Celebrating it’s 11th year, The Santa Fe Independent Film Festival advances independent, innovative, and cutting edge cinema and brings 5 days of excellence in filmmaking to the inclusive and diverse community of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Experience the gorgeous new restoration of what many believe to be Satoshi Kon’s (Perfect Blue, Paprika) greatest work, MILLENNIUM ACTRESS.

When the legendary Ginei Studios shuts down, filmmaker Genya Tachibana and his assistant are tasked with interviewing its reclusive star, Chiyoko Fujiwara, who had retired from the spotlight 30 years prior. As she recounts her career, Genya and his crew are literally pulled into her memories MILLENNIUM ACTRESS is a must-see for anime fans of all ages.

The “Juan” Cocteau Cinema Presents

Carlos Medina’s Comedy Show

Hosted with Live Music by Carlos Medina

**DINNER AND A MOVIE**

Dinner | 6:15pm – 7pm

Movie | 7pm

You are always welcome to take your meal into the auditorium with you!

Join the Jean Cocteau Cinema staff as Chef Andrea Abedi and Chef Honey J. Yohalem celebrate Halloween with a special “Dinner and a Movie” screening of Beetlejuice (1988)! The film will be paired with a menu reminiscent of the spooky film. Don’t miss out, buy your tickets today!

**Tickets will go fast, so reserve yours today!**

**STAFF PICKS**

Amiable slackers Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos (Joss Ackland), a villain from the future, sends evil robot duplicates of the two lads to terminate and replace them. The robot doubles actually succeed in killing Bill and Ted, but the two are determined to escape the afterlife, challenging the Grim Reaper (William Sadler) to a series of games in order to return to the land of the living.

A contemplation on the symbiotic collaborative process of moviemaking, the power of myth, and the collective unconscious, Memory – The Origins of Alien unearths the largely untold origin story behind Ridley Scott’s cinematic masterpiece, and reveals a treasure trove of never-before-seen materials from the O’Bannon and Giger archives – including original story notes, rejected designs and storyboards, exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, and Dan’s original 29 page script from 1971, titled Memory. Bridging the ancient world with Ridley Scott’s complex futuristic universe through a mix of distinctly low-fi VHS aesthetic and stunning 4k Cinemascope aspect ratio footage, Memory boldly goes where no film essay has gone before, to deliver a revealing and wholly original take on one of Hollywood’s most beloved and iconic shockers.

**FUNDRAISER – COME SHOW YOUR SUPPORT**

1:00-2:00 PM (Reception Hour) 2:00 pm Film Begins

We are so pleased to announce a fundraiser in support of school programs for children with special needs and disabilities in Africa! We’ll be hosting a FREE screening of “A Story from Africa”. There will be jewelry for sale made by the children from St. Ursula’s Special School in Jinja, Uganda, administered by the Sisters of Mary of Kakamega. While the screening is FREE, donations are encouraged!