Alive Again: America's Oldest
Filming Location, Las Vegas, New Mexico |
| Jim Terr |
Santa Fe, NM |
10 min |
A documentary about the America's
oldest filming location: Las Vegas, New Mexico |
| Friday, 7:00 pm |
American
Meth |
| Justin Hunt |
Farmington, NM |
84 min |
A blue-collar
tale of tragedy and triumph that looks not
only at meth in America, but in an American Family. Narrated
by Val Kilmer. Winner of 2007 New Mexico Filmmakers Showcase
Favorites. For more info: www.americanmeth.org |
| Friday, 8:30 am and 1:00 pm |
Angry Unpaid
Hooker |
| Steve Dildarian |
San Francisco, CA |
7 min |
Time must defend
himself when his girlfriend Amy comes home to find a low-end
hooker sitting on their couch demanding $300. One of the
favorites from Las Peliculas 2006. |
| Friday, 5:15 pm |
Avian Flight |
| Patty Barrué-Coffman |
Las Vegas , NM |
16 min |
A dark exploration
into the psyche of a man left alone with his guilt. One of
the favorites from Las Peliculas 2006. |
| Friday, 5:15 pm |
Baptism of
Fire |
| Justin Golightly |
Albuquerque, NM |
11 min |
A documentary
on British soldiers experiences during World War I, visualized
through reenactment. Shot completely on a green screen in
the director’s garage. Winner of 2007 New Mexico Filmmakers
Showcase Favorites. |
| Friday, 8:30 am and 1:00 pm |
Benito's
Gift |
| Rick Romancito |
Taos, NM |
16 min |
A young Taos
Pueblo boy wants to impress his uncle with a Christmas song
in Tiwa. A medical emergency changes everything. Winner of
2006 Governor's Cup Competition. |
| Friday, 8:30 am and 1:00 pm |
Birthday |
| Hannah Macpherson |
Albuquerque, NM |
10 min |
The story of
a young girl's impact on a dying man. On a journey that changes
them both, the two discover more about the lessons of life
than they would have on their own. Shot on locations near
Roswell, NM. Winner of 2006 Governor's Cup Competition. |
| Friday, 8:30 am and 1:00 pm |
Cada Cabeza
Es Un Mundo |
| Marine Dominguez and Margot Segura |
Las Vegas, NM |
43 min |
Made for students,
this stylish award-winning documentary confronts the crisis
of why so many Hispanic students drop out of school in the
state of New Mexico. Aimed at 13 to 17 year-old Hispanic
at-risk students, the film centers on five high school students
who faced difficult decisions in their lives about staying
in school. Edward James Olmos narrates and original music
is by Carlos Santana and The Salvador Santana Band. |
| Sunday, 1:00 pm |
Carmichael
and Shane |
| Alex Weinress & Rob Carlton |
Australia |
6 min |
A single father
of twins has a unique approach to raising his children --
choose a favourite. One of the favorites from Las Peliculas
2006. |
| Friday, 5:15 pm |
City Paradise |
| Gaëlle Denis |
United Kingdom |
6 min |
London is a
big city & for those new to it, it can sometimes seem quite
scary. But Tomoko who arrives from Japan to learn English
accidentally discovers a mysterious secret city underground
inhabited by friendly little aliens & beautiful blossom after
she's found it, everything changes. One of the favorites
from Las Peliculas 2006. |
| Friday, 5:15 pm |
Committing
Poetry In Times of War |
| stavros |
Albuquerque, NM |
114 min |
In March 2003,
New Mexico high school humanities teacher and slam poetry
team coach, Bill Nevins, was fired. Days later, hundreds
of peaceful protestors were assaulted by police and free
speech zones enforced at gunpoint. In response, arose a community
of poets and musicians to stand for freedom of speech. |
| Saturday, 4:00 pm |
The Commute |
| John Sheedy and David Eckenrode |
Mexico |
10 min |
Two
men are on their way to work at an American Factory in Nogales,
Mexico. Life on the line is rough, unfair, humorous and poetic
as this visual commentary on the border reveals. |
| Saturday, 6:30 pm |
A Day In
Heaven |
| David Valdez and Phillip Gunn |
Rio Rancho, NM |
10 min |
After the death
of his wife Carmen, Rudy Dominguez's life falls apart. With
the help of local altar boy Danny, Rudy builds a machine
to fly to heaven so that he can be reunited with his true
love. Shot on locations in Las Cruces, NM. Winner of 2006
Governor's Cup Competition. |
| Friday, 8:30 am and 1:00 pm |
Discrepancies |
| J. Anthony Cangialosi |
Albuquerque, NM |
18 min |
Following events
from the previous night, Dan and Tom confront the demise
of their friendship in order to sort out the startling discrepancies
of an evening consumed by money, lies, violence, and a kidnapping.
