Gallup Sun

The fall is here, which means it’s a great time to enjoy Blu-rays and DVDs. Numerous summer releases are now making their debuts and there are plenty of independent choices and documentaries to keep audiences informed. So, if you can’t make it out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

 

Big New Releases!

5th of July -This independently produced comedy follows a young professor who sets out to fulfill a last wish…to drive to the mountains and spread his dad’s ashes over a favorite lake. But by the time the lead arrives at his destination, he’s tired and curses out his late father. The universe soon turns against him. Thieves steal...

Three features focus on violence against women, children

Lights! Camera! Action!

One of the signature annual events of downtown Gallup is set to unfold September 12 with a selection of movies spanning 13 categories including narrative short, narrative feature, student film, New Mexico film, and documentary feature.

One new category is language preservation, first featured in 2017 with the award-winning Then, Now, and Forever: Zuni in the Grand Canyon.

Knifewing Segura, Gallup Film Festival director says there is a distinct theme in a number of the features being screened at the 2019 festival. “This year, we’re joining a national occurrence that affects Native American women...