Special Events

Dir. Tomm Moore - 2009 - 75m - Ireland/French/Belgium - Mom's Matinee brings back a gorgeous mystifying one! - All Seats $5

2010 Academy Award Nominee for Best Animation Feature!

From the producers of Kirikou and the Sorceress and Triplets of Belleville! Magic, fantasy and Celtic mythology come together in a riot of color and detail that dazzle the eyes in this sweeping story about the power of imagination and faith to carry humanity through dark times. Features the voices of Brendan Gleeson (Harry Potter, In Bruges), Mick Lally, Evan McGuire and Christen Mooney.  Young Brendan lives in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids. But a new life of adventure beckons when a celebrated master illuminator arrives from foreign lands carrying an ancient but unfinished book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers. To help complete the magical book, Brendan has to overcome his deepest fears on a dangerous quest that takes him into the enchanted forest where mythical creatures hide. It is here that he meets the fairy Aisling, a mysterious young wolf-girl, who helps him along the way. But with the barbarians closing in, will Brendan's determination and artistic vision illuminate the darkness and show that enlightenment is the best fortification against evil?

"One of the most beautiful works of animation ever!" - Armond White, New York Press 

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Cine Magnífico! is New Mexico's only film festival presenting the voice and vision of Latin@ cinema. 

The festival exhibits contemporary documentaries, short films, and feature films about Spain, Portugal, Latin America, and Latinos in the U.S. In doing so it promotes intercultural awareness and celebrates the diversity of Ibero-American cultures throughout the world.

The festival will be held May 30 - June 2, 2013, as a collaboration of the Instituto Cervantes of Albuquerque and UNM Latin American and Iberian Institute.

Admission varies

The Albuquerque Film & Media Experience is a socially conscious and impactful event that represents creative achievement in film, music, arts and entertainment. AFME programming includes new media and technology, domestic and international movies, food and art , engaging conversations, panels and face-to-face time with industry leaders in attendance. This year’s international program will spotlight filmmaking and artistry from Israel and the United Kingdom. We are also honored to have the support and involvement of Hollywood Icon Robert Redford, world-renown artist Sibylle Szaggars-Redford, director Joshua Michael Stern and many other top names. There will be incredible networking events and opportunities to tell your story as we gather with some of the most creative minds in the industry.

NOTE:  For ticket prices, plot descriptions and further info, please visit the AFME schedule site.

Playing at the Guild Cinema - 

WEDNESDAY JUNE 5

HARLISTAS:  AN AMERICAN JOURNEY (playing with WHITE MULE) - 5pm

UPRISING - 7:30pm

THURSDAY JUNE 6

THE K EFFECT: STALIN’S EDITOR - 1pm

INTERNATIONAL SHORTS PROGRAMS (NECROPOLIS, THE FIX, A PERFECT DAY, WHO IS ARVID PEKON, AND NOW WHAT?, WHITE MULE, THE GIRL IS MIME, INTRUDER, ANUKOKUNDA, THE ANTI-SOCIAL NETWORK) - 3:30pm

BOUND BY FLESH (playing with the trailer for THOSE WHO WAIT) - 6pm

K-11 (playing with VENGEANCE + VENGEANCE) - 8:45pm

FRIDAY JUNE 7

THE HIDDEN HAND: Alien Contact and the Government Cover-Up (playing with ZIPPER) - 1pm

ASH BASH:  A Love Story (playing with BOATS AGAINST THE CURRENT and PLACEBO) - 4:30pm

THE INVISIBLE MEN (playing with EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT) - 6:45pm

SEMPER FI: One Marine's Journey - 8:30pm

SATURDAY JUNE 8

GENERATION RED NATION (playing with CHASING MOONFLOWERS and A GRAVE MISTAKE) - 1pm

TALKING STORY - 4pm

GIRL SHAPED LOVE DRUG (playing with PEAR and THINGS MY FATHER NEVER TAUGHT ME) - 6:30pm

SUNDAY JUNE 9

PAD YATRA: A Green Odyessy (playing with BON-MUSTANG 2 MENRI) - 11 a.m. 

SCENE MISSING (playing with WHITE MULE) - 2pm

CIRCLE THE WAGEN - 4:30pm

Dir. Michelle Danner - 2013 - 90m - $5 students/seniors, $7 General

AN ALL IN FILMS PRESENTATION!

