Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga star in new drama at Mary D. Fisher Theatre The Mary D. Fisher Theatre is proud to present the acclaimed new drama “Passing” showing Nov. 12-18. “Passing” stars Tessa Thompson, Academy Award-nominee Ruth Negga, André Holland and Alexander Skarsgård, and is written and directed by Rebecca Hall. Adapted from the celebrated 1929 novel of the same name by Nella Larsen, “Passing” tells the story of two Black women, Irene Redfield (Tessa Thompson) and Clare Kendry (Academy Award-nominee Ruth Negga), who can “pass” as white but choose to live on opposite sides of the color line…
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Reed Birney, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs and Martha Plimpton star in new drama The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the acclaimed new drama “Mass” showing Nov. 12-18 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Taut, gripping, and deeply insightful, “Mass” captures the emotionally freighted meeting of two couples whose lives have been sundered by the same tragic event. Years after an unspeakable tragedy tore their lives apart, two sets of parents (Reed Birney & Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs & Martha Plimpton) agree to talk privately in an attempt to move forward. “Mass” thoughtfully…
Award-winning film with Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu returns for Sedona Kindness Day The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with SedonaKind to present the encore of the multiple award-winning film “Mission: Joy — Finding Happiness in Troubled Times” on Sunday, Nov. 14 as part of the Sedona Kindness Day celebration. There will be two shows at 1 and 4 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. The ticket price is a donation of $10 with proceeds to benefit the charity work and projects of SedonaKind. “Mission: Joy” has won acclaim and awards at prestigious film festivals around…
Mary D. Fisher Theatre joins theaters around the world for special one-night event The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world to present a one-night-only world premiere of the “The Doors: Live at the Bowl ’68 Special Edition” on Thursday, Nov. 4 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. On July 5th, 1968, The Doors lit up the storied stage of the Hollywood Bowl with a legendary performance that is widely considered to be the band’s finest captured on film. Performing on the back of their 3rd album release “Waiting For…
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story” on Tuesday, Nov. 2 at 4 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story” is the sixth film in an eight-week tribute to “Men in Hollywood” series featuring a different subject each week. Directed by Barry Avrich, the film features an all-star cast, including David Steinberg, Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, Dave Foley and more. David Steinberg is a comedy icon. Born in Winnipeg, he went to Yeshiva in Chicago, where he abandoned his studies to join Chicago’s Second City. There…
‘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.…
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…