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A Private Life
The 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.
“Remarkable! A new landmark in Foster’s career which just continues to dazzle.” — Pete Hammond, Deadline
“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
“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
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André Is an Idiot
“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.
Unexpected, 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.
When 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.
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Colors of Time
A group of strangers, all descendants of a woman named Adèle Meunier, are gathered in Normandy. The town would like to purchase her long-abandoned property, and four “cousins” are tasked with overseeing the transaction. Thus begins a genealogical journey into the past, taking us to 1895 Paris, with the City of Light on the brink of an industrial and cultural revolution.
Aptly entitled “The Coming of the Future” in French, “Colors of Time” literally plunges us into a moment in time when Parisian creativity is at its apex — when not only electricity and technology, but photography and Impressionism in painting and music are creating a spark that’s about to erupt into a movement far beyond anyone’s expectations.
Cédric Klapisch‘s endearing new comedy is a soul-stirring, time-traveling trip for lovers of the arts everywhere.
“Inventive, cleverly structured, and beautifully written, it’s a thoroughly engaging story, enlivened by a terrific ensemble cast.” — Next Best Picture
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Cottonwood Premiere: Mr. Burton
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “Monday Movies on Main” on Monday, April 20 with the Cottonwood premiere of “Mr. Burton” at 7 p.m. at Old Town Center for the Arts.
“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.
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Doors of Deception with Paul Vigil
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “Doors of Deception with Paul Vigil” on Friday, May 8 at 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
Magician Paul Vigil comes direct from his full-time home in Las Vegas, where for many years he performed a highly acclaimed one-man magic show at the Mirage Resort. Paul has appeared regularly on TV, including Penn & Teller Fool Us, performances at every major Las Vegas casino, full house shows at the famous Hollywood Magic Castle, corporate events for fortune 500 CEOs, and private performances for Nobel Laureates.
Paul’s specialty is crafting incredibly fooling magic that is not only unique but regularly fools fellow performers. Paul now travels the globe performing his passionately powerful style of magic and mentalism, leaving audiences in a state of complete disbelief.
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Explorers Club Live: Worlds Rarely Seen – Light in the Darkness
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to bring you an exciting event on Sunday, April 19 at 4:00 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Explorers Club Live: Worlds Rarely Seen – Light in the Darkness.
Explorers Club members Dr. Jut Wynne and Paul D. Maley will give a joint lecture. They’ll share images and stories from the far edges of our planet: Wynne will present photographs and tales from his recent cave research in Bhutan, while Maley will showcase astonishing images from his latest eclipse and aurora expeditions — spectacles far beyond the northern lights recently visible across the lower 48.
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Fantasy Life
An 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.
A 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.
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Flagstaff Premiere: Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with Theatrikos Theatre Company to bring movies to Downtown Flagstaff!
This series continues on Wednesday, April 8 with the Flagstaff premiere of “Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It” at 7:00 p.m. at Theatrikos Theatre Company.
Featuring never-before-seen archival footage, studio outtakes, and rare photos, “Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It” is an exhilarating documentary about the legendary Grammy-winning musician whose signature sound shaped the work of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Ray Charles, Sly Stone, Aretha Franklin, and countless others.
Billy Preston was perhaps the most unsung musical hero of his time. Born in Houston, Texas, in 1946, he arrived in Los Angeles with his family three years later.
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For Worse
Lauren, 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.
Funny 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.
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Heads or Tails?
John C. Reilly stars as Buffalo Bill in “Heads or Tails?” — a surreal Italian Western film that blends frontier drama with Italian folklore.
At the dawn of the 20th century, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show rolls into Italy, peddling the myth of the American frontier and sparking the imagination of Rosa, a young woman trapped in a stifling marriage to a powerful and violent landowner.
When a rodeo between American cowboys and Italian butteri ends in tragedy, Rosa flees with Santino, the daring local rider who bested the Americans. But in a world where justice is sold to the highest bidder, Buffalo Bill and others join the hunt for the bounty on Santino's head. Rosa's dream of freedom quickly collides with the weight of reality — and like in every good Western ballad, fate flips a coin.