Sixteen year old Herman Howards makes the fateful decision to enter his suburban school and kill thirty nine students, two teachers, and a police officer. Just before his arrest he emails his idol, famous journalist Lax Morales (Norman Reedus from AMC's "The Walking Dead"), stating, "I want to tell my story on your show".  Lax, haunted by his own past, is now face to face with Herman. This movie explores why and how a massacre like this can happen in our society.  It discusses desensitizing in America, youth violence and bullying, the impact the media has on our individual quest for fame, and ultimately our need for connection.

"A powerful film that should be required viewing for adolescents everywhere. Garrett Backstrom is outstanding as the troubled teen." - Danny Miller, MSN Movies

“HELLO HERMAN is a powerful and important work, a darkly brilliant tone poem about America’s tango with violence and fame. Herman will get under your skin. He may even follow you home. What is certain is you won’t soon forget him.” - Sam Kushner, Vanity Fair

“The film touches on timely and important issues and has the power to promote conversation inside the classroom, and around the dinner table. A courageous look at the challenges our youth face today.” - Amy Eldon, Co-Founder & Co Chair Creative Visions Foundation

"Making sure our youth feel safe is a tough task when the media sensationalizes violence. When we become too busy to parent and detached from our children, they know they can get enormous amounts of attention (though short-lived) by doing the unthinkable 'Hello Herman' addresses our responsibility to keep our children safe and how we have failed them in that area. Hopefully, 'Hello Herman' sparks much needed conversations which can lead to ongoing nationwide action that compels a change in our priorities". - Nichelle Garrett, Executive Director Manifest Your Destiny Foundation

"As a retired educator of 26 years, I saw my share of bullying in the classroom and hallways. I stopped it when I could, but common sense told me that there was probably more I did not see. After watching "Hello Herman", I am ashamed I did not work harder to find those situations and try to help more. It was appalling to see the female educator on screen contribute to the bullying, even while realizing that I had colleagues who undoubtedly did the same. Before I retired, my school became involved with the Olweus anti-bullying campaign to try and teach kids and teachers how to change the school climate to wipe out the problem. While it contained some good material, I don't believe we had anything as effective as this movie for showing the potential consequences of repeated and violent bullying. Kids hear about school shootings but seeing it as in this movie would have to make a bigger impression. Every school in America needs to see it." - Vickie Wheatley Boyd, Retired Henry County School System, Paris, TN

"Hello Herman is a wake up call to all of us. It gives us a first hand look at what children are facing in America today. The school shooting is the tip of the iceberg. I encourage every adult to see this movie. It is educational and hits the mark on our society today." - Elizabeth Bennett, M.Ed, Author, Speaker, Consultant, Pioneer in the field of bullying/Peer Abuse Adult Survivors of Bullying/Peer Abuse

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Dir. Orson Welles - 1965 - 113m - $5 General / $2 for Albuquerque Film Club Members!

AN ALBUQUERQUE FILM CLUB EVENT!

On the brink of Civil War, King Henry IV (John Gielgud) attempts to consolidate his reign while fretting with unease over his son s seeming neglect of his royal duties. Hal (Keith Baxter), the young Prince, openly consorts with Sir John Falstaff (Orson Welles) and his company of 'Diana s foresters, Gentlemen of the shade, Minions of the moon'. Hal s friendship with the fat knight substitutes for his estrangement from his father. Both Falstaff and the King are old and tired; both rely on Hal for comfort in their final years, while the young Prince, the future Henry V, nurtures his own ambitions. Orson Welles considered Chimes at Midnight his personal favorite of all his films. Perhaps the most radical and groundbreaking of all Shakespeare adaptations, the film condenses the Bard s Henriad cycle into a single focused narrative. Its international cast comprises of Jeanne Moreau, Fernando Rey, Margaret Rutherford, and Ralph Richardson as the narrator, in addition to Welles and Gielgud. The film's harrowing war scenes have proven especially influential, cited in Kenneth Branagh's Henry V as well as Mel Gibson's Braveheart.

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Dir. GI Joe & friends - 2013 - 35m approx. - A WUJOLO21 PRODUCTIONS presentation! - Only $3 - filmmakers in person!

Presented By Joe Lonesome & Mondo Davalos!

