¡Colores!; Chris Eyre, Jerry Wellman and Matthew Chase-Daniel, NDI

KNME-TV (Television station : Albuquerque, N.M.) · April 25, 2015

Native American filmmaker Chris Eyre, the winner of the Sundance Filmmakers Trophy and Audience Award and winner of Best Film at the American Indian Film Festival, shares his inspiration and creative vision. “Most of all, I just try to bring humanity to the characters.” New Mexico artists Jerry Wellman and Matthew Chase-Daniel created Axle Contemporary using an aluminum service truck. They play with the idea of where and how art can be shown. “The idea is to promote experimentation in the arts. Maybe, more importantly, is to bring art to people who may not normally experience art.” National Dance Institute of New Mexico helps students make big steps in and out of the classroom through the art of dance. “When each person gets the shot in a spotlight where you can just show off and just let everybody look into you… it’s like, just awesome.” Guests: Russell Baker (Executive Director, National Dance Institute of New Mexico), Laura Balderrama (student), Danny Payne (parent), Emery Chacon (student), Davida Garcia (English Teacher, Santa Fe High School), Javier Gonzales (Mayor, Santa Fe, NM), Javier Balderrama (performer), and Carlos Nava (Parent and Captain, Santa Fe Fire Department).