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In the Living Room Music Series: Brian David
The "In the Living Room Music Series" continues its popular run at the Sedona International Film Festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
On Monday, April 27th at 7:00 PM, series creator Shondra Jepperson invites the community into the world of professional guitarist and innovator Brian David for an evening of elegant music and "behind-the-scenes" stories. The audience will have the opportunity to ask Brian questions during his concert.
A fixture in the Sedona wedding and private event scene for years, Brian David is known for his soulful, heartfelt touch on the classical guitar. Trained at Northern Arizona University, Brian has spent over two decades mastering a repertoire that spans classical, jazz, and pop. This "unplugged" session offers a rare opportunity to hear Brian share the personal stories behind his performances.
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In the Living Room Music Series: Lisa Bell
The "In the Living Room Music Series" continues it’s success with deep dives into the lives of local creators at the Sedona International Film Festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
On Monday, April 13th at 7:00 PM, series creator Shondra Jepperson sits down with the talented musician, Lisa Bell, and her special guest, singer-guitarist, recording artist, Greg Benedetto, for an evening of music and personal stories.
Modeled after the legendary "Inside the Actors Studio," this interactive series moves away from a standard concert format to offer a rare, personal conversation, getting to know the artists behind their music.
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Jimmy & The Demons
For six decades, Jimmy Grashow's intricate woodcuts and fantastical sculptures have graced museums and galleries, iconic album covers and over a thousand publications. As Jimmy approaches 80, he is given the commission of a lifetime — The Cathedral — that proves to be both exhilarating and daunting.
As he obsessively carves his magnum opus, Jimmy searches for the meaning behind this profound and sacred piece to which he devotes every moment. But life is full of surprises and Jimmy is faced with a difficult decision. Navigating through the unexpected twists and turns with humor and trepidation, he experiences the true agony and ecstasy of being an artist.
“Jimmy & The Demons” is an unforgettable reminder that life can be a chaotic struggle, but the power of love, kindness and courage is undeniable.
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LIVE THEATRE: Gutenberg! The Musical!
In this two-man musical spoof, a pair of aspiring playwrights perform a backers’ audition for their new, ill-advised project – a big, splashy musical about printing press inventor Johann Gutenberg. With an unending supply of enthusiasm, Bud and Doug sing all the songs and play all the parts in their crass historical epic, with the hope that one of the producers in attendance will give them that elusive Broadway contract.
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LIVE THEATRE: Penelope
Penelope has been waiting… and waiting… and waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return from a decade-long war. Given the rest of the soldiers came home years ago – forgive her, but she’s going to need a drink while she tells you about it. With a beautiful folk-inflected pop score backed by an onstage band of strings, piano and drums, Penelope opens up about her loneliness, her son’s disappearance, her suitors, her gods, her faith in her marriage – and ultimately, the faith that she must have in herself. So go ahead and grab a drink, too, and listen to this ancient tale made new: A woman wondering who she is if she’s alone, and discovering that she has been, is and will always be complete – with or without her husband by her side.
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LIVE THEATRE: The Belle of Amherst
"The Belle of Amherst" is a play based on the life of Emily Dickinson. In her Amherst, Massachusetts home, the reclusive nineteenth-century poet Emily Dickinson recollects her past through her work, her diaries and letters, and a few encounters with significant people in her life. William Luce’s classic play shows us both the pain and the joy of Dickinson’s secluded life.
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manos Percussion Quarter Millennium Concert
manos Percussion takes the stage at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Thursday, May 21 at 7:00 p.m., bringing their special journey of rhythm and sound to Sedona audiences.
In celebration of the United States’ 250th birthday year, manos Percussion Group presents a Quarter Millennium Concert, honoring the nation’s rich cultural tapestry through rhythm, history, and global musical traditions. This special program highlights the diverse influences that have shaped American music over the past 250 years—from European classical roots to Afro Caribbean rhythms, jazz innovations, and contemporary expressions. With 53 instruments, the trio weaves a musical journey that reflects the creative and exuberant spirit that defines the American story.
manos Percussion brings together three classically-trained percussionists — Maria Flurry, Bensen Kwan, and Joshua Ferrell — for a journey through the world of rhythm and sound.
