCRIPTION:FREE ADMISSION FOR CHILDREN. Wes\nStudi and David Carradine t eam up in a\nfamily-friendly Western shot on the Eaves\nRanch outside Sa nta Fe. Winner\, Western\nSpur Award\, Best Drama Script. CATEGORIES:Southwest Showcase LOCATION:Scottish Rite Temple URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/christmasmiracleatsagecreek_santa fe2008 UID:174889906-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T140500 SUMMARY:Corazon Vaquero - The Heart Of The Cowboy DESCRIPTION:Corazon Vaquero is a high-definition cinematic journey into C alifornia's Final Frontier. Hidden in the mountains of Baja California\, Mexico exists the last western frontier. A place where people are livin g the way they have for 300 years. These direct descendants of the Spani sh missionary soldiers still live the lifestyle of the California Vaquer o\; the famed noble horseman of the West.Experience the grace\, humor an d hospitality of the mountain people as we join western saddlemaker Garr y McClintock and renown Baja California photographer Eve Ewing in this i nformative and entertaining portrait of a people living in harmony with their environment. Welcome to the Corazon Vaquero - The Heart of the Co wboy!This 65 minute documentary also features commentary by esteemed Baj a California historian Harry Crosby and Professor Fermin Reygadas (Profe ssor of History and Archeology\, University of La Paz\, Baja California Sur). CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:DeVargas 2 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/corazonvaquerotheheartofthecowboy _santafe2008 UID:174890332-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081208T003000 SUMMARY:Fanboys DESCRIPTION:A group of sci-fi obsessed friends hatch a\nwild scheme to br eak into George Lucas’\nSkywalker Ranch to steal a print of STAR\nWARS: EPISODE 1 ahead of its release.\nShot in New Mexico. CATEGORIES:Special Presentation LOCATION:DeVargas 1 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/fanboys_santafe2008 UID:174893238-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T131500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T152600 SUMMARY:Everlasting Moments DESCRIPTION:Jan (THE NEW LAND\, THE EMIGRANTS)\nTroell has created anothe r radiant period\npiece\, focusing on the real-life saga of a\nwoman nea r the turn of the 20th century\nwho becomes an accomplished photographer .\nSweden’s official Oscar submission. CATEGORIES:Special Presentation LOCATION:The Screen - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/everlastingmoments_santafe2008 UID:174892891-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T151500 SUMMARY:An Unlikely Weapon DESCRIPTION:In 1968\, Eddie Adams photographed a\nSaigon police chief sho oting a Vietcong\nguerrilla point blank. Some say that photo ended the V ietnam war. It brought Eddie fame and a Pulitzer\, but he remained haunt ed by the man he had vilified.\n \nWith Eddie Adams\, Peter Arnett\, To m Brokaw\, Bill Clinton\, and Morley Safer. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:DeVargas 3 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/anunlikelyweapon_santafe2008 UID:174905128-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T134500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T151800 SUMMARY:Cavalcade of Animation DESCRIPTION:Thirteen animated shorts guaranteed\nto send a thrill up your leg. From the whimsical to the wicked\, from the sublime to the silly\, this collection covers the full gamut. One word of caution: The program might not be\nsuitable for children. CATEGORIES:Independent Spirits LOCATION:Santa Fe Film Center URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/cavalcadeofanimation_santafe2008 UID:174889453-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T160000 SUMMARY:The State of New Mexico Film DESCRIPTION:A discussion on the current state of New Mexico filmmaking\,\ nfocusing on production\, financing and the\nstate’s incentives program. Moderator Karen Dallett Redhawk\,\nfounder of the Talking Stick Film Fe stival With\nJon Hendry\, IATSE 480\; Barbara Wall\, evp of TV at\nLions gate\, working on the “Crash” series in Albuquerque\;\nRich Henrich\, fo under of Film for Change\; Thadd\nTurner of Talmarc Productions\, who ha s filmed many\nfeatures in New Mexico\; Alton Walpole\, legendary\nNew M exico-based producer. CATEGORIES:Panel LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/thestateofnewmexicofilm_santafe20 08 UID:175279451-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T141500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T154400 SUMMARY:As We Forgive DESCRIPTION:Could you forgive a person who murdered your family? This is the question faced by the subjects of As We Forgive\, a documentary abou t Rosaria and Chantal—two Rwandan women who come face-to-face with the m en who slaughtered their families during the 1994 genocide. The subjects of As We Forgive speak for a nation still wracked by the grief of a gen ocide that killed one in eight Rwandans in 1994. Overwhelmed by an enorm ous backlog of court cases\, the government has returned more than 50\,0 00 thousand genocide perpetrators back to the very communities they help ed to destroy. Without the hope of full justice\, Rwanda has turned to a new solution: reconciliation. But can it be done? Can survivors truly f orgive the killers who destroyed their families? Can the government expe ct this from its people? And can the church\, which failed at moral lead ership during the genocide\, fit into the process of reconciliation toda y? In As We Forgive\, director Laura Waters Hinson and narrator Mia Farr ow explore these topics through the lives of four neighbors once caught in opposite tides of a genocidal bloodbath\, and follow their extraordin ary journey from death to life through forgiveness. Laura Waters Hinson is a filmmaker and photographer based in the Washington\, D.C.