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Lost Kiddy Found
  • Film
Mar08

Lost Kiddy Found

posted by Franco Romero

The feature film Lost Kiddy Found follows an amateur investigative journalist as he attempts to uncover the mystery behind a string of kidnappings. The story was born of grief; the production is fueled by SFUAD film students’ dreams and ambitions.

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WTF Film Club’s Good Timing
  • Film
Mar03

WTF Film Club’s Good Timing...

posted by Kyleigh Carter

On Feb. 29, the WTF film club showed William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet staring Oscar winning Leonardo DiCaprio. When asked if the film was shown in honor of DiCaprio winning best male lead at the Oscars the night before, Riley Gardner replied with, “it was just good timing.” Gardner and Julie Wittrock both run the club together and both watched DiCaprio win at the Oscars. Wittrock and Gardner were not surprised when DiCaprio won. Gardner was actually working at The Screen during the Oscars and recalled how the theater was ecstatic when DiCaprio won. While Wittrock’s favorite DiCaprio movie is Rome + Juliet, Gardner’s is the classic film, Titanic. “Seeing those people who made Titanic possible still active and still winning is heartwarming,” Gardner says fondly. Titanic was the movie that inspired Gardner to get into...

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Women in Cinema
  • Film
Feb17

Women in Cinema

posted by Amaya Hoke

“I hate that I have to teach this class,” Lisa Lucas, instructor at the Film School, stated at the very start of the first session. “But someone has to do it.” Women in Cinema is the first ever SFUAD course to focus on women directors and writers of film history.

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Shoot the Stars®  Approaches
  • Film
Feb10

Shoot the Stars® Approaches

posted by Amaya Hoke

Three months ago, two student-written scripts were chosen for the fourth season of Shoot the Stars® , SFUAD’s annual student written and produced short film project. With just over a month until “Karkutong” and “Hate me Gently” hit the big screen, already participants claim that in vision, camaraderie and execution, this has been the greatest season as of yet in the history of this series.

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Thisisourfilm
  • Film
Jan29

Thisisourfilm

posted by Amaya Hoke

Thisisourfilm is a studio created, written and produced by SFUAD students Alvie Hurt and Charles-Austin Ross. The productions includes “Reel Talk with Max Marriner,” the newly released satire “Rainbows,” the short film “The Egg” and the upcoming web series “Hump Day.”

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Star Wars Marathon
  • Film
Dec10

Star Wars Marathon

posted by Charli Renken

Not so long ago in a theater not that far away, SFUAD students gathered to watch a Star Wars marathon at The Screen organized by Film Junior Omar Hilario.

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Shoot the Stars® Season Four
  • Film
Nov13

Shoot the Stars® Season Four

posted by Franco Romero

Shoot the Stars ® season four has begun at SFUAD. Two screenplays were selected from student submissions, and are now in the process of being turned into films that will feature professional acting talent.

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The Countdown
  • Film
Oct29

The Countdown

posted by Holly Pons

There are few things more intimidating than a senior getting ready to graduate from college. Being thrown into the world while also being forced to truly grow up is a hard transition. The Countdown, directed by Lia Gotz, targets this subject completely. “These women have worked really hard for the last four years towards adulthood and once it hit’s their youth is lost,” says Gotz. This student-produced film portrays two women getting ready to graduate when they happen upon a bucket list they made in previous years. With graduation the next day, they decide they have to honor their teen souls by completing their bucket list with the time they have left. “Youth is something that’s passing by really quickly and these women start to realize they have to grow up, have to get a jobs, have to start making money to support themselves,” Gotz explains. These powerhouse women working alongside Gotz came together to create a comedic film that students all over campus will be able to relate to in one way or another. They’ve spent the past five months writing scripts and raising their goal of $3,000 towards making this dream a reality. Since they’re working on a tight budget, they intend on make good use of school grounds and shoot the majority of the film on campus. “We really just want to show people what we can do,” says Gotz. “We’re not daisies, we can lift heavy equipment but we can also make people laugh, and that’s what we plan on doing.” They plan on being in post-production through December so they hope for an early 2016 release date. Working alongside Gotz are Producers, Summer Matthews and Eli Schaefer, first assistant director Jordyn Gregory and co-writer Kate...