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Met Live Opera: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego
The Metropolitan Opera’s 2025–26 Live in HD season comes to a close with a live transmission of American composer Gabriela Lena Frank’s first opera, a magical-realist portrait of Mexico’s painterly power couple Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, with libretto by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Nilo Cruz. Fashioned as a reversal of the Orpheus and Euridice myth, the story depicts Frida, sung by leading mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, leaving the underworld on the Day of the Dead and reuniting with Diego, portrayed by baritone Carlos Álvarez. The famously feuding pair briefly relive their tumultuous love, embracing both the passion and the pain before bidding the land of the living a final farewell. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Met-premiere staging of Frank’s opera, a “confident, richly imagined score” (The New Yorker) that “bursts with color and fresh individuality” (Los Angeles Times).
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Met Live Opera: Eugene Onegin
Following her acclaimed 2024 company debut in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly”, soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic adaptation of Pushkin.. Baritone Iurii Samoilov reprises his portrayal of the urbane Onegin, who realizes his affection for her all too late. The Met’s evocative production, directed by Tony Award–winner Deborah Warner, “offers a beautifully detailed reading of … Tchaikovsky’s lyrical romance” (The Telegraph).
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On the Brink: Earth Day and Falconers Saving a Species
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with the International Raptor and Falconry Center to present “On the Brink: Earth Day and Falconers Saving a Species” at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
Celebrate Earth Day by exploring the historical making of the first Earth Day, the Endangered Species Act, which were the crossroads of falconers that saved raptors like the Peregrine Falcon and Bald Eagle from certain extinction.
Afterwards there will be a meeting of a species that remains endangered today, one that was submitted for listing but denied, and one that was successfully recovered under the Act, offering a powerful look at what conservation has accomplished and what is still at risk.
Presented by Dr. Michele Losee of the International Raptor & Falconry Center, this program connects history, policy and living wildlife.
The event will benefit the International Raptor and Falconry Center.
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Palestine '36
Selected as Palestine’s Official Submission to the 98th Academy Awards and an Official Selection of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, “Palestine ’36” is a sweeping historical drama set during a pivotal moment in Palestinian history.
Set in 1936, as the British Empire tightens its colonial grip on Palestine, the film follows Yusuf, a man torn between his village home and his work in Jerusalem. Against the backdrop of the 1936 Palestinian Revolt, British colonial rule, and the arrival of Jewish refugees fleeing persecution in Europe, the lives of Palestinians, British authorities, and newcomers collide in a moment that will shape the region’s future.
Starring an international ensemble including Jeremy Irons and Liam Cunningham, Hiam Abbass, Kamel Al Basha, Yasmine Al Massri, Saleh Bakri, “Palestine ’36” offers a powerful, human-centered portrait of resistance, displacement and moral reckoning.
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Piano on the Rocks International Festival
Piano on the Rocks International Festival returns in 2026 for its eleventh edition, unveiling an evocative theme: “The Geometry of Sounds — The Unquiet Harmonies.”
This three-day celebration invites audiences to experience music as architecture, where every note becomes a luminous angle of grace and every harmony reveals its hidden geometry.
Piano on the Rocks International Festival XI takes place May 1-3, 2026 at 4:00 PM each day at the Mary D. Fisher Theater in Sedona, Arizona.
Founded by Artistic Director and pianist Sandrine Erdely-Sayo and Co-Director Elizabeth Peña, this festival brings world-class classical music to Sedona while fostering cultural and educational enrichment. Piano on the Rocks has become one of the region’s most distinctive artistic events. The 2026 edition continues this tradition with a lineup of the highest-caliber artists and musicians whose presence elevates the festival into a radiant celebration of beauty and artistic excellence.
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Power To The People: John & Yoko Live in NYC
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world for a global theatrical event: “Power To The People: John & Yoko Live in NYC”, showing April 29 and May 3 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres.
“Power To The People: John & Yoko Live in NYC” is the 2026 multiscreen concert film of two massive live shows by John Lennon & Yoko Ono at Madison Square Garden, New York City on August 30, 1972, newly restored, re-edited and remixed by the Lennons’ seven-times Grammy Award winning team.