Winner of 2007 New Mexico Filmmakers Showcase Favorites. |
| Friday, 8:30 am and 1:00 pm |
Easy Rider |
| Dennis Hopper |
Hollywood, CA |
95 min |
The classic
1969 film about two counterculture bikers traveling from
Los Angeles to New Orleans in search of America. Filmed
in New Mexico! |
| Saturday, 9:00 pm |
El Inmigrante |
| David and John Eckenrode |
NM, AZ, TX, and Mexico |
90 min |
A documentary
film that examines the Mexican and American border crisis
by telling the story of Eusebio de Haro a young Mexican migrant
who was shot and killed during one of his journeys north.
The film presents a distinct humanitarian focus in which
story and character take precedent over policy and empiricism.
The cast includes the de Haro family, the community
of Brackettville, Texas–where Eusebio was shot, members
of vigilante border militias in Arizona, the horseback border
patrol in El Paso, and migrants en route to an uncertain
future in the United States. |
| Saturday, 6:30 pm |
Flo and Charlie |
| Molly Smollett |
New York City, NY |
28 min |
A day in the
life of two homeless people in New York City in the early
80's. Two actors integrated with real homeless people. Photographed
by an Academy Award winner. |
| Friday, 7:00 pm |
Future Warrior |
| Jeana Francis |
Santa Fe, NM |
32 min |
Futuristic
sci-fi |
| Sunday, 4:45 pm |
Home Sweet
Homeless |
| George Thomas |
Farmington, NM |
15 min |
A homeless
man comes across an abandoned house under-construction. That
night he is visited by a mysterious salesman. |
| Friday, 7:00 pm |
If You Can't
Eat 'Em... |
| T. Elias Eversole and Ryan Gardner
Smith |
Las Vegas, NM |
13 min |
Denny wakes
up to his usual lazy daily routine, but something is out
of place. He just can't shake the uncanny notion that something
is different. When he finally finds that the empty streets
and absence of life are due to a takeover by zombies, he
locks himself in his home. One of the favorites from Las
Peliculas 2006. |
| Friday, 5:15 pm |
K-7 |
| Christopher Leone |
Los Angeles, CA |
18 min |
An ordinary
job interview becomes a battle for life or death when Vincent
Kincaid rates a 'K-7' on his psychological profile. But what
does 'K-7' mean? One of the
favorites from Las Peliculas 2006. |
| Friday, 5:15 pm |
Long Haul |
| Erin Hudson |
Albuquerque, NM |
22 min |
Barreling
along freeways from behind the wheel of their big rigs, three
women truck drivers share their humor, insight and experience
of driving 18-wheelers for a living. Winner of 2007 New Mexico
Filmmakers Showcase Favorites. |
| Friday, 8:30 am and 1:00 pm and
Saturday, 2:30 pm |
Los Zafiros:
Music from the Edge of Time
(sponsored by Casa de Cultura)
|
| Lorenzo Destefano |
Cuba |
79 min |
For those
whose lives they deeply touched, Los
Zafiros are legends. Often referred to as The Beatles
of 1960s Cuba, they were a Cuban musical phenomenon molded
by their time and place. Music, history and emotion fuel
this dynamic, award-winning film tribute. Against the backdrop
of the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis,
five youths from Havana decided to form a vocal group. For
more info: www.loszafirosfilm.com |
| Friday, 8:30 pm |
My Wife Is
Retarded |
| Etan Cohen |
Los Angeles, CA |
11 min |
A man learns
the secret behind his perfect marriage. Starring Sean Astin
from Lord of the Rings, this short won Best Short Film at
the 2007 US Comedy Arts Festival. |
| Saturday, 2:30 pm |
A Piece of
Pie |
| Janet Davidson |
Santa Fe, NM |
19 min |
A stranger
has a flat tire in Pie Town, New Mexico and finds himself
in a battle of wits -- over a piece of pie. In a comic twist,
he learns there's more than pie to Pie Town! Winner of the
2006 Governor's Cup Competition and the 2007 New Mexico Filmmakers
Showcase Favorites. |
| Friday, 8:30 am and 1:00 pm and
Sunday, 3:00 pm |
Radiance |
| Dorothy Fadiman |
San Francisco, CA |
30 min |
Through religion,
philosophy, art, and architecture, Radiance documents
the story of Light as a universal symbol to people from cultures
around the world. Viewers are invited to see how images of
light continue through ancient cultures into the present,
connecting the visions an values of people from diverse backgrounds.