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Santa Fe Independent Film Festival
  • Film
Oct16

Santa Fe Independent Film Festival...

posted by Chris Grigsby

This year’s catalogue includes films that will make you cry, films that will make you laugh, films that will make you question your own moral sanity and many genres in between.

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Club-Along Film Club
  • Film
Oct15

Club-Along Film Club

posted by Andrew Koss

Warren Couvillion and Omar Hilario don’t need to warm up the crowd for the Tuesday night movie club, Club-Along. At least 50 people fill the seats of The Screen for the club’s showing of Sweeney Todd, the 2007 Tim Burton film starring Johnny Depp. Theater rows fill up with cliques of varying sizes. Shouted conversations assault the ears before the emcees even begin their introduction. Couvillion and Hilario look like they could be brothers, both sporting trendy black hipster glasses. They stand in front of the audience and run through the standard list of “don’ts” at The Screen: don’t have sex; don’t drink alcohol; don’t do drugs. Ironic groans spill forth from the crowd. At the last moment, Couvillion adds, “Oh, and no masturbation.” “But it’s Johnny Depp!” someone screams, earning approving laughter. The club runners head to the projector booth to start the film. The houselights fade and the DreamWorks logo appears on screen, menacing organ music blasting out of The Screen’s speakers. Conversations continue at full volume, scattered throughout the theater. Though the voices die out as the opening credits roll, it is clear that Club-Along is unlike any other film club at SFUAD. The original concept for the Club-Along centered on quoting favorite lines along with the movie, but it dawned on Couvillion that sing-alongs might be more popular. Every other film club prohibits audience members from singing along, so that everyone can hear the movie. “I jokingly say I started the club to spite the other club runners,” Couvillion says. “The first club I ever went to here showed The Lion King and I wasn’t allowed to sing ‘Hakuna Matata.’” When the WTF Film Club played Mulan at the beginning of the school year, students received the standard warning against singing along with the movie. Some students sang anyway. “That was the moment I realized our club might actually be popular,” Hilario says. Film clubs typically stick around SFUAD until the club runners graduate. Couvillion and Hilario say the arrival of Film School almuna Charlotte Martinez as The Screen’s new manager opened up new possibilities. They approached Martinez at the beginning of the school year with their idea. Along with Simple Film Necessities, Club-Along is the second new film club established this year. Is it annoying to sit in a crowd of strangers and hear them singing and quoting along with every line of the film? That may depend on one’s temperament. Studio Art major Hannah Gardner came to the Club-Along to see Sweeney Todd for the first time. “My friends laughed at me when I got here, because I didn’t know it was a sing-along,” Gardner says. “I’m pretty serious when it comes to watching movies. I normally don’t like people talking, but it could’ve been worse. There were no horrible singers.” Yellow subtitles scroll at the bottom of the screen in case anyone forgets the words. As Johnny Depp and Jamie Campbell Bower sing the opening lines of “No Place Like London,” at least half the audience backs them up. The voices are remarkably in tune. More than a few Musical Theatre majors attend the Club-Along. It’s like sitting in the midst of a choir. Those singing have obviously listened to the motion picture soundtrack ad infinitum as they speak in unison with the dialogue that precedes the songs. They gasp along with Helena Bonham Carter just before belting out the lyrics to “The Worst Pies in London.” When Johnny Depp extends his arm, his razor blade shining, the audience shouts out with him, “At last, my arm is complete again!” The voices are a scattered mess. Some have memorized the film dialogue, and others have committed the slight variations of the movie soundtrack to memory. Everyone giggles. “It’s no secret that this club is the most lenient,” Hilario says. “We do make sure that everyone respects each other and don’t just yell out,...

