‘The Return of Mad Dogs & Englishmen’ with all-star music cast at Fisher Theatre The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “Learning To Live Together: The Return of Mad Dogs & Englishmen” showing Oct. 29-Nov. 3 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Learning To Live Together” is an electrifying documentary and concert film spotlighting the reunion of the celebrated “Mad Dogs & Englishmen,” Joe Cocker’s short-lived tour featuring a mammoth thirty-two piece band. In the spring of 1970, Joe Cocker undertook what became the legendary Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour, immortalized in a live album and concert film.…
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Michael Shannon stars in acclaimed coming-of-age drama at Mary D. Fisher Theatre The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the acclaimed new coming-of-age drama “Heart of Champions” showing Oct. 29-Nov. 3 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Heart of Champions” stars Michael Shannon, Alexander Ludwig, Charles Melton, Alex MacNicoll and Ash Santos with Lilly Krug and David James Elliott. During their last year at an Ivy League college in 1999, some friends’ lives are changed forever when an Army vet takes over as coach of their dysfunctional rowing team. After finishing last in…
The last tycoon of Hollywood’s Golden Age featured in festival’s “Men In Hollywood” series The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “Sam Spiegel: Conquering Hollywood” on Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 4 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Sam Spiegel: Conquering Hollywood” is the fifth film in an eight-week tribute to “Men in Hollywood” series featuring a different subject each week. Sam Spiegel fled the specter of Nazi Germany in 1933 to become the most enigmatic and controversial film producer in the history of Hollywood, the equal of Selznick, Goldwyn, Zanuck and Mayer. He is the only person…
Stirring tribute to the redemptive power of cinema featured at Fisher Theatre The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the award-winning new film “Golden Voices” showing Oct. 22-28 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Raya (Maria Belkin) and Victor (Vladimir Friedman) built a shared career as the Soviet Union’s most beloved film dubbers, translating the work of Federico Fellini and Stanley Kubrick into Russian over the decades. Upon the collapse of the USSR in 1990, the Jewish couple must immigrate to Israel and reinvent themselves to find employment. As they strive to acclimate…
Comically romantic tale of love, longing and what makes us human at Fisher Theatre The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the acclaimed modern romance “I’m Your Man” showing Oct. 22-28 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. In a love story that transcends “modern romance,” a woman must navigate her relationship with the robot designed to be her ideal partner in “I’m Your Man”. Alma (Maren Eggert) is an accomplished researcher at the famous Pergamon Museum in Berlin, leading a team studying ancient cuneiform writing. In order to obtain research funds for her…
Mary D. Fisher Theatre is the home for the opera simulcast and encore events The Mary D. Fisher Theatre is honored to be the home for the Met Live Opera programs for the 2021-2022 season, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival. The season will continue with Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” on Saturday, Oct. 23. There will be one show at 10 a.m. — a live simulcast as it is happening at the Met! Plan to come early as Russell Fox will lead a pre-opera talk one hour before the production. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin…
Mary D. Fisher Theatre joins theaters around the world for special two-night event The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world to present a two-night-only world premiere of the “Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers” on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 20 and 21 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Winner of the 2021 SXSW Audience Award, “Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers” offers a unique take on the Petty legacy, diving deep into a condensed period of creativity and freedom for the legendary rock star. Capturing the…
The elder statesman of comedy featured in festival’s “Men In Hollywood” series The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “Jackie Mason: The Ultimate Jew” on Tuesday, Oct. 19 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Jackie Mason: The Ultimate Jew” is the fourth film in an eight-week tribute to “Men in Hollywood” series featuring a different male celebrity each week. Jackie Mason is truly one of the elder statesmen of stand-up comedy. The self-proclaimed “Ultimate Jew” has been around the block and then some, performing steadily for over five decades and appearing on everything…
Award-winning film returns to Fisher Theatre; Harmony on the Rocks to perform The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present a special encore of “American Harmony” on Sunday, Oct. 17 at 4 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “American Harmony” won the Audience Award and was one of the festival favorites at the Sedona International Film Festival when it premiered a decade ago and has been winning raves from audiences and critics around the world ever since! Every year, thousands compete in the world’s greatest singing competition that you’ve never heard of. At the International Championships of Barbershop…