\, area. CATEGORIES:All Roads Film Project LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/asweforgive_santafe2008 UID:174888872-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T160200 SUMMARY:Don't Know\, We'll See: The Work Of Karen Karnes DESCRIPTION:What does a grounded life of creative expression look and fee l like in today's world? It is difficult to find\, even among the most c ommitted of artists in any medium\, someone whose work is an unbroken rh ythm with her life. Karen Karnes is such an artist. The constancy\, the slow and even pacing\, the focus and simplicity of her life are the cont ext of her art --which comes not from her head\, not from her ambition n or even from experimentation. Her work grows from her body and from her life. She has been working nearly every day for over 60 years\, and now at the age of 82\, her work continues to have a strength\, a quiet grace and an astonishing freshness. The principal filmmaker\, Lucy Massie Phe nix\, has been a friend and photographer of Karen Karnes since the late 1960's. Archival sequences from the '50's trace Karen's development at B lack Mountain College and the artists' Gatehill Community in Stony Point \, New York. In 1998\, during the firing of the large wood-fired kiln\, her home and studio burned to the ground and we were there filming the n ext day\, when the kiln was the only structure left. The film accompani es Karen to some of the places that have inspired the sense of mystery i n her sculptural work. Key sequences are the images of Karen Karnes' wor k through the decades of her artistry\, the visual representations of th e continuity with our deepest and earliest impulses to make form out of spirit. CATEGORIES:Art Matters LOCATION:Tipton Hall - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/dontknowwellseetheworkofkarenkarn es_santafe2008 UID:174891415-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T151500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T162900 SUMMARY:Crawford DESCRIPTION:In 1999\, Governor George W. Bush buys a ranch in Crawford\, Texas and calls it 'home'\; an insular community explodes overnight. Bus h declares candidacy for President\, using Crawford as the perfect set-p iece to project a folksy image. Months later\, he thrusts the town of 70 5 into the spotlight as his token symbol - the President's 'Western Whit e House.' Crawford is instantly overrun with international press corps a nd droves of flocking tourists. Shops open\; Main St. booms\; the locals watch themselves on national TV.But soon\, the town's compelling charac ters feel the human impact of political stagecraft. The spotlight exacer bates tensions between freethinking and conformity\, pushing a progressi ve teacher and her favorite student to the edge - and beyond. In 2004\, the town newspaper endorses John Kerry\; it's promptly boycotted. By 200 5\, the President's mounting problems follow him home. The conservative community finds itself hosting Cindy Sheehan's peace movement. 20\,000 i mpassioned protestors and counter-protestors battle on Crawford's tiny s treets. The symbol begins to change.Now\, the Crawford's boom is busting like the Presidency itself. Tourists have stopped coming\; land is over valued\; the bumper sticker and trinket shops are boarded up. But seven years of political stagecraft have made a graver human impact. Two chara cters are dead and one is leaving town. Bush is soon to abscond. Left to deal with the aftermath are the real people of Crawford. Their lives ar e changed forever. And their story is our own. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:NM Film Museum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/crawford_santafe2008 UID:174891033-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T151500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T164000 SUMMARY:Of All the Things DESCRIPTION:Dennis Lambert was one of the most successful and diverse son gwriter/producers of the '70s\n\nand '80s\, with hits like "Ain't No Wom an Like The One I've Got"\, "Rhinestone Cowboy"\,\n\n"Don't Pull Your Lo ve"\, "Baby Come Back" and "Nightshift". He had chart-toppers in almost\ n\nevery genre of music\, and at one point four of his songs were simult aneously on the Billboard\n\nHot 100 chart\, a feat previously accomplis hed only by The Beatles. That was then. Today\, he's\n\na 60-year-old fa mily man selling real estate in Florida. But it turns out his obscure 19 72 solo\n\nalbum is still huge... in the Philippines. A Filipino concert promoter has been begging Dennis\n\nto tour for decades\, and in 2007 - thirty-five years after the release of his album - he finally\n\nagreed . "Of All The Things" is a hilarious and touching pop/rock/country/R&B d ocumentary\n\nthat follows Dennis on his whirlwind tour as he rediscover s his passion for music -- a twoweek\n\nadventure that takes him from th e comforts of Boca Raton\, through the remote outer\n\nislands of the Ph ilippines\, to a sold-out show at Manila's famous Araneta Coliseum for\n \nthousands of fans he never knew he had. \n \nBiography \n\nJody La mbert was born and raised in Los Angeles. He was a child actor and music ian before\n\nmoving to NYC to attend NYU film school. He switched major s to acting\, where he studied at\n\nthe Atlantic Theater Company. For t he past 15 years\, he's lived in New York's East Village\n\nand has work ed at some of downtown's best theaters\, including ps122\, the Ohio\, HE RE and\n\nthe Atlantic Theater Company. He also helped in the creation o f the New York International\n\nFringe Festival and traveled to the Edin burgh Fringe with several award-winning productions.