Think of the most minor unfortunate event that's happened to you.Now think of a word for it... You got Trayged! Inspired by life and its comedic moments, this independent local 505 webshow is hilarious!  This night will feature episode not yet available online!

Check out an earlier episode here! 

Dir. Peter Strickland - 2013 - 94m - UK/Ireland - No Matinees

NOTE:  ALSO PLAYS SUNDAY JUNE 23 & MONDAY JUNE 24 AT 9:15PM !

1976. A mild-mannered British sound engineer named Gilderoy (Toby Jones) arrives in Rome to work on the post-synchronized soundtrack to The Equestrian Vortex, a tale of witchcraft and murder set inside an all-girl riding academy. But as Gilderoy begins to work on this unexpectedly terrifying project, it's his own mind that holds the real horrors. As the line between film and reality blurs, is Gilderoy working on a film - or in one?

"A tough, teasing triumph.  Exquisitely crafted." - Guy Lodge, Variety

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Dir. Roze - 2013 - 75m - ALL SEATS $8 - DIRECTOR IN PERSON, Q&A TO FOLLOW AFTER SCREENING!

The story of Anna, a single mother fighting to protect her daughter from demonically possessed children and a town gone mad.

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Dir. Peter Strickland - 2013 - 94m - UK/Ireland - No Matinees

1976. A mild-mannered British sound engineer named Gilderoy (Toby Jones) arrives in Rome to work on the post-synchronized soundtrack to The Equestrian Vortex, a tale of witchcraft and murder set inside an all-girl riding academy. But as Gilderoy begins to work on this unexpectedly terrifying project, it's his own mind that holds the real horrors. As the line between film and reality blurs, is Gilderoy working on a film - or in one?

"A tough, teasing triumph.  Exquisitely crafted." - Guy Lodge, Variety

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Dir. Anne Makepeace - 2006 - 82m - An AMERICAN RED CROSS Presentation

The American Red Cross Honors World Refugee Day!

In honor of World Refugee Day, the Red Cross will be showing the documentary, "Rain in a Dry Land", which follows two Somali families as they are re-settled from a refugee camp in Kenya to the United States, where they face a whole new set of challenges. Despite the difficulty of resettlement, these families find ways to survive and make new homes in America. Following the film, attendees will also learn about the Red Cross program, Restoring Family Links, which aims to reconnect family members who have lost contact across international borders. 

NOTE: This event is free of charge, but we request that you please RSVP with Nicole at Nicole.Stansifer@redcross.org or 505.265.8514; http://www.redcross.org.

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Dir. Randal Kleiser - 1988 - 86m - Mom's Matinee goes to the farm with Pee Wee! - All Seats $5

Pee-wee Herman (Paul Reubens) runs away to the circus — or, rather, the circus runs away to him — in director Randal Kleiser’s follow-up to Tim Burton’s “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure.” More a companion piece than a true sequel, “Big Top Pee-wee” finds our hero as a farmer with a talking pig (voiced by Wayne White) and a slightly insufferable fiancee (Penelope Ann Miller); his simple yet somewhat boring life gets a sudden jolt of excitement when an entire traveling circus plops onto his land, courtesy of a tornado. Soon, Pee-wee has circus fever, inspiring the ringmaster (Kris Kristofferson) to produce a new act that gives homage to the American farmer … and falling for the gorgeous trapeze artist (Valeria Golino). “Big Top Pee-wee” has elements that are even more absurdist than anything in that of its predecessor.  The film debut of Benicio Del Toro, who appears as Duke the Dog-Faced Boy.

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Dir. Alex Winter - 2013 - 106m - No Matinees

An exploration of the downloading revolution; the kids that created it, the bands and the businesses that were affected by it, and its impact on the world at large!

This documentary focuses on the advent of digital media sharing, including the rise of game-changing company Napster and controversial pioneers Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker. The digital revolution ultimately created a technology paradigm shift and upended the music industry. Audiences will hear insight from well known music artists and figures within the music industry including: The Beastie Boys' Mike D, Noel Gallagher, Henry Rollins, former Sony Music Chairman, Don Ienner, former record producer and Island Records founder Chris Blackwell and Hilary Rosen, former CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America.

