Submissions for our February 2027 festival open on February 17, 2026.
2025
Saturn
THE SCREEN AT GARSON STUDIOS 1600 St. Michaels Drive, Santa Fe NM 87505 Wednesday February 19, 4:30 PM Saturn is a character-based sci-fi drama about a family in a picturesque seaside town whose lives are upended when a strange planet…
Heavy is the Head
PARADISO 903 Early St, Santa Fe NM 87501 Saturday February 22nd, 10:00 AM SATURDAY CINEMA 1 Total run time 1:29:10 Heavy is the Head is a short experimental film that navigates the journey of a Black boy coming of age…
The Ramba Effect
PARADISO 903 Early St, Santa Fe NM 87501 Friday February 21st, 5:30 PM Guided by compassionate experts and a devoted team of volunteers, Ramba, an Asian elephant who endured 50 years of isolation in a Chilean circus, embarks on an…
Chase’s Jacket
THE SCREEN AT GARSON STUDIOS 1600 St. Michaels Drive, Santa Fe NM 87505 Friday February 21, 7:00 PM FRIDAY FLIX MIX Total run time 1:34:42 Chase is going through a break-up and needs to find a place to stay. But…
Bound
THE SCREEN AT GARSON STUDIOS 1600 St. Michaels Drive, Santa Fe NM 87505 Wednesday February 19, 7:00 PM In order to escape her overprotective drug-dealing stepfather, a young introvert flees to NYC with her pet flying squirrel. After successfully reinventing…
Mistura
THE SCREEN AT GARSON STUDIOS 1600 St. Michaels Drive, Santa Fe NM 87505 Thursday February 20th, 8:00 PM In 1960s Peru, a privileged French-Peruvian woman’s life unravels when her husband’s betrayal ostracizes her from elite society, and leads her to…
Beyond the Ruins
THE SCREEN AT GARSON STUDIOS 1600 St. Michaels Drive, Santa Fe NM 87505 Thursday February 20th, 5:30 PM Embark on a captivating journey that delves into the essence of Yucatecan Maya life in the 21st century. This feature-length documentary unfolds…
We Are Athletes
PARADISO 903 Early St, Santa Fe NM 87501 Sunday February 23rd, 10:00 AM In a society where neurotypical athletes are the norm, the Adaptive Sports Foundation in Windham, NY, challenges this perception. This inspiring award-winning documentary follows Farryl, a 10-year-old…
Silence of Messengers
PARADISO 903 Early St, Santa Fe NM 87501 Saturday February 22nd, 5:30 PM SATURDAY CINEMA 2 Total run time 1:23:14 Silence of the Messengers is a short film made by Justin R. Romine based on a poem by Bill Nevins,…
fools’ paradise (lost?)
PARADISO 903 Early St, Santa Fe NM 87501 Sunday February 23rd, 3:00 PM How do we heal ourselves through reconnection to the natural world? How do we heal what is left of the wild – our own inner wild and…
THE CAT MAN ESHETE
CENTER FOR PROGRESS AND JUSTICE 1420 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87505 Friday February 21, 6:00 PM A refugee finds his calling in caring for stray cats and shares his story from war-torn Ethiopia to the streets of Brooklyn. From…
I Am Gitxsan
PARADISO 903 Early St, Santa Fe NM 87501 Sunday February 23rd, 1:00 PM “I Am Gitxsan” follows Phoenix Apperloo, a recent high school graduate reconnecting with his Indigenous heritage in Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada. Inspired by encounters with residential school…