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SUMMARY:A Private Life
DESCRIPTION:The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “A Private Life” showing April 3-9 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. \nThe renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner (Jodie Foster) mounts a private investigation into the death of one of her patients\, whom she is convinced has been murdered. \n“Remarkable! A new landmark in Foster’s career which just continues to dazzle.” — Pete Hammond\, Deadline \n“A delightfully paired Jodie Foster and Daniel Auteuil. Foster jumps into it with a spiky vitality and an unexpected playfulness that buoy the movie as much as Rebecca Zlotowski’s zippy direction. It’s a pleasure to watch Foster.” — David Rooney\, The Hollywood Reporter \n“Rebecca Zlotowski’s sleek\, slippery psychological thriller. Expertly balanced by the intense focus of Jodie Foster’s performance. It’s a thrill to see Foster.” — Peter Debruge\, Variety \n“A Private Life” will be shown at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres April 3-9. Showtimes will be Friday\, April 3 at 3:00 p.m.; Saturday\, April 4 at 3:30 p.m.; Sunday and Thursday\, April 5 and 9 at 4:00 p.m.; and Monday\, Tuesday and Wednesday\, April 6\, 7 and 8 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-private-life/
LOCATION:Mary D. Fisher Theatre\, 2030 W. State Route 89A\, Suite A-3\, Sedona\, AZ\, 86336\, United States
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SUMMARY:André Is an Idiot
DESCRIPTION:The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “André Is an Idiot” showing April 3-9 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. \n“André Is an Idiot” was one of the top award-winners at the recent Sedona International Film Festival\, garnering the Best of Fest Documentary Award and rave audience reviews. \nUnexpected\, irreverent\, and defiantly heartfelt\, “André Is an Idiot” is a wildly life-affirming film about death and about the strange clarity that arrives when time suddenly becomes finite.  \nWhen André Ricciardi\, a self-proclaimed “idiot” for skipping the colonoscopy that could have saved him\, learns he is dying\, he turns his final chapter into an experiment in radical honesty\, humor\, and curiosity.  \nA lifelong iconoclast and ad-industry provocateur\, André has never done anything the conventional way\, and confronting mortality proves no different: he picks up a camera\, cracks a joke\, and begins to ask the biggest questions of his life with disarming candor. In a deeply collaborative partnership with director Tony Benna\, André’s inner world — his stories\, fears\, philosophies\, and absurdist imagination — is brought to life through fantastical stop-motion animation woven into vérité footage.  \nThese animated interludes illuminate the way André processes both joy and dread\, transforming the film into a playful yet profound portrait of a man determined to face death as openly and ridiculously as he has lived.  \n“André Is an Idiot” is ultimately a celebration of resilience\, creative audacity\, and the kind of fearless humor that refuses to let darkness have the last word. It invites audiences to rethink what “normal” looks like in the face of sickness and loss — and to consider that sometimes\, the best way to survive life’s cruelties is simply to laugh at them. \n“André Is an Idiot” will be shown at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre April 3-9. Showtimes will be Friday\, Sunday\, Monday and Thursday\, April 3\, 5\, 6 and 9 at 3:30 p.m.; and Tuesday and Wednesday\, April 7 and 8 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/andre-is-an-idiot/
LOCATION:Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre\, 2030 W. S.R. 89A\, Sedona\, AZ\, 86336\, United States
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SUMMARY:For Worse
DESCRIPTION:The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “For Worse” showing April 3-9 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon and Mary D. Fisher Theatres. \nLauren\, a newly divorced\, sober mom\, feels like she has a new lease on life after joining her first acting class and starting a fling with her hot\, young scene partner. However\, when they attend their Gen Z classmate’s wedding together\, things begin to fall apart\, and Lauren finds herself behaving like a drunk 25-year-old bridesmaid. Luckily after a disastrous night she stumbles into a new day and a new beginning. \nFunny and heartwarming\, “For Worse” is a comedy starring Amy Landecker\, Bradley Whitford\, Nico Hiraga\, Missy Pyle\, Gabby Hoffman\, Ken Marino\, Simon Helberg\, Paul Adelstein\, Kiersey Clemons and Liv Hewson. \n“For Worse” will be shown at the Alice Gill-Sheldon and Mary D. Fisher Theatres April 3-9. Showtimes will be Friday and Thursday\, April 3 and 9 at 6:30 p.m.; Sunday\, April 5 at 7:00 p.m.; and Monday\, Tuesday and Wednesday\, April 6\, 7 and 8 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/for-worse/
LOCATION:Mary D. Fisher Theatre\, 2030 W. State Route 89A\, Suite A-3\, Sedona\, AZ\, 86336\, United States
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SUMMARY:Fantasy Life
