Press Release

TAOS – WHERE LIFE FINDS ITS BALANCE

TAOS, a new American independent feature film directed by Brandon Schmid, will screen at the Santa Fe Film Festival’s New Mexico Film Expo, a program for showcasing films made in or about New Mexico to be held this October 3rd through the 7th. TAOS tells the story of a young professional who recovers a lost sense of place and purpose when faced with the unexpected loss of his father and an accidental breakdown in the northern New Mexican desert.
 

Filmed on location in Taos, New Mexico and Seattle, Washington, the story for the film takes place primarily in Taos and the scenes shot on-location highlight the natural beauty of the region.

“I’m thrilled that TAOS will have the opportunity to screen at the New Mexico Film Expo in Santa Fe this October,” says Brandon Schmid, writer/director of TAOS. “Just as the story for the film came to me as an inspiration while snow camping in the Sangre de Christo mountains around Taos, so do the people and natural beauty of the area provide the inspiration for the main character’s transformation in the movie.”

The New Mexico Film Expo is a program of the Santa Fe Film Festival. While showcasing feature films, shorts and documentaries that are made in or about New Mexico or by residents of the state, the event also serves as a precursor to the main Santa Fe Film Festival as the top films at the Expo, as recommended by a team of jurors including Kirk Ellis, Maura Studi, Alton Walpole, Judy Bell, and others also have the opportunity to be screened at the main festival in December.

“TAOS is an impressive feature which represents the finest efforts by New Mexico filmmakers to produce an independent project of a high caliber and I love the film,” says Stephen Rubin, Program Director of the

Santa Fe Film Festival. “We are excited to have TAOS featured at this year’s New Mexico Film Expo and look forward to the possibility of additional screenings, as well.”

TAOS will screen on Saturday as a centerpiece film in a prime slot at the Expo. The schedule will be announce shortly at:
www.santafefilmfestival.com/New_Mexico_Films

# # #

About TAOS
TAOS is a powerful personal journey about dealing with unexpected loss and the choices we face every day in finding balance for ourselves in relation
to our families, our work and our personal interests. TAOS was written,
directed and produced by Brandon Schmid through Taos Movie Productions LLC and Flying Spot Pictures. The film stars Rib Hillis, Lora Martinez-Cunningham, and Julie Dorris, with strong supporting roles performed by Rick Aragon, Robert Deane, Robert Lowell, Ed Zajac, Aubrey Manning, and Jen Taylor. TAOS was shot primarily on location in and around Taos, New Mexico, including exclusive footage of the Taos Pueblo, and in Seattle, Washington. Keep an eye out for more to come from TAOS as it begins its tour of the 2008-09 film festival circuit! For more information on festivals, screenings and the film itself, including press photos from the movie, cast and crew, please contact: Kristen Pagnac at (425) 231-2656 or visit: www.TaosTheMovie.com.

About New Mexico Film Expo
 

The New Mexico Film Expo is a program of the Santa Fe Film Festival. While showcasing feature films, shorts and documentaries that are made in or about New Mexico or by residents of the state, the event also serves as a precursor to the main Santa Fe Film Festival as the top films at the Expo also have the opportunity to be screened at the main festival in December.
 

For more information on the expo, screenings and the films, including the Santa Fe Film Festival, please contact: Stephen Rubin at program@santafefilmfestival.com or visit:
www.santafefilmfestival.com/New_Mexico_Films

# # #

Taos Movie Productions LLC and Flying Spot Pictures present TAOS.
TAOS will begin screening on the festival circuit in 2008/09.
Additional information about the film can be found at www.TaosTheMovie.com