All film events are open to the public and serve our history education mission.
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 • ​PAST EVENTS •
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​August 13, 2023

​Acequias: The Legacy Lives On
A film by Aracely Chapa • funded by UNM Center for Regional Studies 
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For over 400 years, acequias (community-operated irrigation systems) have been in continuous use and remain important to an understanding of New Mexico's heritage. The film looks at New Mexico's enduring acequias as seen through the eyes of farmers, advocates, scholars, practitioners, lawmakers, journalists and members of the community.
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The film unfolds, through a series of storylines, current challenges such as climate change and water rights transfers. Acequias play an important role in the development of local food sheds and provide economic opportunity for members of rural communities.

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July 2, 2023

​Painting Santa Fe
Film Screening and Q&A with co-writer Stacia Lewandowski

​“Painting Santa Fe” (2017) is a short film about the Santa Fe Arts Colony and renowned Santa Fe artists such as Carlos Vierra, Gerald Cassidy, Fremont Ellis, and Olive Rush. The Old Santa Fe Association is pleased to screen this film (58 minutes) and host local art historian Stacia Lewandowski, who co-wrote the film, for a Q&A following the screening. Lewandowski is the author of Light, Landscape and the Creative Quest: Early Artists of Santa Fe (2011), a beautifully illustrated volume on the early Santa Fe art scene that includes a short companion book featuring walking tours that highlight the artists’ homes in Santa Fe's historical neighborhoods.

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September 24, 2023
A Special Event sponsored by the Violet Crown

Southwestern Life & Landscapes:
Historic Film Footage of Northern New Mexico & Beyond, 1900-1950

The Old Santa Fe Association and the Historic Santa Fe Foundation present Southwestern Life & Landscapes: Historic Film Footage of Northern New Mexico & Beyond, 1900-1950. This micro-festival features two theaters running historic raw footage and narrative films. Two program blocks will allow attendees to move between theaters and view New Mexico's past captured on film. Following the program, please join us for a reception in Violet Crown’s dining area.