The All Roads filmmakers, photographers and staff attending this year’s Santa Fe Film Festival work hard and play hard, although through the latter, life-long relationships both professional and personal are forged. Following the day’s official screenings, the Santa Fe Film Festival provided opportunities of networking and fellowship through informal “parties” in local hotspots. Cowgirls provided the backdrop for the first night’s event. Filmmakers, producers and festival staff all gathered to get acquainted through food, music and good spirits while mingling shoulder-to-shoulder.
The film festival circuit is a tour of sorts for filmmakers, as they travel from city to city sharing their films with new audiences across the globe. Throughout the tour, filmmakers who first met at a festival in Cannes, would cross paths again in Berlin, then perhaps in Hawaii and now here in Santa Fe they are reunited to share industry insights. While most filmmakers either traveled alone or with a very small entourage, the All Roads contingent traveled deep and always made quite an impact on the scene. Traveling from indigenous communities in Australia, Alaska, Arizona, Guatamala, Israel, Canada and Mexico to name a few, the presence of All Roads added to the richness of the festival. Everyone gained through the sharing of ideas and fresh perspectives brought by the global mix.
Officially, Santa Fe shuts down at midnight. Although, this is by no means a barrier for the night to continue. This is when the “breakout sessions” begin. Some head to bed for much needed sleep, while others gather in cliques for a deeper engagement of ideas.
More to come...