A newly made digital master from the 1978 film. |
| Sunday, 3:00 pm |
Recall |
| Michael Noonan |
Australia |
7 min |
A product
has a potentially fatal flaw and must be recalled. |
| Saturday, 2:30 pm |
Red Dawn
(sponsored by Gilbert Pino and the Fort Union Drive-In) |
| John Milius |
Hollywood, CA |
114 min |
It is the dawn
of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers
bands together to defend their town, and their country, from
invading Soviet forces. Starring Las Vegas, New Mexico as
the fictional town of Calumet, Colorado! Also starring the
Fort Union Drive-In Movie Theatre as the Calumet Drive-In
Movie Theatre! |
| Sunday, 7:00 pm (at the Fort
Union Drive-In Movie Theatre) |
Sandinista
Siempre |
| Ed Haywood |
Santa Fe, NM |
41 min |
Shot by hand
in Nicaragua, this film focuses on the Sandinista Front for
National Liberation (FSLN), once the inspiration of leftists
the world over and a thorn in the side of Ronald Reagan.
Features interviews with Sandinista party members about the
history of the party, their own stories of sacrifice and
revolution and their hopes for the future of a new Nicaragua. |
| Sunday, 4:45 pm |
Saturday
Night Special |
| Justin Evans |
Albuquerque, NM |
14 min |
Eddie understands
the mean streets of Spokane’s
lower south hill. That’s why he quit the life. But
tonight, his only choices are the hard ones. Winner of 2007
New Mexico Filmmakers Showcase Favorites. |
| Friday, 8:30 am and 1:00 pm and
Saturday, 2:30 pm |
Shape Note
Songs |
| Rudy J. Miera |
Albuquerque, NM |
20 min |
Combines interview
footage of practitioners and proponents with performances
of Shape Note Singers of New Mexico. The spiritual/folk music
tradition began in New England took root in the deep South
and spread to the Southwest US and Northern urban centers. |
| Sunday, 1:00 pm |
Silencer |
| Frazer Bailey |
Australia |
6 min |
A secret rendezvous.
A loaded gun. A most unexpected arrival. Nobody said it was
easy offing your best mate. |
| Saturday, 1:00 pm |
The Spider
Experiment |
| Scott and Paula Merrow |
Albuquerque, NM |
13 min |
A family comedy.
Ten-year-old Ginny has a crush on her classmate, Sam. To
get his attention, she creates a unique science project.
It's amazing what some people will believe -- with a little
help from a spider and a cup of goo! |
| Sunday, 3:00 pm |
Standing
Silent Nation |
| Suree Towfighnia and Courtney
Hermann |
Lakota Nation, SD |
53 min |
A chronicle
of the struggle of a Lakota Indian family to establish an
industrial hemp economy on their land, despite Federal government
condemnation and action. For more info: standingsilentnation.com |
| Saturday, 1:00 pm |
Stranded
on Deck |
| Virginia Marrujo and Kenneth
Bachicha |
Las Vegas, NM |
16 min |
A story about
the decline of ASA city softball in Las Vegas, New Mexico.
This film shows the contradictions between the city and the
community. |
| Sunday, 3:00 pm |
Venus |
| José Alvarez |
Mexico |
20 min |
An unsettling
look, through the eyes of the Virgin Mary, into the lives
of pious Mexicans. |
| Sunday, 1:00 pm |
When We Are
Big |
| Eveline Ketterings |
Netherlands |
5 min |
The most talked-about
film from
Las Peliculas 2006. |
| Friday, 5:15 pm |
Who I Am
and What I Want |
| Chris Shepherd and David Shrigley |
United Kingdom |
8 min |
This film is
about who I am and what I want. It's NOT about who YOU are
and what YOU want. You always think everything I make is
about you but it's not. It's all about me... |
| Saturday, 1:00 pm |
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