\n\nOF ALL THE THING S is his directorial debut\n AFI Project: 20/20 is an American Film I nstitute (AFI) international initiative designed to enhance cultural exc hange\, understanding and collaboration through filmmakers and their fil ms from the US and abroad. It is an unprecedented cultural diplomacy eff ort that is the only international filmmaker exchange supported by all o f America’s cultural agencies—National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)\, Na tional Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)\, Institute of Museum and Libr ary Services (IMLS)—and the President's Committee on the Arts and the Hu manities. \n \nParticipation in AFI Project: 20/20 is by invitation ba sed on an artist’s filmmaking excellence and their potential for positiv ely interrelating with film professionals\, filmmaking peers\, cultural officials and audiences\, particularly in foreign countries. AFI FEST—th e debut festival for the program—and the other venues and countries part icipating in AFI Project: 20/20 provide an arena for American and Intern ational cultural voices to be heard and seen\, creating learning opportu nities for audiences and artists alike. Through workshops\, seminars an d appearances at film festivals\, cultural centers\, museums and other c ommunity\, educational and cultural venues in the US and abroad\, AFI Pr oject: 20/20 filmmakers will promote mutual understanding\, while nurtur ing filmmaking excellence. \nNow in its third year\, the program cont inues to support and advocate the use of film in cultural diplomacy. Rep resenting various countries\, AFI Project: 20/20’s multicultural roster of films challenges its audiences to examine\, reflect and celebrate div ersity. In 2008-2009\, 13 filmmakers from 8 countries and their films ar e planning to visit China\, Peru\, South Africa\, France and Great Brita in\, as well as St. Louis\, Santa Fe\, Washington\, D.C\, Honolulu\, Dal las and Waterville\, Maine. WINNER of the Audience Award at the Sarasot a\, Nantucket and Palm Beach film festivals. CATEGORIES:American Film Institute Project 20/20, Featured LOCATION:Forum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/ofallthethings_santafe2008 UID:174897980-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T162200 SUMMARY:Courthouse Girls Of Farmland DESCRIPTION:Courthouse Girls of Farmland is a story about small towns eve rywhere told from the viewpoint of one Indiana community and the people who make up its fabric. This intricate tapestry is woven with diversity \, conflicting values\, and a spirit determined to foster change. Highl ighting the story are seven senior women who got up from their bridge cl ub table to make a bold statement about historic preservation--and fuele d a firestorm of controversy. Residents of the small town of Farmland\, Indiana\, a community known for its innovative (some might say wacky) f undraisers and promotional campaigns that have helped restore the old to wn's presence and economy\, the Courthouse Girls decided they wouldn't l et the region's historic courthouse face the wrecking ball without putti ng up a fight. Backed by Historic Farmland USA\, these seven bridge clu b members--aged 77 to 94 at the time--withstood criticism from fellow ch urch members and long-time friends to pose 'suggestively' for a calendar and became celebrated centerfolds in the name of historic preservation. The women not only helped change the course of rural county politics\, they set an example that our elderly need not go quietly into the long good night. They were an inspiration for old and young alike\, generatin g cheers along with jeers. Most of all\, their courageous action proved the old have beauty and value\, whether it's in historic buildings or i n the people who have called that community home for nearly a century. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:DeVargas 2 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/courthousegirlsoffarmland_santafe 2008 UID:174890444-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T174800 SUMMARY:L.A. Confidential DESCRIPTION:The term "modern classic" is religiously used in today's cine ma vocabulary\, but it is rarely justified. LA Confidential is certainly an exception. \n\nCurtis Hanson's take on James Ellroy's complex noir n ovel of police corruption and a series of connecting crimes in the glamo rous and sleazy underworld of 1950s LA is beautifully and intelligently shot. The film gives us the real essence of what life would be like in t hat world of glitz and deceit: Los Angeles may be the city of angels\, b ut in this film the characters are far from angelic. \n\nThe performance s from Kevin Spacey\, as flashy cop Jack Vincennes\; Russell Crowe\, as a bad-ass cop prone to the odd back-hander\, and - surprisingly - Kim Ba singer as an illicit Veronica Lake look alike are all quite outstanding. All a refreshing change from the usual charisma-lacking\, special effec ts bonanzas that Hollywood generally churns out - even though typical Ho llywood excess manages to creep in at the very end. \n\nLA Confidential stands proud in its blatant homage to the film noir masterpieces of the 40s and 50s\, being careful not to embarrass itself in the process. Even if it has created an annoying trend of Ellroy/Leonard novel-to-film nos talgia-trip movie making.