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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260327
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SUMMARY:The Optimist: The Bravest Act is Truth
DESCRIPTION:The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Optimist: The Bravest Act is Truth” showing March 27-April 2 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon and Mary D. Fisher Theatres. \nBased on a remarkable true story\, “The Optimist: The Bravest Act is Truth” traces the life of Herbert Heller and the unlikely friendship that transforms both him and a young woman searching for her own sense of direction. \nAs a boy\, Herbert survived the Holocaust and carried the weight of an unspoken secret for six decades\, choosing silence as a way to move through the world. When he meets Abby\, a perceptive and intuitive teenager quietly grappling with her own emotional burdens\, something shifts. Abby’s curiosity\, compassion\, and steady presence begin to open a door Herbert long believed was sealed. \nAs Herbert slowly shares the truth of his past\, an unexpected bond takes root—one that bridges generations and reveals how connection can illuminate even the darkest corners of memory. Through each other\, they discover understanding\, healing\, and the courage to finally voice what has been held inside. \nStarring Stephen Lang (Avatar) as Herbert\, Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade) as Abby\, and Luke David Blumm (Where the Crawdads Sing) as young Herbert\, “The Optimist: The Bravest Act is Truth” is a profoundly moving film about resilience\, remembrance\, and the life-changing impact of being truly heard. It is a testament to the power of storytelling — and to the hope found in human connection. \n“The Optimist: The Bravest Act is Truth” will be shown at the Alice Gill-Sheldon and Mary D. Fisher Theatres March 27-April 2. Showtimes will be Friday and Saturday\, March 27 and 28 at 6:30 p.m.; Sunday and Monday\, March 29 and 30 at 7:00 p.m.; and Tuesday\, Wednesday and Thursday\, March 31\, April 1 and 2 at 4:00 p.m. \nTickets 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.
URL:https://sedonafilmfestival.com/event/the-optimist-the-bravest-act-is-truth/
LOCATION:Mary D. Fisher Theatre\, 2030 W. State Route 89A\, Suite A-3\, Sedona\, AZ\, 86336\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Magnificent Life
DESCRIPTION:The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “A Magnificent Life” showing March 27-April 2 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon and Mary D. Fisher Theatres. \nIn 1955\, 60-year-old Marcel Pagnol is a well-known and acclaimed playwright and filmmaker. When the editor-in-chief of ELLE magazine commissions a weekly column about Pagnol’s childhood\, he sees this as a great opportunity to go back to his artistic roots: writing.  \nRealizing his memory is failing him and deeply affected by the disappointing results of his last two plays\, Pagnol starts doubting his ability to pursue his work. That is until Little Marcel — the young boy he used to be — appears to him as if by magic.  \nTogether\, they will explore Marcel Pagnol’s incredible life and bring back to life his most cherished encounters and memories. His memories resurface as the words flow: the arrival of talkies\, the first major film studio\, his attachment to actors\, the experience of writing. \nThe greatest storyteller of all time becomes the hero of his own story. \n“A Magnificent Life” will be shown at the Alice Gill-Sheldon and Mary D. Fisher Theatres March 27-April 2. Showtimes will be Friday and Saturday\, March 27 and 28 at 3:30 p.m.; Sunday\, March 29 at 6:30 p.m.; Monday\, March 30 at 4:00 p.m.; and Tuesday and Thursday\, March 31 and April 2 at 7:00 p.m. \nTickets 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.
URL:https://sedonafilmfestival.com/event/a-magnificent-life/
LOCATION:Mary D. Fisher Theatre\, 2030 W. State Route 89A\, Suite A-3\, Sedona\, AZ\, 86336\, United States
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260404
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SUMMARY:New York Dog Film Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “New York Dog Film Festival 2026” showing March 28-April 2 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. \nJoin us for a family-friendly escape to the movies and celebrate everything DOGS! “New York Dog Film Festival 2026” is a collection of short films celebrating the love between dogs\, their people\, and the animal welfare groups that bring them together. \nWe continue a decade of celebrating the relationship between people and dogs in short films that will take you on a roller-coaster ride of emotions. In particular\, there are 2 films that won the Purina Dog Chow Service Dog Salute\, depicting the life-saving bond between specially trained service dogs and veterans with PTSD. \nAll the films are appropriate to delight and inspire all members of the human family. \n  \nFilms featured in the 2026 lineup include: \n• Running Late: An animated view of a dog’s perspective as he waits hopefully for his owner to come home. \n• Following Flame: A PURINA SERVICE DOG SALUTE WINNER! Seen from the dog Flame’s point of view\, we experience how a “career change” from being a herding dog to being a specially trained service dog\, allows her to positively transform the life of her veteran\, who suffers from PTSD. \n• The Golden Retriever Bachelor: As a spoof on the reality TV show\, three older women compete for the affection of a senior dog\, Cooper — a tongue-in-cheek story meant to encourage adoption of senior dogs. \n• Jamtland Dogs: A documentary following two women dog sled racers preparing for an international dog sledding competition in Northern Sweden. \n• The Funeral: A moving memorial service given by a family who want to honor the dog they loved. \n• Brought Back to Life: Retired firefighter who has lost his purpose in his life finds it again with a search-and-rescue dog who is rescued from a shelter. \n• A Touch of Romance: A woman is so caught up reading stories of love\, she is oblivious to a man who has fallen in love with her – but his dog figures out how to orchestrate “a touch of romance.” \n• Chocolate Retriever: A claymation rendering of what a woman does to rescue her dog from the toxic-for-dogs chocolate bar he has ingested. \n• Lessons from the Life and Death of Clifford: A sweet\, sad philosophical contemplation about what death is like for our dogs and what it might be for us. \n• The Tube: An animated rendition of the London Underground or “tube\,” imagining the passengers as canines. \n  \n• Hustle and Run: A documentary about a scrappy band of “everyday” women from a small town in England\, who compete as the underdogs with their canine pack in Flyball (a competition known as “the F1 of dog sports”) and go all the way to Crufts\, the renowned British dog show. \n• Companions for Life: A documentary that is a testimonial about how a trained service dog has opened up his person’s world. \n• The Singular Affair of the Missing Ball: An animated tale of the canine sleuth\, Sherlock Whippet\, who solves a mystery with the help of his intrepid companion\, Dr. Woofson\, a Bulldog. \n• One Mind: A PURINA SERVICE DOG SALUTE WINNER! A glimpse into the life-changing freedom and love provided by Holly\, a specially trained PTSD service dog who became a lifeline and soulmate for her veteran with PTSD\, who had previously been housebound and suicidal. \n• I’m Still Here; a Dog’s Purpose Forever: A poetically artistic rendering of Michon’s spiritual\, uplifting book by the same name\, reminding us that when our dogs die they never leave us. \n“New York Dog Film Festival 2026” is presented in partnership with the Humane Society of Sedona. \n“New York Dog Film Festival 2026” will be shown at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre March 28-April 2. Showtimes will be Saturday\, March 28 at 12:30 p.m.; Monday and Tuesday\, March 30 and 31 at 6:30 p.m.; and Wednesday and Thursday\, April 1 and 2 at 3:30 p.m. \nTickets 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.