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Squatch’d
  • Film
Oct08

Squatch’d

posted by Andrew Koss

A hairy, simian-like creature stalked the Quad recently during lunch hours.

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Q/A w/ Liam Lockhart
  • Film
Oct06

Q/A w/ Liam Lockhart

posted by Chris Grigsby

SFUAD Film School’s new interim head Liam Lockhart discusses why the job is a dream come true.

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Horizon
  • Film
Oct05

Horizon

posted by Holly Pons

The newest buzz on campus is the upcoming EP Horizon from music producer Josiah Noray and director La’Charles Trask, featuring a variety of musicians.

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JJ IN CHARGE
  • Film
May15

JJ IN CHARGE

posted by Nicholas Beckman

Jehad “JJ” Khateeb, a senior in the Film School, has had a busy and incredibly ambitious senior year.

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Coming Attractions
  • Film
May01

Coming Attractions

posted by Charlotte Martinez

Coming Attractions at The Screen May 1-7 Showcasing the best in classical, independent and foreign cinema, The Screen cinematheque at Santa Fe University of Art and Design presents new releases, special cinema events and performances all day every day! See what critics have to say about the latest screenings, watch a trailer, then visit The Screen for a unique movie-going experience. – About Elly From the Director of “A Separation” Iran- 2009- 1 hour 58 minutes “It has taken six years for this terrific film to work its way back to us, and if possible I think it’s even better and more relevant in 2015 than when it was made.” -Andrew O’Hehir of Salon “About Elly” shows that the ethical dilemmas of ordinary adults can, with this level of talent, become as gripping as any thriller.” – Farran Smith Nehme of New York Post  – Of Horses and Men Rated 100% on Rotten Tomatoes Iceland- 2013- 1 Hour 10 Minutes “Flabbergasting images and a delightfully dry sense of humor make Of Horses and Men a debut worthy of celebration.” – Jay Weissberg of Variety “Benedikt Erlingsson’s magnificently rugged-looking film offers darkly comic mishaps that play out over a series of sly vignettes.” – Trevor Johnston of Time Out Visit thescreensf.com for movie times 505.473.6494 1600 St. Michael’s Drive...

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Coming Attractions
  • Film
Apr23

Coming Attractions

posted by Charlotte Martinez

Showcasing the best in classical, independent and foreign cinema, The Screen cinematheque at Santa Fe University of Art and Design presents new releases, special cinema events and performances all day every day. See what’s playing April 24-30, 2015.

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I’m Not Here
  • Film
Apr23

I’m Not Here

posted by Charlotte Martinez

“It’s time for us to accept that depression and anxiety are real,” says Film School student Alec Brown, creator of “I’m Not Here,” a short film about the day in the life of an anxiety-driven young man.

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Coming Attractions
  • Film
Apr16

Coming Attractions

posted by Charlotte Martinez

Showcasing the best in classical, independent and foreign cinema, The Screen cinematheque at Santa Fe University of Art and Design presents new releases, special cinema events and performances all day every day. Here’s what’s playing April 17-23, 2015.

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Behind the “Music Box”
  • Film
  • Music
Apr16

Behind the “Music Box”

