Welcome to our interview series with filmmakers with film projects in the 2021 Santa Fe Film Festival.
In this interview, we are speaking with director, producer, and writer, Christina Selby, and award-winning director, writer, Arturo Anzures, both are residents of the State of New Mexico and conservationists who found a story that was going to be told as a short film but as they worked on this project, they found themselves capturing the environs, advocating to locals and for eighteen months, making it into a feature.
“Saving Beauty: Learning to Live with the Rare Ones Among Us” entry in the Santa Fe Film Festival will show the audience the importance of being aware of these special places in our communities and the importance of conservation as a whole.
About “Saving Beauty: Learning to Live with the Rare Ones Among Us”
Dotted across the American Southwest, arid-land wetlands called “ciénegas” are home to endangered animals and plants found nowhere else on earth like the Pecos sunflower. However, 150 years of development, overgrazing, and climate change have made ciénegas the most endangered ecosystem of the Southwest. New Mexico State botanist, Daniela Roth, has taken up the challenge to engage city government, landowners, schools, and the community of Santa Rosa in conserving these unique wetlands and plants as part of the natural heritage and future tourism of the community. The 62-minute documentary puts ciénegas and their rare and endangered species on the map before it’s too late.
Find out more about this inspirational film by watching the preview and then the screening during the festival!
Visit http://santafefilmfestival.com/index/film/saving-beauty-learning-to-live-with-the-rare-ones-among-us/ for more info on this film.
Join us to support independent filmmakers & get a Santa Fe Film Festival pass to see all of their films online – February 17-21st
Tickets: http://santafefilmfestival.com/index/news/get-your-all-access-pass/
Watch our interview with the producer/writer of “Saving Beauty: Learning to Live with the Rare Ones Among Us” and be sure to like and share these wonderful films!
Get Tickets
You can get tickets for each film you’re interested in watching or you can get a festival pass!
- To see film options for individual purchase – visit https://xerb.tv/channel/shorts/virtual-events
- To get a festival pass – visit https://xerb.tv/channel/shorts/virtual-events/ticket-packages/show
For the complete list of films, synopses, and other special events happening during the SFFF 2021, please visit http://santafefilmfestival.com.
