Mr. Burton

The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Mr. Burton” showing April 24-29 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre.

“Mr. Burton” was the winner of the Directors’ Choice Award for Best Feature Film Drama at the recent Sedona International Film Festival.

“Mr. Burton” tells the true story of the relationship between Port Talbot schoolmaster Philip Burton and a wild young schoolboy called Richard Jenkins, the son of a wayward drunk.

Richard dreamed of becoming an actor, but his ambitions were in danger of being derailed by a combination of family trouble, the pressure of war, and his own lack of discipline.

Mr. Burton recognized the raw talent in his pupil, becoming his tutor, strict taskmaster and eventually his adoptive father. And Richard Jenkins is transformed into Richard Burton — Wales’s greatest star.

“Mr. Burton” will be shown at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre April 24-29. Showtimes will be Friday, Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday, April 24, 25, 28 and 29 at 3:30 p.m.; and Sunday and Monday, April 26 and 27 at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets are $12, or $9 for Film Festival members. For tickets and more information, please call 928-282-1177. Both the theatre and film festival office are located at 2030 W. Hwy. 89A, in West Sedona.