Santa Fe Film Festival

I spent 5 days at the Santa Fe Film Festival last week and had a great time. La Quinceañera screened twice at the Museum of Indian Art and Culture and was partnered with the film "Lost and Found in Mexico. The theater held around 100 people and it was sold out both shows. One of the highlights of the festival for me was meeting filmmakers and staff from the National Geographic All Roads Film Project. I met some wonderful people and saw some very good films because of that program. The All Roads Film Project helps indigenous filmmakers tell their stories.

"All Roads is a National Geographic initiative created to provide an international platform for indigenous and underrepresented minority-culture artists to share their cultures, stories, and perspectives through the power of film and photography. All Roads is an exciting, groundbreaking film festival, photography program, and film grant program rolled into one."

A few of the films that I saw that I recommend are-

"Daf" A documentary set in Kurdistan about a family that makes a type of Iranian Tamporine called the Daf.
"Enemies of Happiness" Documentary about a women in Afghanistan running for parliment.
"Horse you See" Film by Mellisa Henry about a Navajo horse that talks and sings
"The Bands Visit" Israeli film that follows an Eygptian Orchaestras visit to Israel

Hope you have a chance to check these films out!