John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant's Memory and Special Guests performed these now-legendary sold-out One To One concerts to a combined audience of 40,000 people, raising over $1.5M (equivalent to $11.5M in 2026) for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They were the only full-length concerts John Lennon (with Yoko Ono) performed after leaving The Beatles.
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Queen in Surround Sound
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with award-winning surround sound composer and producer Koz Mraz for “Queen in Surround Sound” — back by popular demand — on Thursday, April 9 at 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
Experience all the Queen songs you know and love in a way you’ve never heard before that will blow you away!
Queen's seminal 1975 album and the worldwide hit 'Bohemian Rhapsody', was tailor-made for surround sound — remixed by Queen Guitarist Brian May and surround engineer specialist Elliot Scheiner.
Presented by Award-Winning Surround Sound composer/producer Koz Mraz (Discus Award, 5.1 Category 2001, Communicator Surround Award 2002, Aurora Surround Award & Surround Grammy nominee 2005). A College Professor at Citrus College, Glendale, and Pasadena College, Mraz taught classes in music production, audio engineering, and broadcast technology for over 15 years.
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Rebel with a Clause
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the one-day-only Sedona encore of “Rebel with a Clause” on Tuesday, May 5 — National Teacher Appreciation Day — at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
One fall day, Ellen Jovin set up a folding table on a Manhattan sidewalk with a homemade sign that said “Grammar Table.” Right away, passersby began excitedly asking questions, telling stories, and filing complaints.
What happened next is the stuff of grammar legend.
Ellen and her filmmaker husband, Brandt Johnson, took the table on the road, visiting all 50 states as Brandt shot the grammar action. But this story transcends grammar. It’s the story of an epic quest in a divided time to bring us all closer together.
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Sedona Comedy Night with Emmy Award Winner Brian Kiley
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present Sedona Comedy Night with Emmy Award Winner Brian Kiley live onstage at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Friday, May 29 at 6:00 p.m.
Brian Kiley is a two-time Emmy Award-winning comedian and writer who’s been a fixture in late-night TV for decades. He’s made multiple appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and can still be seen performing regularly at comedy clubs around Los Angeles.
For 27 years, Brian was a staff writer for Conan, winning an Emmy in 2007 for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy/Variety Series and getting nominated 16 times. He also worked on the final season of Ellen, picking up a Daytime Emmy in 2022.
Brian even ended up in The New York Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle — though he admits he’s never actually finished the puzzle himself. Beyond writing, Brian’s been on TV in all kinds of ways.
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Sirsy Concert
Back by popular demand: The Sedona International Film Festival announces award-winning recording duo Sirsy will be performing live in concert Thursday, May 7 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre in Sedona at 7 p.m.
It’s hard to imagine a sound this big coming from just two people. The Boston Globe calls Sirsy the “little band with the big sound.” Fans call them the little band with big heart.
Hailing from NY, Sirsy plays compelling singer-songwriter rock and pop with a charming intensity, a bit of sass, lots of soul, and loads of heart. They write honest, engaging songs that are instantly relatable and catchy. The Times Union says “Sirsy’s clever, smart songs have more hooks than a tackle box”. Sirsy’s passionate and down-to-earth live shows also include storytelling and even some nerdy jokes. They can somehow make an audience sing along, dance, laugh, and cry — all at the same show.
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Spacewoman
“Spacewoman” is the extraordinary journey of Astronaut Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command an American spacecraft — the Space Shuttle.
Born on the other side of the tracks in upstate New York, she smashed many glass ceilings in the US Air Force and at NASA in her career, culminating in four increasingly dramatic and dangerous space shuttle missions.
With an incredible set of archival materials, intimate interviews, and a moving score by Marcelo Zarvos, Hannah Berryman’s nail-biting film shares the emotional journey experienced by Eileen’s family and explores what level of risk is acceptable in human endeavor.
“It reminds us that no dream remains impossible.” — Dr. Ruth Gotian, Forbes
“A testament to human perseverance, curiosity and courage.” — Andrew Glester, Physics World
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Stand-Up Comedy Night with Max Meisel
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present Stand-Up Comedy Night with Max Meisel live onstage at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Sunday, May 10 at 7:00 p.m.
