The Santa Fe Film Festival will host the world premiere of the documentary, “Mata Hari – The Naked Spy” at the Center for Contemporary Art at 7:00 pm on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018.

In person: Directors Machiel Amorison and Susan Wolf, actress/dancer Florence Rapati and editors Bob Sarles and Christina Keating. Audience Q & A  will follow the screening.

Don’t miss the sneak preview of Mata Hari’s dance! Florence Rapati will perform Mata Hari’s dance as seen in the film.  Her performance will be a highlight at the  Crazy Heart 1 SFFF party on Feb. 8 at the Drury Hotel Rooftop Bar. 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Continue reading “World Premiere of “Mata Hari –The Naked Spy” on Feb. 9 at Santa Fe Film Festival”

Production Notes: Susan

After extensive pre-production, the Dutch crew and cast were assembled for 3 weekends of shooting re-enactments for “Mata Hari- The Naked Spy.” I flew in from San Francisco as a record heat wave hit Amsterdam. The initial production days were predicted to be over 100 degrees Farenheit with the first location on a beautiful party boat, The Princess Orange, but wait-for-it- there was no air conditioning. We would have to close all the heavy velvet drapes because every room was surrounded by windows. This was sure to create a stifling shooting situation. What to do? Continue reading “July 4 & 5, 2015: Everything Heats Up and the Shi*#! Hits the Fan”