URL:https://sedonafilmfestival.com/event/new-york-dog-film-festival-2026/
LOCATION:Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre\, 2030 W. S.R. 89A\, Sedona\, AZ\, 86336\, United States
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SUMMARY:New York Cat Film Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “New York Cat Film Festival 2026” showing March 29-April 2 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. \nJoin us for a family-friendly escape to the movies and celebrate everything CATS! “New York Cat Film Festival 2026” is a collection of short films exploring the mystique of the fascinating felines who share our lives. All the films are family-friendly and can be enjoyed by humans of all ages. \n  \nFilms featured in the 2026 lineup include: \n• CATS EYEWITNESS NEWS: You think it’s about a hurricane\, but it’s really about belly rubs! \n• CATNAP: An animated tale about a dog who won’t let a kitty have her catnap – inspired by true events! \n• THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE: A personal documentary about the subtle ways cats communicate and understand us – and how we reciprocate. \n• OH CATNADA! What would a feline-centric country look like\, with its very own flag and anthem? \n• PAWS and PURPOSE: A documentary about a sanctuary that began saving goats but has become a loving final home for cats regardless of age or any issues. \n• CATS ON THINGS: A fun and funny animated description of the havoc cats cause in our homes and why we love them anyway. \n• A HAND TO HOME: The filmmaker from Dubai created this tale of a rescued kitten told from her perspective\, manually created with Adobe Firefly support. \n• ALFRED HITCHCAT PRESENTS “BANQUO’S CHAIR”: Another Purradise Ranch production with “talking cat actors\,” featuring Detective Purrlock Holmes investigating a murder in a mansion haunted by feline ghosts. \n• SCAREDY\, THE CAT: A documentary about a very shy feral cat adopted by people at the public tennis courts in a NYC park and how she came to trust a very few of them. \n  \n• BASTET: Three Croatian friends — who love cats and are animators — made drawings by hand they colored on the computer\, telling this story of three cats who rise to the clouds to meet Bastet\, the ancient Egyptian goddess of cats. \n• LUCY: A narrative film in which a woman comes to suspect that her new boyfriend is more interested in her cat than in her. \n• OLD PAWS 4: The Black Cat Market: A cat cafe and a cat rescue team up to find loving homes for senior cats. \n• THE CAT HOUSE CHRONICLES: A documentary about a young cat who is adopted into a senior cat retirement home where he is a charming troublemaker. \n• 10TH LIFE: An animated whimsical tale of a lost kitten and his mysterious new ally as they find their way home. \n• DAILY TABBY: A mockumentary focused on an ESA at a college campus and her point of view about the students and their activities. \n• SHADOW: Artistic animation shows how her cat’s death broke a woman’s heart\, but a stray in the neighborhood who befriended her made her wonder if her kitty who passed away sent Shadow to heal her? \n• LOVE IS LOVE: A documentary in which a woman describes what her three tripawd cats taught her about love\, the cycle of life and recovery. \n• WHEN LEFT IS RIGHT: Being a “southpaw” comes with challenges that a kitten is determined to overcome\, as he explains. \n• LOKI\, UKRAINIAN CAT: This is the story of a Ukrainian cat named Loki: his journey to escape the war in Ukraine and his adaptation in Ireland. \n• MY FAMILIAR: Music video featuring Elizabeth Bays’s love for her soulmate cat Screamy\, who has since passed away. \n• CATS EYEWITNESS NEWS: A feline news report that includes a flock of pigeons sitting shiva. \n“New York Cat Film Festival 2026” is presented in partnership with the Humane Society of Sedona. \n“New York Cat Film Festival 2026” will be shown at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre March 29-April 2. Showtimes will be Sunday\, March 29 at 12:30 p.m.; Monday and Tuesday\, March 30 and 31 at 3:30 p.m.; and Wednesday and Thursday\, April 1 and 2 at 6:30 p.m. \nTickets 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.
URL:https://sedonafilmfestival.com/event/new-york-cat-film-festival-2026/
LOCATION:Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre\, 2030 W. S.R. 89A\, Sedona\, AZ\, 86336\, United States
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