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Dir. Charles Vick Duncan - 2013 - 90m - An N/A Crew Production & Presentation - All Seats $5

100 years ago a group of malevolent witches terrorizing a small town were executed for their sinful acts. With their last breaths, they vowed to return and wreak havoc once more. Now, the witches are back to fulfill their curses. Randy, a nerdy loner having a bad day, has been possessed by their evil High Priestess whose only intent is to take over the Duke City and perform their wicked deeds in this outrageous horror adventure.

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Dir. Laura Zinger - 2008 - 94m - All Seats $8

AN AIGA NM PRESENTATION!

How far would you go for your one true love? Would you give up all of your earthly possessions, and your job? What if your one true love was a printing press…

At 40 years of age, Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. abandoned the traditional American Dream to follow his own. Unsatisfied with his comfortable, middle-class life, Amos traded in his computer for a printing press and his white collar for a pair of overalls. Armed with life, liberty, peanuts, and a meager yearly income of $7,000, Amos cranked out a new, mutinous declaration of independence.

Proceed and Be Bold! joins Amos for a titillating retelling of his story, while examining the pretensions and provisions of the art world. The work of this self-proclaimed “Humble Negro Printer” raises emotionally-charged questions and reveals remarkable depth beneath the bold print. By learning the rules and then choosing to break them, Amos redefines what life (and letterpress printing) can be: exhilarating and subversive.

His provocative sense of humor seeps out of every word he speaks and his radical philosophies on the American consciousness (or unconsciousness) will awaken any listless bystander. After experiencing Amos’ humble journey, you’ll never look at your middle class life the same way again.

“What a film… I really appreciate how one printer/artist is brought into a layered cultural context.” –Inge Bruggeman, INK-A! Press & Textura Letterpress www.texturaprinting.com

“Laura and her production did such a good job bringing the social relevance of an artist’s work to light. There are sections where you see my African-American art class compare and discuss the work of Kennedy to that of the Black Panther graphic artist Emory Douglas. They have amazing insights on the impact of these visual forms and how art can affect social change. For me, that’s what it’s all about.” - Amy Mooney, Art Professor at Columbia College Chicago

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Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci - 1977 - 315m - Italy - No Matinees

 AN ITALIAN FESTIVALS OF NEW MEXICO CO-PRESENTATION - in celebration of The Year of Italian Culture in the US!

NOTE:  THERE WILL BE AN INTERMISSION AT APPROX. THE 2 1/2 HOUR MARK.

1900 is an epic film of massive scope, power and controversy. It is both a vast history of the 20th Century Italy and an intimate portrait of two friends, both born on January 1, 1900. the son the socialist peasant farmer (Gerard Depardieu) and the son of the fascist landowner (Robert De Niro). The two young men pass through the upheavals of the modern world, as their personal conflicts become an allegory of the political turmoil of twentieth century Italy. 1900 features and award-winning international cast that includes Burt Lancaster, Donald Sutherland, Sterling Hayden, Dominique Sanda, Alida Valli and Stefania Sandrelli. Photographed by legendary cinematographer, Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now) with a beautiful and haunting score by Ennio Morricone (The Mission). Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci (The Last Emperor).

Dir. Christopher Chase - 2013 - 80m total - An Incidence Media Productions Presentation - All Seats $8

In 2011 Jack Chase ventured to West Hollywood, CA in search of the American dream. Two years later his footage was found but his whereabouts still remains uncertain...

Sound by Mike Gerdes 

Art Direction Bobby Janss 

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Dir. Matthew Stanasolovich - 2013 - 80m - ONLY $ 3 ADMISSION! CAST & CREW IN PERSON!

After a long summer alone, Reece Shelton (Bryan Morreale) returns to school with a cynical attitude and low expectations. Forgotten by his parents and detached from his friends, Reece resorts to science projects to keep himself occupied. With every new failed experiment, Reece just sinks lower and lower into the infinite abyss that is his life. One day, he comes upon the story of the Cabezon legend which claims that an unknown river monster lays in the Rio Grande. Fascinated, Reece dedicates himself to either proving or disproving the near thirty-year legend. As he begins to search, Reece finds himself facing demons of the past and horrors of the future. Slowly but surely, his world begins to unravel where there is no distinct line between dream and reality, between hallucination and memory. A “staying of age” film, When I Get Out of Here explores the themes of love, loss, obsession and loneliness begging the question: Does anyone every really get better?

Written and Directed by Matthew Stanasolovich

Original Music by Sun Stains, Samuel Albert and Elena Saavedra-Buckley   

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