20 A MILESTONE REACHED

Celebrating 20 years, the Santa Fe Film Festival honors the industry

Twenty years.

That’s the milestone the Santa Fe Film Festival is celebrating this year, starting Wednesday, Feb. 13.

The annual event brings together distinguished industry specialists and movie lovers through accessible screenings, panels, workshops and parties. It also honors everyone working both on and off screen to bring the best of film creation, production and showings to the public.

The opening night film at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, is “Burden,” starring Forest Whitaker and Tom Wilkinson.

It deals with a Ku Klux Klansman who is taken under the wing of an AfricanAmerican minister while attempting to quit the Klan.

Director Andrew Heckler will be in attendance.

The world premiere of the documentary “Ed Asner: On Stage and Off” will premiere at 7 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Scottish Rite Temple.

Actress Robyn Reed will lead a oneon-one conversation event with Asner at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15 at the Unitarian Universalist church of Santa Fe. Other highlights include:

“The Parting Glass” at noon Feb. 17 at the Jean Cocteau Cinema, starring Cynthia Nixon, Anna Paquin and Melissa Leo. Director Stephen Moyer will be in attendance.

The documentary “Bathtubs Over Broadway,” co-produced by David Letterman, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at The Screen is about Steven Young, Letterman’s writer, and his investigation of industrial musicals that spanned major talents and bizarre cast recordings. Young will be in attendance for a postscreening Q&A.

“Caretakers” at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Jean Cocteau Cinema, with Vivica A. Fox and Missi Pyle. Director/actor George Loomis in attendance.

The metaphysical drama “We Are Boats” at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Jean Cocteau Cinema, with Emmy winner Uzo Abuda, Graham Greene and Luke Hemsworth.

The world premiere of the drama “William” at the Center for Contemporary Arts at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, with director Tim Disney in attendance.

Local filmmaking highlighted with two New Mexico Shorts Programs, including a screening of a new documentary, “New Mexico Rain,” about local musicians Bill and Bonnie Hearne, which features Lyle Lovett. It will screen at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 17.

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The documentary “Bathtubs Over Broadway” is about Steven Young, David Letterman’s writer, and his investigation of industrial musicals that spanned major talents and bizarre cast recordings.

Emmy Award winner Uzo Abuda stars in “We Are Boats.” A scene from “Caretakers,” which screens at the Santa Fe Film Festival.

Garrett Hedlund in the film “Burden,” the openingnight film at the Santa Fe Film Festival. Oscar winner Anna Paquin in a scene from “Parting Glass.”