\n\n-- Edinburgh University Film Society CATEGORIES:Tributee Salute LOCATION:DeVargas 1 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/laconfidential_santafe2008 UID:174894825-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T154500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T171300 SUMMARY:The Linguists DESCRIPTION:Scientists estimate that of the 7\,000 languages in the world today\, half will be gone by the end of this century. On average\, one language disappears every two weeks. The Linguists follows David Harriso n and Gregory Anderson\, two scientists racing to document languages in danger of imminent loss. David and Greg's around-the-world journey takes them deep into the heart of the cultures\, knowledge and communities at stake. In Siberia\, David and Greg seek to record the Chulym language\, which hasn't been heard by outsiders for more than 30 years. In India\, tribal children attending boarding schools learn Hindi\, English\, a tr ade\, and are discouraged to speak their native language. David and Greg travel to these Indian children's villages to document the complexities of their Sora language. In Bolivia\, the sacred Kallawaya language has survived for centuries\, but fewer than 100 speakers remain today. David and Greg trek high into the Andes to unlock the secrets of Kallawaya. T he scientist’s journey into documenting and preserving endangered langua ges is an ongoing process that reaches beyond the classroom into the ess ential survival of all cultures. Seth Kramer\, Daniel A. Miller\, and Je remy Newberger make up Ironbound Films. CATEGORIES:All Roads Film Project LOCATION:Scottish Rite Temple URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/thelinguists_santafe2008 UID:174895929-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T154500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T172400 SUMMARY:Las Meninas DESCRIPTION:Las Meninas is a film about what the routine of everyday life can do to the human mind and psyche. It reflects on the importance of the choices we make and how limited these choices are in the first place . The plot evolves around a family of four. They live in the suburbs in a strange villa that appears\, through a complex game of mirrors\, to be more like a piece of installation art than a real house. The main chara cter who hardly ever appears on screen\, is the son\, a man in his thirt ies. Suffering from asthma and eczema since childhood he uses his condit ion to manipulate his parents and sister. Thus the life of a terrorized family turns into a ritual of attempting to satisfy his whims\, while ev erybody is always on the lookout for yet another of his ‘health crises’. Las Meninas resembles a puzzle whose pieces have been scattered. It is up to the viewer to assemble them in order to form one’s own picture – s omething that makes the film personal and unique. CATEGORIES:Eye on the World LOCATION:The Screen - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/lasmeninas_santafe2008 UID:174896925-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T173800 SUMMARY:Restoring the Mauri of Lake Omapere DESCRIPTION:Restoring the Mauri of Lake Omapere is a beautiful film detai ling a community’s attempt to restore the mauri(life spirit)\, to a New Zealand lake that has almost disappeared because of environmental degrad ation. Located in northern New Zealand\, the sacred lake is a much-dispu ted area. Disagreements ranging from land rights to how farm run-off is affecting the environment. This film documents the grassroots response by locals to restore and preserve this important Maori lake. Simon Marle r has worked in a variety of areas of theatre\, film & television produc tion for 26 years. He is currently the Executive Director of the Charita ble Trust Script to Screen\, which promotes the development of the scree n writing in Aotearoa (New Zealand). Restoring the Mauri of Lake Omaper e is his first documentary and was produced by the Maringi Noa O Te Mana wa Trust. CATEGORIES:All Roads Film Project LOCATION:DeVargas 3 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/restoringthemaurioflakeomaphere_s antafe2008 UID:174908096-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T161500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T173400 SUMMARY:Wiener Takes All: A Dogumentary DESCRIPTION:'Wiener Takes All'(A Dogumentary) Take a journey into the une xplored world of wiener dog racing\, home to capacity crowds\, healthy d achshunds and rabid owners. 'Wiener' unleashes the truth as it tracks Am erica's fastest weenies on a tour of the professional dachshund racing c ircuit. Opening with the infamous 2003 Noodles-Pretzel incident\, and en ding with the 2005 Wiener Nationals\, we crisscross the continent to get the inside scoop on what makes these champion dogs and their colorful o wners tick.Our travels take us to dachshund races\, field trials\, hilar ious 'earthdog' competitions\, and the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show\ , where we snag a rare interview with Iris Love\, Guggenheim heiress and patron saint of the dachshund world. Surprisingly candid interviews wit h some of the world's top showdog personalities\, including famed Westmi nster judge Anne Rogers Clark\, give us a crash course in wiener dog pol itics\, and some background on the longstanding and divisive controversi es that have dogged the dachshund community.Shocking allegations of anim al exploitation\, cheating\, doping\, and race rigging are also investig ated. WIENER TAKES ALL\, but in the end\, it gives back so much more. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:Santa Fe Film Center URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/wienertakesalladogumentary_santaf e2008 UID:176996453-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T164500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T175000 SUMMARY:La Americana DESCRIPTION:Maria del Carmen Rojas\, a young single mother\, faces a life -changing catastrophe when her nine-year-old daughter Carla is struck an d run over by a bus in Cochabamba\, Bolivia\, in October 2000. The accid ent leaves Carla in a wheelchair and saddles Carmen with insurmountable medical expenses. Unable to pay for Carla's hospital bills and specializ ed care\, Carmen borrows money from friends and family to keep her daugh ter alive. With no opportunities to earn a sufficient living to support her daughter\, Carmen tries in vain to acquire a visa to go to the Unite d States. As her desperation grows\, Carmen decides to leave Carla behin d and make the dangerous journey to the United States alone. After nearl y suffocating in the trunk of a sedan crossing the U.S.