In an era of great change and great beauty emerged the character of James McNeill Whistler. Considered by some to be one of the great innovators of 19th century art, he was a contemporary of the Impressionists, much admired by Van Gogh and Manet.

Strangers from across generations and geographies listen to one another as they discuss where America is going and their place in it, alongside portraits of a country at work in “The Work in Progress”.

Eddie Cochran died aged just 21, yet his influence can still be heard in generations of artists from The Beatles and The Rolling Stones to today’s contemporary artists.

“Jimmy”, the untold true story of America’s most-beloved actor and the iconic role that saved him, focuses on the most transformative season in Jimmy Stewart’s life — from winning the Academy Award for Best Actor in The Philadelphia Story to enlisting and becoming a combat pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps at the beginning of World War II.

Fiddler Kate Rose and guitarist Armand Ramirez present a concert of intergenerational musical storytelling. Drawing from Celtic, Hispanic, Southwestern, and other oral traditions, they weave fiddle and guitar through stories, rhythm, movement, props, natural sound effects, humor, and audience participation.

The popular In the Living Room Music series continues its sensational run at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Nov. 9 at 7:00 PM, welcoming extraordinary talent Jim and Jeanne Martin for an intimate evening of music and conversation.

Cranky, yet witty bouldering legend John “Verm” Sherman has lost his mojo and is jonesing to regain it. What better way than to climb the world’s most famous boulder problem, Yosemite’s iconic Midnight Lightning?

The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with award-winning surround sound composer and producer Koz Mraz for The Eagles: Hell Freezes Over in Surround Sound on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. You will be blown away by this audio/visual 5.1 Surround Sound Music Experience in Sedona’s best sound system, the Mary D. Fisher Theater.

Juliette Binoche and Tom Courtenay star as Amanda and her stepfather, Martin, who struggle with a moral issue that divides them. As they are forced to make increasingly difficult choices, the repercussions spiral out of their control.

“The Cycle of Love” is an epic true-life odyssey that traces the enduring power of belief, following one man’s willingness to risk everything in pursuit of a future he can scarcely imagine.

On Nov. 13, World Kindness Day — also proclaimed as Sedona Kindness Day — SedonaKind invites you to the Sedona Film Festival Theatres to enjoy wonderful short films that reflect and resonate with their mission: encouraging acts of kindness, large and small, locally and around the world.

“Barbara Forever” is an expansive, immersive exploration of the life, work, and ongoing cultural impact of filmmaker Barbara Hammer — a pioneering artist who lived boldly, created urgently, and transformed cinema through her singular vision. Her films were an extension of herself.