DESCRIPTION:The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Fantasy Life” showing April 4-8 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. \nAn anxious law school dropout (Matthew Shear) stumbles into a job babysitting his psychiatrist’s three granddaughters and falls for the girls’ mother (Amanda Peet)\, an actress in a rocky marriage.  \nA smart\, New York-set romantic comedy co-starring Alessandro Nivola\, Judd Hirsch\, Bob Balaban\, Andrea Martin\, Zosia Mamet\, and Holland Taylor. Winner of the SXSW Narrative Feature Audience Award. \n“Fantasy Life” will be shown at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre April 4-8. Showtimes will be Saturday\, Sunday and Monday\, April 4\, 5 and 6 at 6:30 p.m.; and Tuesday and Wednesday\, April 7 and 8 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/fantasy-life/
LOCATION:Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre\, 2030 W. S.R. 89A\, Sedona\, AZ\, 86336\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jeanie Carroll in Concert:  You Can Go Home Again
DESCRIPTION:After decades of performances that have carried her from Arizona to Europe\, North Africa and beyond\, vocalist Jeanie Carroll is bringing her signature blend of style-hopping songcraft back to a stage many locals know well: the Mary D Fisher Theatre. \nCarroll headlines this musical performance on April 4 at 4 p.m. (Four-four at four: divinely easy to remember)\, with Dave Len Scott on trumpet and piano and special guests\, the Red RockAppella Quartet. \nFor Sedona audiences\, the concert has the feeling of a homecoming. Carroll lived in Sedona for 30 years\, building a reputation as a performer with an unusually wide repertoire and a gift for connecting across generations. Though she now spends most of her time in Las Vegas\, her return date still lands with extra resonance in a town where she’s not just a familiar voice\, but part of the community’s musical memory. \n \nCarroll’s mantra\, “Keep a smile on your face and a song in your heart”\, reads like the kind of line you might find on a dressing-room mirror\, but it also describes the arc of her career. She has gone down many musical paths\, from Motown and rock ’n’ roll to disco\, Broadway and jazz standards\, and blues\, and she’s sung in several languages shaped by years of living and performing abroad. Her background includes performances in Europe\, and stops in places as varied as Marrakesh\, Tunis\, Istanbul\, St. Petersburg\, Stockholm\, Montreal\, Chicago\, New York and Los Angeles. \nThis performance will include hits from Edith Piaf\, Ella Fitzgerald\, Barbra Streisand\, Joni Mitchell\, Linda Ronstadt\, Sinatra\, Garland\, and even Todd Rundgren and Stephen Sondheim. Carroll’s repertoire is as wide-ranging as her passport. She has also played guitar and percussion and her stage résumé includes productions such as Cabaret\, Beauty & the Beast\, Man of La Mancha\, Pirates of Penzance\, The Merry Widow and The Gondoliers. \nWhat distinguishes Carroll\, colleagues say\, is not simply range but the way she navigates it as a performer who can shift tone without losing the thread of a set or the attention of a room. Producer and Red Earth Theatre Producing Artistic Director Kate Hawkes\, who has worked with Carroll\, puts it this way: “Jeanie Carroll brings a palpable joy to anything she performs on stage. From Jazz and folk\, to light opera and musical theatre and anything else\, Jeanie knows what she is doing and takes her audience on a glorious journey. Jeanie’s fluid\, rich voice and crystal clear lyrics ensures each show is a treat at all levels….Don’t miss a Jeanie Carroll performance.” \nThat sense of coming back matters\, because Carroll’s relationship to the community goes beyond the stage. In addition to her work as an entertainer\, vocalist\, emcee\, DJ and musical host\, she spent 20 years as the K–8 music educator for the Sedona-Oak Creek School District\, shaping thousands of students’ first experiences with rhythm\, melody and performance. She created the Annual International Festival of Food & Song\, an event in which her young students sang in foreign languages as “Ambassadors of Peace\,” reflecting her ongoing advocacy for music education and world peace. \n \nFor this Mary D Fisher Theatre concert\, Carroll will be accompanied by Dave Len Scott\, a musician known locally for his work in jazz and classical settings and for an approach that merges instrumental voices in unusual ways. Scott performs both trumpet and piano and has led ensembles including his own Dave Len Scott Jazz Quartet. Formerly based in San Francisco\, he has become a familiar presence around Sedona and Northern Arizona. In 2024\, he performed with pianist Tiantian Liang in a program spanning two centuries of trumpet repertoire\, a reminder of the breadth he brings to his solo bandstand. \n \nThe performance also includes a guest appearance by the Red RockAppella Quartet\, a group Carroll knows from the inside. She sang with Red RockAppella as a Sweet Adeline for 13 years\, and the quartet with Sandy Adams\, Dianne Evans\, Deb Sanders and Carol Welsh grew out of a shared commitment to harmony singing and community service. They will add a delightfully different sonic color to the afternoon. \nJeanie Carroll’s return is more than a date on the calendar. (Four-four at four) It’s a chance to hear an artist whose career has been built on travel\, languages and genres and whose roots remain\, unmistakably\, in the red-rock community where she taught\, performed\, raised her daughters and her musical voice. Welcome home. \nJoin us for Jeanie Carroll in Concert: You Can Go Home Again on Saturday\, April 4 at 4 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Tickets are $25. \nClick on the BUY TICKETS link to the right to order tickets online\, or call 928-282-1177 to order by phone. Both the Sedona International Film Festival Office and the Mary D. Fisher Theatre are located at 2030 W. SR 89A in West Sedona.
