
The Santa Fe Film Festival celebrates all facets of cinematic arts – here in New Mexico, regionally and globally.
Our annual event honors everyone working both on and off screen to bring the best of film creation, production and showings to the public. We constantly seek improvement in our line of respective crafts and provide filmmakers with resources to pursue their dreams further.
The Santa Fe Film Festival focuses on bringing together distinguished industry specialists and all movie lovers through accessible screenings, panels, workshops and parties!
2022 Films

Feeding Po’Pay

Zombie Walk

The Psychopath

YuanYuan

Year of the Bookmaker

Who Wants Dessert?

When Autumn Leaves

What We Find in the Sea

Walks

Voices

Undercut

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Tundra

Traffic

Together

This Could Be It

THE UNSURE MASSEUR

The Porns

The Last Stand of Bobby Coe

The Kicksled Choir

THE ISLAND

THE FORGOTTEN PLACE

THE CURIOUS WOODS

The Book

The Black Disquisition

synthesis.

Stay Calm

SLUMP

Shadow

Saving Salvador

Sammy & Quinn

REVOLVR

R.E.M Burn

Priscilla

Permafrost

Part of a Balanced Breakfast

Out of Order

Oh Clem

Normal

Nights Too Bright

Mix Tape

Locust tree

loculus

Libertyville

Land of Pyrite // Land of Gold

Killing the Parson Bird

Just Kidding

Joni

Johnny The Dime

Into the Circle

Ice Cream & Doughnuts

Hungry Ghosts

House Plants

HELP ME MARY

Haleh

Habit

Graduation

Frozen Out

FOWL

Founders

Do.Solo.Pin

Divertimento

Dear Mama

Cutter

Crawl

Chloe at Nightfall

Chimera

Caravan

Capitol Barbie

Breathe

Big Touch

Belle

before it melts

As de Trèfle

American Morning

Alone Together

Alice Memorial Park

A Good Couple

A Cowboy’s Boys

2 Timers

Yupiit: Eye of Both Worlds

Um Yes, Hello

The Wilderness Within

An Odd Pair

The Pilgrimage to Magdalena

The People’s House – New Mexico Governor’s Mansion

The Militiaman

The Flying Greek

The Fish & The Flame

The Anti-Museum: an Anti-Documentary

Poteet

Of Dreams

Nkosi Eclipsed

Mr. Ashley Lived Here

Love in the Valley

Land of the Free: In the Shadows

James Surls: This Place, Everywhere

If I Tell Them

I Like Dirt.

HorseKeeper

HELLO SUNSHINE

Ghost Town

Funeral Queen

Fugazi’s Barber

Dream Mountain

COWGIRLS & HORSES

Chira

Bewitchment

Buscaderos of Madrid New Mexico

Building Steam

The Revolution Generation

Duchenne Boys

A Tree of Life

A Cure for the Common Classroom

Take Pains. Be Perfect.

Eternal Harvest

Berrigans: Devout and Dangerous

Brothers By Choice

imperfect

The Sound of Us

The End of Blindness

The Reverend

FROM THE HOOD TO THE HOLLER

THE ART OF MAKING IT

Make Me Famous

Mud Frontier: Architecture at the Borderlands

Against the Current

Surviving Sex Trafficking

BILL MAULDIN “If It’s Big, Hit It”

Fighting for Daybreak

The Game Is Up: Disillusioned Trump Voters Tell Their Stories

Live at Mister Kelly’s

Sign the Show

Shoveling Pixie Dust: a Memoir

One Pint at a Time

MANZANAR, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER BECOMES DUST

Manscaping

Rez Metal

THE STORY WON’T DIE

A Home Called Nebraska

A Shot Through The Wall

No More Goodbyes

RE-OPENING

Shellfish

The Roommate

THE LONG ISOLATION

The Falconer

Samland

My Dead Dad

A Pity

The Retaliators

THE MACHINERY OF DREAMS

The Big Bend

l’Odge d’Oor or all things with eyes must sleep

ALCHEMY OF THE SPIRIT

The Brilliant Darkness!

Oliver & the Pool

A Trip to the Moon

The Mother, the Son, the Rat, and the Gun

Wet Dogs

HOLY ISLAND

Verona

Delicate State

Third Act

The Tricky Part

Back to Lyla
2022 News

Santa Fe Film Festival 2023 Now Open for Submissions with New Call for Television Pilots and Closed-Captioning
June 1, 2022: Update to this post – Earlier this year The Santa Fe Film Festival made a call to…

2022 Santa Fe Film Festival Awards Announced
Top Honors go to “The Falconer” for Best in Show, “The Sound of Us” for Best Feature Documentary, “Oliver and…

If you love love, let it show — it’s not crazy
Festival Coverage from the Albuquerque Journal of a film in this year’s festival Anderson’s love of spreading love began as…

Paula Rhodes filmmaker upcoming at the Santa Fe Film Festival 2022
On New Mexico Living – Interview online Paula Rhodes star of the film stopped by New Mexico Living to give…

First Weekend Of Santa Fe Film Festival Wraps Up
Coverage from the Sierra County Sentinel After narrowing down over 500 films, submitted from all around the world, the 22nd…

Signature Film Fest Returns to City Different
The Santa Fe Film Festival 2022 Over the past couple of years, film festivals have bent over backwards to accommodate…

