Taos: The Movie website hosts better quality video and several versions of the trailer.
TAOS: The Preview
Maybe it was the film's former title, maybe it was the press release title, but a reference to the SFFF Preview film was Taos: Where Life Finds its Balance. This week, it may be where Taos and Santa Fe seek their film festival balance. Taos: The Movie is the feature film selection for the Santa Fe Film Festival Preview Night in Taos, showing Tues. Nov. 18th at 8:30 p.m. at the Storyteller Cinema. Also showing at 6:30 on Preview Night will be Flowing Grasses: The Life of Artist Dean Howell. Howell, the filmmakers, Taos' Mayor Bobby Duran and other guests will be present between films for questions.
Taos: The Movie is written, directed and produced by Brandon Schmid, and was shown at The New Mexico Film Expo in October. It stars Rib Hillis, Lora Martinez-Cunningham, and Julie Dorris, with strong
supporting roles performed by Rick Aragon, Robert Deane, Robert Lowell, Ed Zajac, Aubrey Manning,
and Jen Taylor. Taos was shot primarily on location in and around Taos, including exclusive footage of the Taos Pueblo, and in Seattle, Washington. Taos is a powerful personal journey about dealing with unexpected loss and the choices we face every day in finding balance within our families, work and personal interests. Try to make time to go see it!
Bill Dedmon is the Santa Fe Film Festival board member and Taos resident largely responsible for the Town of Taos becoming a sponsor of the SFFF and a host, along with the New Mexico State Tourism Board, of SFFF Preview Night in Taos. FYI, Albuquerque hosts SFFF Preview Night on Mon. Nov. 17th with the same films at the Guild Cinema. Dedmon had witnessed the dying days of the world renowned Taos Talking Pictures Film Festival. That was 2003 and the wailing would still be heard but for the Taos Mountain Film Festival, run by TTP former artistic director, Jonathan Slater, his wife, Leah Slater and a host of others.
Taos Preview Night is meant to add more balm to the wound of losing Taos Talking Pictures. While some (even Gov. Richardson) bemoaned the emotional vacuum of TTP, Dedmon went to Santa Fe and joined the big sister city's festival board. True cinema lovers will celebrate with SFFF and come out to see some great independent films. Of course, no one will be showing films outside on the side of an adobe wall. Ah, the good ole days.
Santa Fe lights up their plaza with stars and gives enough cinema awards to fill several pages of the website. From the Governor's Cup short film awards to future Oscar contenders, the full festival runs Dec. 3-7 in multiple locations in Santa Fe. More information on the full schedule and films can be found on the festival website.
Thanks, Bill Dedmon, the Slaters, Mayor Duran and all movie lovers for keeping the festival spirit alive in Taos.
The Storyteller Cinema is located at 110 Old Talpa Canyon Road, on the corner of Paseo del Pueblo Sur. Tickets for Preview Night are $10 for one film or $15 for both, available at the door. For more information, call 575-776-8938. The Taos News article. Flowing Grasses website.