-Mexico border\, Carmen arrives in New York City\, where she can send money home and give her daughter the chance to live a life with opportunity in Bolivia\, de spite her disability. La Americana is Carmen's story—and the story of mi llions of undocumented workers who make the difficult decision to leave their families behind in order to provide for them. It is the story of a continent split by two distinct cultures and separated by a physical an d a political barrier that divides families indefinitely\, sometimes for ever\, which leaves viewers wondering\, where is the humanity? Nicholas Bruckman is currently developing several documentary projects on topics ranging from the conflict in Kashmir to modern-day revolutionaries in Ne w York City. CATEGORIES:All Roads Film Project LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/laamericana_santafe2008 UID:175829180-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T183000 SUMMARY:This Dust Of Words DESCRIPTION:Even at a very young age\, Elizabeth Wiltsee was different fr om everyone else. Behind her wide eyes and gap-toothed smile lay a prodi gious intelligence. With an IQ of 200\, she taught herself to read by ag e four and was reading classical Greek by the time she was ten. She grew up in Manila\, then Geneva\, and graduated with the first National Meri t Scholarship from the Milton Academy\, outside of Boston. At Stanford U niversity\, English professor John Felstiner found in Elizabeth the soul of a poet\, possessing "an utterly uncommon voice and sensibility."\n \nTwo decades later parishioners in a small farming community on the cen tral California coast would find her sleeping in the doorway of their ch urch\, apparently mute\, adverse to all offers of help. Despite her deep ening mental illness and erratic behavior she soon became part of their town\, shyly attending Mass at St. Patrick's and spending her afternoons in the public library\, poring over the classics and honing her own tra nslations of ancient Chinese and Greek poetry. Then she disappeared. Las t seen headed east\, over the coastal mountain range\, on foot.\n \nMu ch like Elizabeth's conviction that words fail to capture the essence of existence\, so too are they inadequate at understanding the mystery of her life. This Dust of Words\, whose title is taken from Elizabeth's Sta nford honors' thesis\, is both a meditation on that final journey and th e story of uncommon kindness and compassion\; an elegy for a life lived differently - brilliant\, tragic and haunting\, right to the very end.\n \nBill Rose's previous film\, The Loss of Nameless Things\, won the Mi lagro Award for Creative Spirt in 2005. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:Tipton Hall - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/thisdustofwords_santafe2008 UID:174901912-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T184100 SUMMARY:American Outrage DESCRIPTION:Carrie and Mary Dann are elderly Western Shoshone sisters who live and ranch on their Treaty homeland in a beautiful but barren stret ch of north central Nevada. Like most Western ranchers\, they graze the ir livestock on the open range outside their ranch. That range is part of 60 million acres recognized as Western Shoshone land by the United St ates in the 1863 Treaty of Ruby Valley. In 1974 the U.S. sued the Dann s isters for trespassing?trespassing on United States Public Land without a permit. That set off a dispute between the Dann sisters and the U. S. government that swept to the United States Supreme Court\, then eventua lly to the United Nations.Besides lawsuits\, there have been five terrif ying livestock roundups by armed federal marshals in which more than a t housand Dann horses and cattle were confiscated. The underlying questio n is ?Why?? The BLM accuses the sisters of degrading the land. The Dann s say the U.S. wants the resources hidden below their Mother Earth. Sho shone land is the second largest gold producing area in the world. Contr asting the Dann sisters? personal lives with their political actions\, ? American Outrage? examines why the United States government would spend millions of dollars to prosecute and persecute two old women grazing a f ew hundred horses and cows in a desolate desert? CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:NM Film Museum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/americanoutrage_santafe2008 UID:174888293-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T191300 SUMMARY:River of No Return DESCRIPTION:Frances Daingangan is a 45-year-old mother of three who comes from the remote community of Ramingining\, Australia. As a young girl\, Frances dreamed of being a movie star—a dream that came true when Rolf de Heer cast her in the lead female role of Nowalingu in Ten Canoes. Her journey from traditional tribal life to red carpets and awards ceremoni es is unlike any other. This fascinating and unique story tells how Fran ces learns to overcome huge personal and cultural challenges. River of N o Return is a film of change and transformation as Frances navigates bet ween the traditional life and modernity. Darlene Johnson is from the Dun ghutti tribe of the east coast of New South Wales\, Australia. Her award winning dramas and documentaries include Two-Bob Mermaid\, Stolen Gener ations\, Crocodile Dreaming and One Red Blood. CATEGORIES:All Roads Film Project LOCATION:Forum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/riverofnoreturn_santafe2008 UID:174899135-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T193300 SUMMARY:A Single Woman DESCRIPTION:The film “A Single Woman” is the story of unsung heroine and first \nUnited States Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin\, who changed the American \npolitical landscape forever. Breaking barriers was the rule of \nJeannette Rankin’s life. From humble beginnings in 1880s Montana\ , she \nbecame the first woman in Congress\, the co-founder of the ACLU and the \nonly person to vote against America’s entry into both World Wars.