A Brief History of Canyon Road

Chapter one: an introduction to the story of Canyon Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Narrated by John Pen La Farge

Starring:
Carmella Padilla
Rob Martinez
Ana Pacheco
Michael Naranjo
Gia Vigil
Eli Levin
Ana Rosa Padilla
Jerry West

Shot and edited by Kyle Maier of Kamio Media.
Soundtrack by Colin Diles of Visceral View Entertainment.
Written by Kyle Maier and Martin Schultz.
Co-produced by Jesse Littlebird.

Much of the historical imagery from 1880-1950 is courtesy of the Fenyes-Curtin-Paloheimo collection at the Acequia Madre House in Santa Fe. This material was likely shot by Eva Scott Fenyes or her daughter Leonora Curtin. The historic photographs seen at the very end are also courtesy of this collection (except the one with the car, that was taken by Douglas Magnus in the early 70’s).

All of the vintage 8mm film and many of the still photographs from 1968-1990, including the footage of Tommy Macaione, were shot by Douglas Magnus and are courtesy of the artist.

Additional images that came from outside these two sources include:
The Japanese Internment camp, courtesy of the US Department of Justice.
Cristo Rey Church, courtesy of Wikipedia, taken by Fred Mang, Jr., U.S. National Park Service.
Tommy Macaione and Hal West, courtesy of “Come With Me”, a small booklet published by Ewen Enterprises in 1961.
Esquire Magazine, 1981.
National Geographic Magazine, 1982.
Matias Rivera, as featured in The New Mexican in 1984. Courtesy of Ana Rosa Padilla and her family.
“Canyon Road’s Roots Run Deep”, Santa Fe Reporter article from 1990, written by Carmella Padilla, with photographs by Wendy Walsh. Courtesy of the author.

The filmmaker would like to extend the utmost gratitude to everyone featured in this film, as well as everyone who helped behind the scenes along the way. There is 5 years of filming and research in this short little film, and many people helped educate me about this infinitely complicated story.

This chapter was made possible with the support of the Eugene V and Clare E Thaw Charitable Trust and the Acequia Madre House.

This chapter was made in collaboration with the Historic Santa Fe Foundation and the Women’s International Study Center.