WELLS’ THIRD DOC FILM CAN BE WATCHED ONLINE
Coverage from Jackson County Herald-Tribune By Jessica Coleman Contributing Writer Donna Wells spent her childhood and teen years in…

‘Capitol Barbie’ TV pilot premiered at the Santa Fe Film Festival
“Politics aren’t always pretty.” This is the tagline to Riley Del Rey’s project, “Capitol Barbie.” The TV series pilot was…

Film looks at pregnancy during a time of extreme political division
There is not one day that is the same in Paula Rhodes’ life. She balances her life as a wife,…

Santa Fe Film Festival and Casting Society Of America Announce the First Casting Awards at the Festival for Feature and Short Films
The Santa Fe Film Festival in partnership with Casting Society of America for the first time will be presenting two…

Ink-stained genius: Film reexamines cartoonist Bill Mauldin
Many young people meet a legend. Most are starstruck, nervous, even afraid. Not Christine Lund. She married the legend, political…

The 2022 Santa Fe Film Festival offers viewers a wide variety of independent films
Coverage of the Festival by Gallup Sun “Delicate State” will be screening at the Santa Fe Film Festival on Feb.…

Director James Ganiere’s New Film, No More Goodbyes, Made its Debut at the Santa Fe Film Festival Last Weekend
Festival Coverage from IndieWrap Last weekend, the Santa Fe Film Festival premiered their selection of the best and newest films…

3 Questions
With filmmaker Sasha Faust Santa Fe Reporter Article After graduating from New Mexico School for the Arts in 2018, filmmaker…

Local Producer Brings “Surviving Sex Trafficking” to SF Film Fest
Diverse People Made Movie to Bring Awareness to Audiences. The life expectancy of a child victim of sex trafficking is…

Showcase for New Mexico filmmakers
When Doug Montoya would get behind on rent payments for his improv theater in Albuquerque, he’d brainstorm ways to get…

‘Capitol Barbie’ TV pilot premiered at the Santa Fe Film Festival
Albuquerque Journal Coverage by Adrian Gomez The TV series pilot was filmed in New Mexico in spring 2020 and it…

Check out ‘The Curious Woods’
New Mexico Living Coverage – Interview Sej Saraiya Writer and Director and Pavel Safonov Cinematographer of ‘The Curious Woods’ stopped…

‘Third Act,’ a heist comedy, to debut at the Santa Fe Film Festival
The feature film “Third Act” will premiere at the Santa Fe Film Festival on Sunday, Feb. 6. (Courtesy of Doug…

Painted over: A portrait of Ed Brezinski emerges on screen
Santa Fe Film Festival Coverage A new documentary, Make Me Famous, screening at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, at the Center…

‘The Curious Woods’ filmmaker found inspiration in the healing power of nature
Albuquerque Journal coverage of a festival film Sej Saraiya is a photographer and filmmaker that focuses on Indigenous cultures from…

Five Things to Do This Weekend
Coverage from New Mexico Magazine – visit this link for the rest of the article Go to the movies. Grab…

Comedy Feature “Third Act” Premieres at Santa Fe Film Festival February 6th
New Mexico Entrepreneur Keith Allen West expands Acting Career and Produces Feature Film “Third Act” in New Mexico. SANTA FE,…

THE SANTA FE FILM FESTIVAL WELCOMES A DIVERSE ROSTER OF INDEPENDENT FILMS
THE CELEBRATION RUNS FROM FEBRUARY 3 – 13, 2022, IN NEW MEXICO Sari Cohen January 28, 2022 For about 20…

Benefitting land, water, and more|Chama Peak Land Alliance
New Mexico Living Coverage – Interview A diverse group is dedicated to practice and promote conservation that benefits the land,…

“The End of Blindness” documentary director and #THAF’s Dr. Guzek to share updates in Q&A after Screening at the Santa Fe Film Festival
Post by #RCRNewsMedia January 17th, 2022 Join the Santa Fe Film Festival for a special event at the screening of…

SIX WAYS TO LOVE SANTA FE IN FEBRUARY
ByThe Santa Fe Travel Insider on Jan. 14, 2022 Christmas and New Year’s Eve may be over but Santa Fe’s winter…

Santa Fe Film Festival gears up for Hybrid Festival with In-person + Online Screenings, Workshops
VIA RCRNewsMedia Public events, especially film festivals are in the balance around the globe as the latest COVID variant makes…

Anthony Edwards to Be Honored with the 2022 Santa Fe Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award
23rd Annual Festival to be held from February 3-13, 2022 in-person along with an online hybrid component to accommodate all…

Santa Fe Film Festival to Hold Hybrid In-Person Festival; Announces Festival Poster, Online Store
The upcoming festival will be in-person and virtual to accommodate attendees with COVID Safe protocols. This year’s Festival poster was…

Santa Fe Film Festival Opens Call for Panels, Speakers, Meetups, Demos for 2022 Program
SFFF has an open call for industry professionals to submit their proposals for presentations, panels, workshops, mentoring sessions and meetups…

Santa Fe Film Festival Opens Press Credential Applications for the Upcoming 2022 Festival
With in-person events coming back, the SFFF has opened their media application process for the 2022 event with a December…