posted by Nicholas Beckman

“There is an image that we want to put out there ‘cause we think that’s a powerful tool,” said Janel Blanco Jean-Bart, lead vocalist for the Maya Spectra. Maya Spectra describes themselves as independent electronic pop, though members were hesitant to brand themselves as a “pop” band. “Our strong structures tend to reflect pop song structures, but we’re not exactly doing the Miley Cyrus or Taylor Swift type thing,” said Donald Peña who, along with his brother Julian, makes up the rest of the Maya Spectra. Beginning more than a year and a half ago as the Janel Blanco Trio, the Maya Spectra has gone from being strictly defined with a jazz label to branching out into creating original scores, and thus, finding its own unique image. Its latest EP, “Music Box,” was released in December and caught the attention of various music publications, including Ear Milk and Entertainment Weekly, to name a few. Perhaps more importantly, they became a household name amongst SFUAD students —Amy West, a junior in the Film School, being one of them. West heard the EP and found inspiration to practice fire dancing to the song “Quicksand.” After posting a short video to her Instagram account, she began pondering the possibilities of incorporating Maya Spectra’s music and her own talents behind the camera. West consulted her peers in the Film School to see who might be interested and piqued the interest of junior Jakob Anderson. After garnering the support of Anderson and his crew and ensuring that she could create the project for class credit (Advanced Cinematography) , West began drafting a script. Unsure of how the band would respond to her pitch, West took the dive and sent a lengthy message to Maya Spectra’s Facebook group. “At the beginning of the semester, I’m like, ‘I’m gonna ask them! I’m gonna ask the band,’” said a giddy West as she sat with the Maya Spectra during band members’ interview with Jackalope Magazine. It soon became apparent to West that the Maya Spectra had reservations about what kind of image the band would be putting out. What initially began as a fire-dancing music video soon became a visual representation of the Maya Spectra’s compositional narrative.  “[The fire-dancing] went completely out the window, but I think what we’re going to end up with will be a much more satisfying piece with a stronger narrative,“ said a hopeful West. “I think it worked out,” added J. Peña, who along with the rest of the band seemed unashamedly confident in West and Anderson’s work—with just cause: their work is incredible. West’s style borders on Sofia Coppola and Wes Anderson, with a confident attention to detail, and with grit in only the places where the story calls for it. Both West and Anderson have shown their filmmaking prowess in the past years, Anderson having been DP for various productions including Alice Under Skies and West having completed a variety of short films including Ritual, which won best sophomore film at last year’s Juried show. The video for “Music Box” plans to shoot the weekend of April 17 and will have a rough cut by the end of the semester. Maya Spectra will be playing at this year’s OVF as apart of an interactive live-music installation—the first of its kind at OVF and will also be performing at Quad Stock the same weekend. The band is also a contender for Best of Santa Fe. Click here to...

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Coming Attractions
  • Film
Apr09

Coming Attractions

posted by Charlotte Martinez

Showcasing the best in classical, independent and foreign cinema, The Screen cinematheque at Santa Fe University of Art and Design presents new releases, special cinema events and performances all day every day. Here’s what’s showing April 10-16, 2015.

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Manhattan Job Fair
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  • Students
Apr09

Manhattan Job Fair

posted by Serafima Fedorova

At SFUAD’s “Manhattan” job fair, students had the opportunity to learn from professionals about what it will take to move ahead in their careers.

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WELCOME TO THE CIRCUS
  • Film
Apr07

WELCOME TO THE CIRCUS

posted by Nicholas Beckman

Brissa Piñera has been interested in circuses since she was young. She would go to shows on occasion and engage in performances when she was in high school, but her real inspiration for her upcoming short film “Radost” came from a popular circus in Queretaro, Mexico—where Piñera is originally from.

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SFUAD Film Clubs
  • Film
Apr02

SFUAD Film Clubs

posted by Andrew Koss

SFUAD’s four film clubs cater to different tastes, but all share a love for people watching movies together.

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Coming Attractions
  • Film
Apr02

Coming Attractions

posted by Charlotte Martinez

Coming Attractions at The Screen April 3-9 Showcasing the best in classical, independent and foreign cinema, The Screen cinematheque at Santa Fe University of Art and Design presents new releases, special cinema events and performances all day every day! See what critics have to say about the latest screenings, watch a trailer, then visit The Screen for a unique movie-going experience. – Amour Fou Official Selection of 2014 Cannes Film Festival Germany- 2014 – 1 hour 34 minutes “A delicate, cerebral romantic comedy.  Hausner’s unapologetically small, exquisitely designed chamber piece plays as a gentle challenge to the ways in which we define love and dictate courtship.” —Guy Lodge of Hitfix “There’s a hushed and almost theatrical atmosphere from which the director draws a deafening intensity fuelled by exceptional aesthetics.” – Cineuropa – The Marquise of O Part of Films to See Before You Die Germany – 1976- 1 hour 43 minutes “It’s a dazzling testament to the civilizing effects of several different arts, witty, joyous and so beautiful to look at.” —Vincent Canby of The New York Times “The film’s slow, stately pace and the quiet way in which it makes its points give it the aura of a neoclassical dream, a fading vision of the virtue of gentility.” —Dave Kehr of Chicago Reader  – Still Dreaming From the Makers of “Shakespeare Behind Bars” USA- 2015 – 1 hours 33 minutes “Intriguing. Evocative” -Variety  “Enchanting. Engaging. Dazzling.” —Shakepeareances.com “Remarkable, beautiful and truthful.” —June Squibb, Actress Visit thescreensf.com for movie times 505.473.6494 1600 St. Michael’s Drive...

