Mesilla Valley Film Society
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the Mesilla Valley Film Society to get creative to continue to offer lovers of art house-style movies an alternative to streaming mainstream commercial films. Showings have been curtailed at the Fountain Theater next door to La Posta since the spring, but the MVFS has teamed up with distributors to offer virtual cinema.
Fans of independent, foreign and art films and documentaries can visit the organization’s website (https://www.mesillavalleyfilm.org/) to find the link to the featured film of the week and stream it for roughly $10, depending on the movie. A percentage of the ticket price goes to the MVFS
“We’re hanging in there,” says MVFS President Carol McCall of current challenges. “We’re all about independent film and want the community to be exposed to as many good foreign and independent films as possible. That’s what virtual cinema is all about.”
McCall says people are interested in the new approach and it has been fairly well received. She admits there’s a learning curve because of the technology, but adds it has allowed the society to make more than one film available at a time because several of the past movies remain available online to be streamed.
“The distributors and society are not doing it for the money,” she says, “but we’re partnering to support art houses across country any way we can.”
There is more information at their website.
Fans of independent, foreign and art films and documentaries can visit the organization’s website (https://www.mesillavalleyfilm.org/) to find the link to the featured film of the week and stream it for roughly $10, depending on the movie. A percentage of the ticket price goes to the MVFS
“We’re hanging in there,” says MVFS President Carol McCall of current challenges. “We’re all about independent film and want the community to be exposed to as many good foreign and independent films as possible. That’s what virtual cinema is all about.”
McCall says people are interested in the new approach and it has been fairly well received. She admits there’s a learning curve because of the technology, but adds it has allowed the society to make more than one film available at a time because several of the past movies remain available online to be streamed.
“The distributors and society are not doing it for the money,” she says, “but we’re partnering to support art houses across country any way we can.”
There is more information at their website.