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Celebrating 32 Years!

We are your ticket to the hottest show in town! Enjoy the BEST independent films from around the world: February 21-March 1, 2026  — celebrating 32 years!

From features to shorts, documentaries to animation and foreign films to student films, you will be treated to a cinephile’s dream … NINE DAYS and more than 150 films!

Come enjoy our biggest celebration yet! Experience the world without ever leaving your theater seat! See you at the movies!

Founded in 1995 as a 3-day exhibition of independent film and introduced the festival workshops as a way of teaching and inspiring filmmakers of tomorrow.

Now Playing & Coming Attractions

  • Peter Asher: Everywhere Man
    • Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre
    • July 24 - July 30

    “Peter Asher: Everywhere Man” is a feature-length documentary inspired by musician, producer, and manager Peter Asher’s celebrated cabaret show A Musical Memoir of the ’60s and Beyond. Like his stage performance, the film traces an extraordinary life lived at the center of modern music history.

  • Brunello: The Gracious Visionary
    • Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre
    • July 24 - July 30

    Giuseppe Tornatore’s “Brunello: The Gracious Visionary” is more than a biographical film — it’s a celebration of a designer who built a global luxury empire from the rolling hills of Umbria, rooted in humanistic capitalism, ethical production, and a deep respect for craftsmanship.

  • Rose of Nevada
    • Mary D. Fisher Theatre
    • July 24 - July 30

    Three decades ago, the Rose of Nevada vanished at sea, along with its crew. Now, it has returned. In a remote fishing village, its reappearance is embraced as an auspicious sign, with the local citizens convinced the luck of their economically devastated community may turn, if only the ship sails again.

  • In the Living Room Music Series: <br> Tommy Acosta and Chicky Brooklyn
    • Mary D. Fisher Theatre
    • July 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    This month, Shondra welcomes the songwriting duo of Tommy Acosta and his musical partner, Chicky Brooklyn. Fans know them as the engine behind the popular band Green Light, but for this special night, they are stripping things back to their acoustic roots.

  • Outdoor Film: One Crazy Summer
    • Village of Oak Creek Association Park
    • July 27 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

    In “One Crazy Summer” (1986), Hoops McCann (John Cusack) is an aspiring teenage artist who needs to create a cartoon love story to get into art school. To find inspiration, he travels to Nantucket with his friends.

  • WHAM! 10 Days in China
    • Mary D. Fisher Theatre
    • July 28 - July 30

    In 1985, WHAM! crossed cultural divides as the first Western pop act in China. Previously unseen, beautifully restored archive footage reveals this landmark meeting of pop, politics and history.

  • Outdoor Film: Michael
    • Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village
    • July 28 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

    Join us on Tuesday, July 28 as we present “Michael” outdoors in the calle at Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village. “Michael” is the cinematic portrayal of the life and legacy of one of the most influential artists the world has ever known.

  • Outdoor Film: The 40-Year-Old Virgin
    • The Wilde Resort and Spa
    • July 29 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

    Andy Stitzer (Steve Carell) is a sweet 40-year-old introvert who plays video games and collects action figures. When his retail co-workers learn he has never had sex, they make it their mission to help him.

  • Outdoor Film: The Sandlot
    • Basecamp Sedona Beer Company
    • July 30 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

    Set in the summer of 1962, “The Sandlot” follows a shy, friendless fifth-grader named Scotty Smalls who moves to a new neighborhood. To fit in, he joins a ragtag group of local kids who play daily pick-up games at the local sandlot.

  • Old Man Lightning
    • Mary D. Fisher Theatre
    • July 31

    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?

  • Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
    • Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre
    • July 31 - August 6

    In the charming town of Willowbrook, Kansas, hairdresser Gail Daughtry is engaged to her devoted high school sweetheart, Tom. Her life takes a turn when a trip to a book signing leads to Tom meeting – and sleeping – with his "celebrity pass."

  • The Floaters
    • Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre
    • July 31 - August 5

    A struggling musician takes a last-resort job from her overachiever best friend: supervising misfits (the floaters) at their childhood Jewish summer camp. With the camp’s survival in the balance as it ramps up for competition with a longtime rival, the clashing friends and campers must overcome their differences to save the camp.