With an emphasis on the importance of arts, creativity and culture, this forward thinking cinematic and media festival will do a special presentation at our cinema!

Monday October 20

She Cried That Day directed by Amanda Erickson  (3:30pm)

88 minutes

In 2018, the Urban Indian Health Institute found that of the 5,712 cases of Missing and Murdered Indigenous women, only 116 of these cases were logged by the Department of Justice database. SHE CRIED THAT DAY is the story of a sister’s love and a family’s refusal to allow their sister to remain invisible in the eyes of the justice system.

Four Rivers Six Ranges directed by Shenpenn Khymsar (5:30pm)

132 minutes

When the People’s Liberation Army sweeps over Tibet, slaughtering monks and crushing dissent, Gonpo Tashi assembles a band of men to mount an armed resistance. Four Rivers Six Ranges recasts Tibetan nationalism in a militant avatar, offering a high-octane period actioner with contemporary resonance.

In Our Blood directed by Pedro Kos  (8pm)

89 minutes

IN OUR BLOOD follows filmmaker Emily Wyland who teams up with cinematographer Danny Martinez to shoot a documentary of her reuniting with her mother. When her mother goes missing, possibly succumbing to the addictions that tore her family apart, the pair must piece together increasingly sinister clues to find her before it's too late.

Tuesday October 21

Pools directed by Sam Hayes  (3:30pm)

99 minutes

In the midst of her whole life falling apart, Kennedy attempts to somehow reconnect with her dead father, searching for permission to live her own life within a wild pool-hopping escape through the elaborate estates of her college town.

Four Rivers Six Ranges directed by Shenpenn Khymsar (5:30pm)

132 minutes

When the People’s Liberation Army sweeps over Tibet, slaughtering monks and crushing dissent, Gonpo Tashi assembles a band of men to mount an armed resistance. Four Rivers Six Ranges recasts Tibetan nationalism in a militant avatar, offering a high-octane period actioner with contemporary resonance.

NEW MEXICO SHORTS 1  (8pm)

Breakups Suck directed by Ben Arndt

Luca fears for his life when attempting to dump his girlfriend Ruby, who may or may not be a vampire.

Condomania directed by Ashley Reese

A young, quirky store clerk's day takes a turn when she must assist a teenage boy in purchasing condoms for the first time.

Dead Weight directed by Virginia Root

Grace, a solo female backpacker, unwittingly survives an apocalyptic event while in the wilderness. She resolves to live out the rest of her numbered days in peace until she encounters Aaron, a fellow survivor with a very different philosophical take on the end of the world.

Kope directed by  Kymon Greyhorse

After her father's sudden death, Quinn confronts her estranged mother, only to uncover secrets that suggest it wasn't an accident.

Pandora's Greenhouse directed by  Adrian Pijoan

Dr. Evelyn Green's botany lab is about to make history: first contact, of the horticultural kind. This experiment is the culmination of years of research into psychic communication with plants, but she and her unwitting lab assistant Sam might not be ready to hear what the plants have to say.

The Black Dog directed by  Sophia Peaslee

While suffering from insomnia a young woman sees a black dog no one else can see. Hoping her sleep issues will resolve she tries to continue with her life but the black dog remains an increasingly present and threatening presence in her life, driving a wedge between her and her boyfriend.

Vermin directed by  Ryan Riddle

Greg Tanner, a conservative political commentator, records and edits his latest piece of homemade propaganda, contradicting the city's emergency broadcast message. A cockroach is then discovered before escaping into a grotesque orifice growing out of his wall. Greg stares into the void, afraid of the darkness to come...

We've Been Trying to Reach You directed by  Katharine Broyles

WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO REACH YOU is a rumination on mother and daughter relationships, home, and coming of age.