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Still Dreaming
  • Film
Mar26

Still Dreaming

posted by Charlotte Martinez

Filmmaker Jilann Spitzmiller and Film School instructor Hank Rogerson premiere their film Still Dreaming at The Screen this weekend.

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Coming Attractions
  • Film
Mar26

Coming Attractions

posted by Charlotte Martinez

Showcasing the best in classical, independent and foreign cinema, The Screen cinematheque at Santa Fe University of Art and Design presents new releases, special cinema events and performances all day every day. Here is what’s showing March 27-April 2, 2015.

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Webonomics
  • Film
Mar12

Webonomics

posted by Nicholas Beckman

Phil Hudson, a Film School sophomore, recently launched an IndieGogo campaign to fund a new documentary on Internet entrepreneurship.

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Coming Attractions
  • Film
Mar05

Coming Attractions

posted by Charlotte Martinez

Showcasing the best in classical, independent and foreign cinema, The Screen cinematheque at Santa Fe University of Art and Design presents new releases, special cinema events and performances all day every day. Here’s what’s playing March 6-12.

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Coming Attractions
  • Film
Feb26

Coming Attractions

posted by Charlotte Martinez

Coming Attractions at The Screen Feb. 27-March 5 Showcasing the best in classical, independent and foreign cinema, The Screen cinematheque at Santa Fe University of Art and Design presents new releases, special cinema events and performances all day every day! See what critics have to say about the latest screenings, watch a trailer, then visit The Screen for a unique movie-going experience.     Timbuktu Nominated in the 2015 Academy Awards Mauritanio – 2014- 1 hour 37 minutes “The film throbs with humanity, and abounds in extraordinary images.” – Joe Morgenstern of Wall Street Journal “Timbuktu” deserves every accolade it gets.” – Farran Smith of Nehme New York Post – Excalibur  Part of Films to See Before You Die UK- 1981- 2 hours 10 minutes Friday Feb. 27 includes introduction from Star Paul Geoffrey “A lush retelling of the King Arthur legend that sets a high-water mark among sword-and-sorcery movies.” – David Lazarus of Salon “Exquisite, a near-perfect blend of action, romance, fantasy and philosophy, finely acted and beautifully filmed by director John Boorman and cinematographer Alex Thomson.” – Variet – Performance at the Screen: King Lear Sunday March 1 at 11:15 a.m. – Moscow – 3 hours 20 minutes “On the whole the male and female ensembles performed with a cohesion and harmony that have long been hallmarks of the company. In particular, the plush and pliant effects of the swan maidens proved close to perfection.” – Robert Greskovic of The Wall Street Journal – 2015 Oscar-Nominated Shorts For the 10th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films with all three categories offered: Animated, Live Action and Documentary. Click here for Oscar-nominated Shorts showtimes. To read reviews on the 2015 Oscar-nomiated animation program click here. – Human Capitol Italy’s Official Submission for the Academy Awards “A chic thriller! A top-flight cast gives the character-driven drama...

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Burchfield on Reggio
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  • Film
Feb24

Burchfield on Reggio

posted by Nicholas Beckman

Jackalope Magazine sits down with Film School alum Bonnie Burchfield, who landed a job working for acclaimed director Godfrey Reggio.

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