The Screen

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New Mexico's Premier Cinematheque since 1997

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The Screen is New Mexico's premier Cinematheque, showcasing the finest films with the finest projection. Founded at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design and curated by Brent Kliewer, The Screen plays the finest in World, Art, and Independent Cinema. Built in an ex-soundstage, The Screen features the purest acoustics with a 16 speaker Dolby Digital Surround Sound system, 35mm and digital projection on a High Definition curved screen, and luxurious stadium seating. The theater lobby sells mainstream, New Mexican and organic concessions, showcases a Santa Fe locals art gallery, and rare vintage pinball. The Screen hosts Santa Fe University film classes in the mornings, and has been profiled by Film Comment, AARP Magazine, indieWIRE, Hemispheres Magazine, and more - in addition to hosting guests including:

Mitchell Amundsen, Cinematographer (TRANSFORMERS)
Amy Vincent, Cinematographer (TRUE BLOOD, BLACK SNAKE MOAN)
Stan Herd, Artist
Gaylen Ross, Filmmaker (KILLING KASZTNER, DAWN OF THE DEAD)
Wes Studi, Actor (AVATAR)
Ellen Kuras, Cinematographer (ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND)
Carl Colby, Filmmaker (THE MAN NOBODY KNEW)
Constance Towers, Actress (SHOCK CORRIDOR, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
Emilio Estevez, Actor
Vilmos Zsigmond, Cinematographer (THE DEER HUNTER, DELIVERANCE)
Coleen Gray, Actress (THE KILLING)
Robert Redford, Actor
Don Hertzfeldt, Animator (REJECTED)
László Kovács, Cinematographer (GHOSTBUSTERS, EASY RIDER)
Alain Silver, Film Historian
Alan Cumming, Actor (GOLDENEYE: 007)
Mickey Rooney, Actor
Guinevere Turner, Filmmaker (AMERICAN PSYCHO)
Tommy Lee Jones, Actor
Stephen Sommers, Director (THE MUMMY)
Eddie Muller, Film Historian
John Pilger, Director (THE WAR YOU DON'T SEE)
Martin Sheen, Actor
Larry McMurtry, Screenwriter (BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, THE LAST PICTURE SHOW)
Cate Blanchett, Actress
Dave Grusin, Composer (THE GRADUATE, THE GOONIES)
Joan La Barbera, Vocalist
Mike Mashon, Film Archivist, THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Steve Buscemi, Actor
Marsha Hunt, Actress (JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN, RAW DEAL)
Martin Körber, Film Archivist/Curator (BERLIN CINEMATHEQUE)
John Kirk, Film Archivist (MGM/UA)
Joel and Ethan Coen, Directors (FARGO, THE BIG LEBOWSKI)
Lisa Law, Artist/Activist
John Toll, Cinematographer (BRAVEHEART, THE THIN RED LINE)
Willem Dafoe, Actor
Burt Kennedy, Actor (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHERIFF!)
Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Filmmaker (SWEETGRASS)
Vojtech Jasný, Director (CASSANDRA CAT)
Mariette Hartley, Actress (RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY, MARNIE)
Alan Arkin, Actor
Judge Reinhold, Actor (FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH)
Juraj Jakubisko, Director (AN AMBIGUOUS REPORT ABOUT THE END OF THE WORLD)

About Curator Brent Kliewer:
Brent Kliewer has been programming films for Santa Feans since 1982. An internationally known film curator, writer, and critic, Kliewer founded the Jean Cocteau theatre in 1983 and in 1986 began a decade of building the film program at the Center for Contemporary Arts. His extensive knowledge of the history of world cinema and contemporary works led to his position as film critic at the Santa Fe New Mexican and five years as an professor in critical studies in the Moving Image Arts Department at the College of Santa Fe. In the late nineties, Kliewer was instrumental in the fundraising and design of The Screen.

Santa Fe University of Art and Design is an accredited institution located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, one of the world’s leading centers for art and design. The university offers degrees in arts management, contemporary music, creative writing, digital arts, graphic design, film, performing arts, photography and studio art. Faculty members are practicing artists who teach students in small groups, following a unique interdisciplinary curriculum that combines hands-on experience with core theory and prepares graduates to become well-rounded, creative, problem-solving professionals. As a Laureate International Universities Center of Excellence in Art, Architecture and Design, the university boasts an international student body and opportunities to study abroad, encouraging students to develop a global perspective on the arts. Santa Fe University of Art and Design is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association, www.ncahlc.org.