\n \nSuffragist\, peace activist\, and reformer\, Jeannette is an unusual and \ninspiring role model who\, despite unimaginable pressures \, always stood \nby the courage of her convictions and never stopped w orking for a more \njust society for all its peoples.\n \n“A Single Wo man” include the artistic contributions of such notable \nactors as Ma rtin Sheen (who narrates the film) Patricia Arquette\, \nPeter Coyote\, Frances Fisher\, Mimi Kennedy\, Margot Kidder\, Kamala \nLopez\, Judd Nelson\, Elizabeth Pena\, Cindy Sheehan\, Jeanmarie Simpson \n(as Jeann ette Rankin)\, Chandra Wilson and Joni Mitchell\, whose iconic \nmusic is used throughout.\n \nThe film is a unique fusion of traditional biog raphy\, stage play and \nhistorical collage. Its inventive use of mode rn green screen \ntechnology juxtaposed with stunning classical line dr awings\, animated \nsequences\, stock footage\, narrations by well-know n actors and popular \nmusic deliver an exciting and accessible experie nce\, bringing to life \na significant\, yet largely unknown historical figure. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:DeVargas 2 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/asinglewoman_santafe2008 UID:174900173-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T183000 SUMMARY:TBA: Festival Hit DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:TBA LOCATION:Scottish Rite Temple URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/tbafestivalhit_santafe2008 UID:174908615-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T200900 SUMMARY:Touching Home DESCRIPTION:When two twin brothers find their dreams\ndashed of becoming major league baseball\nplayers\, they return to their home in northern\n California to regroup and rethink their lives.\nWith Ed Harris\, Robert Forster\, Brad Dourif. Susan Holzman \nHost\, Scene and Heard\, AM770 CHQR \n"Touching Home" Review:\n \nLast week on Scene and Heard\, I i nterviewed Noah and Logan Miller\, twin\nbrother filmmakers \nwhose pers istence\, determination and a promise they made to their father\ncreated an \namazing movie called Touching Home.\n \nIt's the story of two brothers and their strained relationship with their\nfather who suffers from a\ngambling addiction and alcoholism. When Clint Winston loses hi s athletic\nscholarship and his\ntwin brother Lane Winston is released f rom the minor leagues\, they return\nhome to regroup \nwhile putting awa y money to fulfill their dreams.\n \nEd Harris plays their father\, C harlie Winston\, and gives a gripping\nperformance as a man\nstruggling to be a better father and a better person. His addiction to\nalcohol di ctates the\ncourse of his relationships.\n \nTouching Home is a power ful and thought provoking movie that takes the\naudience through \nmomen ts of joy and laughter to sadness and sorrow. Noah and Logan Miller\nwe re \noutstanding in their roles of Clint and Lane Winston. Their perfor mances\nwere honest and \ncompelling\, I found myself completely wrapped up in the characters - when\nthey were \nfrustrated\, I felt frustrated with them\, when they felt hope\, I did too -\nand what makes the story \neven more poignant is that the film is autobiographical.\n \nThey a pproach the subject matter from such an authentic place\, and show the\n devastating \nripple effect of alchoholism. Yet they have also used hum our to cope with\ntheir personal \nstruggles and its their sheer determi nation that made this movie happen. The\nfilm is incredibly \nmoving in itself\, but it becomes all the more profound when you find out\nabout t heir lives. \n \nNoah and Logan Miller wrote\, directed\, produced an d acted in this film\nthemselves and it's\namazing that this is their fi rst movie.\n \nI can't wait to see what's next for the Miller brother s. Click here for the Miller Brothers book about how the movie came to be\, EITHER YOU'RE\nIN OR YOU'RE IN THE WAY (HarperCollins\, April '09) . CATEGORIES:Featured, Independent Spirits, touching LOCATION:The Screen - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/touchinghome_santafe2008 UID:174902455-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T200200 SUMMARY:Alternative Escapes DESCRIPTION:Seven international shorts that explore different\nworlds\, i ncluding worlds unseen\, worlds\ngrounded on fantasy\, and worlds on the \nouter fringes of reality. Includes works from\nCanada\, France\, Irela nd\, Italy\, Sweden\, and\nUkraine. CATEGORIES:Eye on the World LOCATION:DeVargas 3 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/alternativeescapes_santafe2008 UID:174888146-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T194700 SUMMARY:Stefan Braun DESCRIPTION:In his heyday during the 1960s and ‘70s\,\nStefan Braun hoste d swinging parties in Tel Aviv for cosmopolitan friends and wealthy clie ntele\, constructing a larger-than-life persona while keeping his privat e life in the closet. Director Itamar Alcalay reveals a fascinating and complex love story. CATEGORIES:New York Jewish Film Festival LOCATION:Santa Fe Film Center URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/stefanbraun_santafe2008 UID:174901403-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081208T000000 SUMMARY:Closing Party @ Inn of the Governors' Del Charro Saloon DESCRIPTION:Our soundtrack comes to an end with live performance\nby the Chris Ishee Jazz Trio featuring Therese Olson\,\nLydia Clark and Catheri ne Donavan. DJ Feathericci\nplays the last song of the 9th annual Santa Fe Film Festival.