{"id":21253,"date":"2020-01-04T00:30:14","date_gmt":"2020-01-04T07:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/santafefilmfestival.com\/index\/?post_type=film&#038;p=21253"},"modified":"2020-01-22T14:46:45","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T21:46:45","slug":"the_pinata","status":"publish","type":"film","link":"https:\/\/santafefilmfestival.com\/index\/film\/the_pinata\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pi\u00f1ata"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the day of Mia\u2019s twelfth birthday party, her family is excitedly preparing for another family-fun celebration with presents, cake, and most importantly, a hand-made pi\u00f1ata. However, when Mia\u2019s two school friends join the party, they don&#8217;t think the pi\u00f1ata is cool, and they refuse to hit it. Mia finds herself stuck between pleasing her friends or her parents, while still trying to figure out how to please herself.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Director Biography &#8211; Stevie Lynn Cavalier<\/p>\n<p style=\"float: left; padding: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/santafefilmfestival.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/The-Pin%CC%83ata-still.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"533\" data-lbwps-height=\"800\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/santafefilmfestival.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/The-Pin\u0303ata-still-200x300.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-21609\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/santafefilmfestival.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/The-Pin%CC%83ata-still-200x300.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/santafefilmfestival.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/The-Pin%CC%83ata-still.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/santafefilmfestival.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/The-Pin%CC%83ata-still.jpg?w=533&amp;ssl=1 533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I am a New Orleans filmmaker and have been immersing myself in the process of filmmaking for the past six years. 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