URL:https://sedonafilmfestival.com/event/jeanie-carroll-in-concert-you-can-go-home-again/
LOCATION:Mary D. Fisher Theatre\, 2030 W. State Route 89A\, Suite A-3\, Sedona\, AZ\, 86336\, United States
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SUMMARY:FREE Sedona Poetry Slam
DESCRIPTION:The Sedona Poetry Slam returns to the Mary D. Fisher Theatre in West Sedona for a poetry slam on Saturday\, April 4. Admission is free to all\, thanks to the sponsorship of the Northern Arizona Book Festival\, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that holds the annual festival the weekend of April 12\, 13 and 14\, in Flagstaff. \nApril is also National Poetry Month\, so the best way to support poetry is seeing a showcase of the best poets in Northern Arizona. Many of the competing poets from the Sedona Poetry Slam will be showcasing their work\, along with Flagstaff Poetry Slam\, which are both festival partners. \nOpen Slam\nA poetry slam is like a series of high-energy\, three-minute one-person plays\, judged by the audience. Slam poetry is an art form that allows written page poets to share their work alongside theatrical performers\, hip-hop artists and lyricists. \nPoets come from as far away as Phoenix\, Tucson\, Prescott and Flagstaff\, competing against local poets from Sedona and Cottonwood\, college poets from Northern Arizona University and youth poets from Verde Valley high schools. All types of poetry are welcome on the stage\, from street-wise hip-hop and narrative performance poems\, to political rants and introspective confessionals. Any poem is a “slam” poem if performed in a competition. All poets get three minutes per round to entertain and inspire the audience with their creativity. \nAnyone can sign up to compete in the slam for the $75 grand prize and $25 second-place prize\, paid. To compete in the slam\, poets will need three original poems\, each lasting no longer than three minutes. No props\, costumes nor musical accompaniment are permitted. The poets are judged Olympics-style by five members of the audience selected at random at the beginning of the slam. \nEmail foxthepoet@yahoo.com to sign up early to compete or by the Friday before the slam\, or sign up at the door the day of the slam. \nThe Mary D. Fisher Theatre is located at 2030 W. SR 89A\, Suite A-3\, in West Sedona. Tickets are free. Call 928-282-1177 or visit SedonaFilmFestival.org for more information. \nUpcoming Slams\nThe final two poetry slams of the season will be held on May 9 and June 6. The prize money is funded in part by a donation from Verde Valley poetry supporters Jeanne and Jim Freeland. For more information\, visit sedonafilmfestival.com or foxthepoet.blogspot.com. For a full list of slam poetry events in Arizona\, visit azpoet.com. \nWhat is Poetry Slam?\nFounded at the Green Mill Tavern in Chicago in 1984 by Marc Smith\, poetry slam is a competitive artistic sport designed to get people who would otherwise never go to a poetry reading excited about the art form when it becomes a high-energy competition. Poetry slams are judged by five randomly chosen members of the audience who assign numerical value to individual poets’ contents and performances. \nPoetry slam has become an international artistic sport\, with more than 100 major poetry slams in the United States\, Canada\, Australia and Western Europe. Slam poets have opened at the Winter Olympics\, performed at the White House and at the United Nations General Assembly and were featured on “Russell Simmons’ Def Poets” on HBO.
URL:https://sedonafilmfestival.com/event/free-sedona-poetry-slam/
LOCATION:Mary D. Fisher Theatre\, 2030 W. State Route 89A\, Suite A-3\, Sedona\, AZ\, 86336\, United States
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