\nOpen to festival badge holders and the public. CATEGORIES:Party LOCATION:Del Charro Saloon URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/closingpartyinnofthegovernorsdelc harrosaloon_santafe2008 UID:175274304-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T204900 SUMMARY:Playing Columbine DESCRIPTION:On April 20th 1999\, the United States was rocked by a horrif ic school shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton\, Colorado. In the years to follow\, many forms of media began to sort out the events o f that day. Books were published. Films were produced. Then in 2005\, on e Colorado man created an amateur videogame exploring the actions and po ssible motives of the two shooters. Offered as a free online computer ga me\, it was downloaded over half a million times\, became immensely cont roversial and brought a pressing question to the public discussion: we c an read Columbine\, we can watch Columbine\, but can we play Columbine? Moreover\, should we?After being made on a shoestring budget with entry- level middleware\, 'Super Columbine Massacre RPG!' easily provoked more debate and discussion than one could imagine a 16-bit role-playing game ever would. In the documentary 'Playing Columbine: a true story of video game controversy\,' the journey of the game is traced back to its incept ion\, through the shooting at 2006 Dawson College in which the game was singled out by the media as a 'murder simulator' that 'trained' the shoo ter\, and finally the game's removal from the list of finalists at the S lamdance 2007 Guerrilla Gamemaker Competition - prompting half the entri es and a sponsor to pull out of the festival in protest. Beyond the con troversial game itself\, the film explores how controversial media is co vered in the press\, the school shooting phenomenon\, and the future of games as an expressive medium. CATEGORIES:Featured, Making it Reel LOCATION:Warehouse 21 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/playingcolumbine_santafe2008 UID:174898833-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T194500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T211300 SUMMARY:Guest Of Cindy Sherman DESCRIPTION:In 1993\, artist Paul H-O discovered a new passion when he me lded his two great loves- The art world and the videocamera. From that combination came the quirky\, handmade public-access show\, GalleryBeat. Years later and flying high\, Paul discoveres one of his biggest fans is one of the art world's most reclusive superstars\, Cindy Sherman. Du ring a series of exclusive interviews\, Paul and Cindy fall in love and begin a romance. Unexpectedly\, the relationship forces Paul to confron t issues of ego\, gender and identity as he gets caught up in the swirli ng miasma of Cindy's persona. With unprecedented access\, the documenta ry places us in the company of the great artist. Spanning over 15 years and including more than fifty interviews with art world and entertainme nt luminaries (including Eli Broad\, Eric Bogosian\, Jerry Saltz\, Rober ta Smith\, Danny DeVito\, Carol Kane\, Christine Vachon\, Ingrid Sischy\ , Molly Ringwald\, Eric Fischl and April Gornik)\, the film offers a uni que critique of the ever-inflated New York art market\, its attendant eg os and the culture of celebrity. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:Forum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/guestofcindysherman_santafe2008 UID:174893975-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T194500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T211500 SUMMARY:Waltz with Bashir DESCRIPTION:One of the biggest hits to emerge from the\nCannes Film Festi val\, Ari Folman’s animated\ndocumentary lays bear the horrors of the\n1 982 Lebanon war. Selected by the Israeli\nFilm Academy for six awards\, including Best\nFilm\, Director and Screenplay. CATEGORIES:Gala Presentation LOCATION:DeVargas 1 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/waltzwithbashir_santafe2008 UID:174905738-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T215000 SUMMARY:Airplay: The Rise And Fall Of Rock Radio DESCRIPTION:If you want to see how America works\, look at what happened to rock radio.For 50 years\, it was our revolutionary medium. Radio had the power to move people then. And deejays seized it. In the 1950s\, a h andful of AM pioneers introduced white America to black rhythm and blue s. Then New York deejay Alan Freed changed the course of American histor y by branding it 'rock and roll.' In the glory years of rock radio\, pe rsonalities like Cousin Brucie\, Murray the K\, Dan Ingram\, Jerry Blava t\, Dick Biondi\, Casey Kasem and Wolfman Jack ruled the airwaves.But fr om its earliest roots\, rock radio had powerful enemies. In 1960\, prodd ed by big-business interests\, Congress held 'payola' hearings to target the deejays guilty of breaking down economic and racial barriers. Deej ays like Alan Freed were booted off the air. Program director and radio consultants took control. Deejays could no longer play their own music. Rock radio became bland and predictable.Then came a new wave of deejay s who set up shop on the FM dial. 'Top 40 is dead\,' Declared Tom Dona hue in San Francisco. 'And its rotting corpse is stinking up the airwave s.' They discovered bands like the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane \, igniting a cultural revolution that helped end the Vietnam War. Until FM\, too\, was silenced by FCC intimidation and corporate greed. And 60 s rock became 70s disco.When rock radio lost its soul\, a flame went out . 'Airplay' pays tribute to those unsung heroes--and the promise of a re birth on satellite radio. It's a story of love and war\, told by the dee jays and the artists they made rock stars. It celebrates a time when we all listened together and it changed our lives. CATEGORIES:Making it Reel LOCATION:Tipton Hall - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/airplaytheriseandfallofrockradio_ santafe2008 UID:174885978-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T201500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T214800 SUMMARY:Em DESCRIPTION:Instinctive attraction brings Josh and Amanda\ntogether\, but when the two start a new life\ntogether\, secrets from the past emerge. