Meet David Manzanares: The Location Scout
D AVID MANZANARES had just finished college and was back at the family ranch in Abiquiú when a London-based photography crew showed up, hoping to shoot fashion stills. They were drawn to the…
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Your Ultimate Film Festival Guide
SANTA FE FILM FESTIVAL February 21–23, 2025 WHAT YOU’LL SEE: The state’s longest-running film festival showcases 90 narrative features, documentaries, and shorts programs—about a quarter of which are…
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Meet Ashley Browning: The Producer
A SHLEY BROWNING (Pojoaque/Santa Clara Pueblo) got her start as a film and digital media student at the University of New Mexico, working on a documentary project for the United States Forest Service…
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Camel Rock Studios Sets the Stage
IN DIRECTOR PAUL GREENGRASS’S News of the World, many scenes in the Tom Hanks Western captured the New Mexico landscape. Shot in and around Santa Fe and Galisteo, the 2019 movie marked the inaugural…
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Meet Amy Mann: The Costume Artist
W HILE MOST PEOPLE strive to take care of their clothes, Amy Mann excels at distressing them. She sands and bleaches T-shirts, paints and scrubs new clothes to look old, and creates special effects…
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Native Lab Amplifies Indigenous Voices
“I ALWAYS LIKE to say that clay is really my family’s way of storytelling,” says Charine Pilar Gonzales. The Santa Fe–based filmmaker and screenwriter, who comes from six generations of San Ildefonso…
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Visit These Seven Iconic Film Locations
ALBUQUERQUE NOTABLES: Lonely Are the Brave (1962), Breaking Bad (2008–2013), The Avengers (2012), Sicario (2015), Better Call Saul (2015–2022), Stranger Things (2016–). While most people know about…
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A Timeline of New Mexico's Film and TV History
1898 Indian Day School (Thomas A. Edison, Inc.) Less than a minute long, the first film shot in the territory shows children entering and exiting Isleta Indian School. Early 1900s The industry gets…
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Meet Gary Farmer: The Independent Voice
F OR 50 YEARS, Gary Farmer (Cayuga from the Six Nations of the Grand River) has delivered performances infused with humor, depth, and authenticity, making him one of the film industry’s most beloved…
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Meet Angelique Midthunder: The Star Maker
E MMY-NOMINATED CASTING director Angelique Midthunder may have been born in Bangkok, but for the last two decades she’s been an integral force in New Mexico’s booming film industry. “It’s been…
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