Max Meisel is an LA-based, New York-born comedian currently featuring for Tom Arnold on his sixty city, twelve-month stand-up tour around the United States and Canada aptly titled “My Crazy X-Wife” Comedy Tour.
Max is also the host and producer of BackDoor Comedy, a monthly comedy party combining music, a dance party, food pop-up, social mixer, and great comedy show. The event has been featured in E! News showcasing its unique take on live comedy and made its festival debut at the New York Comedy Festival in November 2025. After bringing the show to both coasts over the course of three years, BackDoor Comedy will be at the Netflix is a Joke Festival in Los Angeles in May 2026.
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The Audience: National Theatre of London
Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday, April 21 when the Sedona International Film Festival hosts the big screen encore of the acclaimed British stage production “The Audience”. There will be two shows at 3:00 and 7:00 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
Returning to cinemas for the first time in over a decade, Academy Award, Golden Globe, Tony and Emmy-winner Helen Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth II in the Olivier and Tony Award-winning hit production “The Audience”, directed by Stephen Daldry.
For 60 years, Queen Elizabeth II met with each of her 12 prime ministers in a private weekly meeting. This meeting is known as The Audience. From Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher and David Cameron, the Queen advised her prime ministers on matters both public and personal. Through these private audiences, we see glimpses of the woman behind the crown and witness the moments that shaped a monarch.
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The Gardener
After the loss of her husband and father, Sabena Weathers (Radha Mitchell) fights to preserve her family’s cosmetics empire while facing a hostile takeover. Seeking refuge, she retreats to a remote mountaintop garden cottage, where a chance encounter with a simple gardener (William Miller) sparks a powerful journey of love, self-discovery and transformation.
Rooted in quiet mystery and emotional truth, “The Gardener,” explores loss, healing and the courage to realize one’s true self. It all begins in the garden; magically, metaphorically and serendipitously.
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The Way We Were
Northern Arizona University and the Sedona International Film Festival are partnering to present The Classics, a monthly classic film series.
NAU/SIFF Classics will be curated and hosted by School of Communication Professor Emeritus Paul Helford.
The series will continue on Thursday, April 16 with “The Way We Were” — from 1973 — directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford.
Streisand and Redford star together for the only time in the American Film Institute’s sixth greatest love story of all time. Spanning the 1930s to 1950, she’s a fervent Jewish activist and he’s an easy-going WASP writer on a collision course with McCarthyism and the Blacklist.
“The Way We Were” was the third of seven collaborations between director Pollack and Redford. Screened as our tribute to the Sundance Kid.
Paul Helford will introduce the film, provide historical and artistic context, and lead a discussion following the movie.
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You're Dating a Narcissist!
“You’re Dating a Narcissist!” is a comedy starring Marisa Tomei, Ciara Brabo, Sherry Cola, Marco Pigossi and Jose Maria Yazpik.
An outspoken New York psychologist and author rushes to Los Angeles along with her best friend in order to stop her lovesick daughter's wedding, fearing that the groom is the one that that she warns against the most — a narcissist.
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Zenprov Comedy: Happy Ending
After 15 years and more than 130 live performances, Zenprov Comedy is calling it quits. Don’t miss their finale aptly titled “Happy Ending” on Saturday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Mary Fisher Theatre in Sedona.
The show brings together original founding members Derek Dujardin, Shaeri Richards, Shaunn Cochran, Chris Redish, Mary Carder, Betty Testa and Dr. Linda Roemer with fresh talent Nathaniel Montgomery, Nick Shank, and Ryan Rice. It is an eclectic, multi-generational ensemble, with performers ranging from their thirties to their seventies.
“I originally chose the name Zenprov to capture improv at its highest form,” said Derek Dujardin, founder and director of Zenprov Comedy. “It’s those rare, transcendent moments when the art of improvisation takes over. It can feel like an out-of-body experience—watching a scene unfold effortlessly. The mind is blank, yet fully present, and something surprising, funny, and profound arises on its own.”
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