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at this year's Seattle International \nF ilm Festival. 'Em' makes a haunting debut by John Hartl\, The Seattle T imes\n \nOne of the spookiest and most intimate films in the festival\, \nwriter-director Tony Barbieri's "Em" has its world premiere at 6:30 \ np.m. Saturday\, June 14\, at the Harvard Exit. In this 21st Century \nv ariation on Hitchcock's "Vertigo\," Nathan Wetherington gives a \nriveti ng performance as a dazed Everyman who falls for a woman who \nbecomes a ghostly presence in his life. Barbieri\, who won the \nfestival's New A merican Cinema award for "The Magic of Marciano" eight \nyears ago\, sug gests a Bergman-like ability to use his actors' faces to \nsuggest shift ing emotions. "Stunning and brilliant...My pick of this year's festival !"\n \n"EM" REVIEW-- 12/2/08 \nMary-Charlotte Domandi\, \nKSFR\, Santa Fe Public Radio CATEGORIES:Independent Spirits LOCATION:DeVargas 2 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/em_santafe2008 UID:174892811-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T201500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T213700 SUMMARY:Sita Sings The Blues DESCRIPTION:Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to India\, then dumps her by email. Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy a nd modern comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the Indi an epic Ramayana. Set to the 1920's jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw\, Sit a Sings the Blues earns its tagline as 'The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told.' CATEGORIES:Independent Spirits LOCATION:Santa Fe Film Center URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/sitasingstheblues_santafe2008 UID:174900240-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T201500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T215300 SUMMARY:Under the Bombs DESCRIPTION:Zeina lives in Dubai\, United Arab Emirates. In the midst of a divorce\, Zeina sends her son Karim to stay with her sister in Kherbet Selem\, a small village in southern Lebanon\, to spare him from his par ents' fighting. A few days after Karim's arrival\, war breaks out in Leb anon. Desperately worried\, Zeina immediately heads to Lebanon via Turke y. Because of the blockade\, she doesn't reach the port of Beirut until the day of the cease-fire\, some days later she meets Tony\, the only ta xi driver who agrees to take her south. Tony is a Christian. He lives in Beirut. His brother lives in Israel. Zeina is a Shiite. They have littl e in common\, but under these circumstances\, that is irrelevant. They s earch the refugee centers across a ravaged country. When they reach Kher bet Selem\, the town is in ruins. Zeina's sister has been killed\, and A li\, a young boy\, tells them Karim has been taken away by French journa lists. Zeina and Tony set out in search of the lost child—a journey that brings them together as they encounter death and destruction everywhere .\n \nUnder the Bombs is a visceral expression of anger and pain from d irector Philippe Aractingi\, who could no longer tolerate seeing his cou ntry ravaged by war. This war began on July 12\, 2006. Ten days later\, in the most precarious of circumstances\, he began shooting Under the Bo mbs. He hired only two actors. The rest of the characters in the film—re fugees\, journalists\, soldiers\, religious people\, and militants—all p layed their own roles\, all caught in the turmoil and ruins of war-torn Lebanon.\n \nThis road movie is a fictional story set in a harsh realit y\, giving each scene a vivid poignancy. It is this innovative approach and the urgency of the subject matter that convinced Hervé Chabelier at Capa Cinema to commit to this unique adventure and to form a team of pro ducers for the project: Paul Raphael (Starfield Productions)\, François Cohen-Séat (Art'mell)\, and Philippe Aractingi (Fantascope Productions). \n \nPhilippe Aractingi spent 12 years in France before returning to hi s native Lebanon to make Bosta\, the country’s first postwar musical. In July 2006\, as war once again ravaged his country\, Aractingi reacted\, in the heat of the moment\, by shooting his second feature film\,Under the Bombs.. CATEGORIES:All Roads Film Project LOCATION:NM Film Museum URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/underthebombs_santafe2008 UID:174904641-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T221000 SUMMARY:Slice DESCRIPTION:You’ve never won anything. Ever. You live with your mother\, who’s always in a bad mood and your daughter is a problem as well. You h aven’t gotten laid in at least a decade. Your job sucks. Everybody knows it. You’re a loser. Until one day\, you win a contest that could change your life\, including surgery and a team that’s going to tape and docum ent the process. Welcome to the life of Rosie Thorton\, the star of Ging er Rinkenberger and Kathryn Pickford’s first film. The movie centers on an extreme concern for aesthetics and an obsession for staying in shape\ , including biting and satirical ponderings on the concerns of present-d ay men and women. CATEGORIES:Southwest Showcase LOCATION:DeVargas 3 URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/slice_santafe2008 UID:174900330-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T015523Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T204500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081207T221200 SUMMARY:Ciao DESCRIPTION:What begins as a tragedy that links two\nstrangers from diffe rent ends of the world becomes a deeply realized friendship that may cha nge their lives forever.\n \n“The Best Gay Movie of the Year\,” …AfterE lton.com CATEGORIES:Special Presentation LOCATION:The Screen - College of SF URL:http://santafe.bside.com/2008/films/ciao_santafe2008 UID:174890047-santafe.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR