A gripping cinematic adaptation of the best-selling novel, “A Mistake” delves into the perilous aftermath of surgeon Elizabeth Taylor's (Elizabeth Banks) split-second medical decision, unfolding a thrilling exploration of the fatal ripple effects triggered by a single human error. Elizabeth is a gifted surgeon--the only female consultant at her hospital. But while operating on a young woman, something goes horribly wrong. In the midst of a new scheme to publicly report surgeons' performance, her colleagues begin to close ranks, and Elizabeth's life is thrown into disarray. Tough and abrasive, Elizabeth has survived and succeeded in this most demanding field. But can she survive a single mistake?

With a 1970s aesthetic and comedy tone, “Between the Temples” is a sharply witty and heartwarming portrait of suffering, faith, and relationships, starring Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane, directed by Nathan Silver. Ben Gottlieb (Jason Schwartzman) is a cantor who’s lost his voice, his faith, and his purpose following the sudden death of his novelist wife. His obtuse rabbi (Robert Smigel), his doting mother (Caroline Aaron) and his overeager stepmother (Dolly de Leon) are all very ready for him to snap out of it, maybe date a little, and re-engage with his community. But Ben, beset on all sides by miseries, large and small, is not convinced that his mothers’ sneak-attack blind dates (while they hover nearby) is the way forward. After fleeing Shabbat services and re-listening to his dead wife’s voice messages, he half-heartedly attempts to throw himself under a semi-truck.

The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “Charu Suri: A Sonic Journey Through India” — featuring Peter Sterling on harp and Joe Lastie from Preservation Hall on drums — at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 7:00 p.m. Join multi award-winning pianist and composer, Charu Suri, in a unique concert featuring her signature "raga jazz" style blending Indian ragas and jazz. Charu became the first Indian born jazz artist at Carnegie Hall and will perform there for the fifth time in 2025. Join her in an unforgettable sonic journey in Sedona with harpist Peter Sterling and legendary drummer Joe Lastie from Preservation Hall in New Orleans. Charu's work has been performed by Yo Yo Ma, Steve Gadd, John Patitucci and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, among others. “Charu Suri: A Sonic Journey Through India” will take the stage at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance; $30 at the door.

“Dance First” — directed by Academy Award-winner James Marsh — stars Gabriel Byrne, Aidan Gillen, Fionn O’Shea and Sandrine Bonnaire. Literary genius Samuel Beckett lived a life of many parts: Parisian bon vivant, WWII Resistance fighter, Nobel Prize-winning playwright, philandering husband, recluse. But despite all the adulation that came his, way he was a man acutely aware of his own failings. “Dance First” is an imaginative, playful and often poignant account of the life of Beckett. The script employs imaginative strategies as befits an author who had such a radical influence on modern culture, and unfolds in extended vignettes that delve deep into the key relationships in Beckett’s life Titled after Beckett's famous ethos "Dance first, think later," the film is a sweeping account of the life of this 20th-century icon.

The Sedona International Film Festival presents Dance in Cinema on Wednesday and Sunday, Sept. 25 and 29 when it hosts the big screen premiere of “Edward Scissorhands: Matthew Bourne’s dance version of Tim Burton’s classic” at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Matthew Bourne’s magical dance production of “Edward Scissorhands” has carved a place in the hearts of audiences worldwide since its premiere in 2005. Based on the classic Tim Burton movie and featuring the hauntingly beautiful music of Danny Elfman and Terry Davies, Bourne and his New Adventures Company return to this witty, bittersweet story of an incomplete boy left alone in a strange new world. Filmed live in March 2024 at the Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff, this visually arresting and ceaselessly inventive production is the perfect treat for all the family.

The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with award-winning surround sound composer and producer Koz Mraz for an Extreme Dark Room Surround Sound Experience on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. You will be blown away by this limited dark room 5.1 Surround Sound Music Experience in Sedona’s best sound system, the Mary D. Fisher Theater. This dark room 5.1 surround music experience is the most extreme of them all. You will be tantalized, hypnotized, and sucked into an original musical vortex of African rhythms, Spanish flamenco and trance dance grooves — creating an intoxicating mix of music and technology. This is a sonic blender of unrivaled musical innovation, sure to liquify your senses. You will be blown away!

The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with Theatrikos Theatre Company to bring movies to Downtown Flagstaff! This series continues on Wednesday, Sept. 11 with the Flagstaff premiere of “Dance First” at 7:00 p.m. at Theatrikos Theatre Company. “Dance First” — directed by Academy Award-winner James Marsh — stars Gabriel Byrne, Aidan Gillen, Fionn O’Shea and Sandrine Bonnaire. Literary genius Samuel Beckett lived a life of many parts: Parisian bon vivant, WWII Resistance fighter, Nobel Prize-winning playwright, philandering husband, recluse. But despite all the adulation that came his, way he was a man acutely aware of his own failings. “Dance First” is an imaginative, playful and often poignant account of the life of Beckett. The script employs imaginative strategies as befits an author who had such a radical influence on modern culture and unfolds in extended vignettes that delve deep into the key relationships in Beckett’s life.

The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theatres around the country to present the nationwide premiere of “God’s Not Dead: In God We Trust” showing Sept. 13-18 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. In a time of profound political, civil, and spiritual turmoil, Reverend David Hill grapples with the crucial question: Does God still have a place in politics? Compelled to enter a congressional race after the sudden death of a favored incumbent, David faces off against state senator Peter Kane, a formidable opponent determined to push religion out of the public square and cause greater divide. With relentless scrutiny and immense challenges, David’s campaign becomes a beacon of hope and optimism for many people yearning for spiritual and moral leadership. As he navigates the treacherous waters of modern politics, David’s faith and principles are put to the ultimate test.

The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “Jay Johnson: The Two and Only!” on stage at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. There will be two performances on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 21 and 22. “Jay Johnson: The Two and Only!” is an outrageous live performance featuring the original cast of Broadway’s Tony Award-winning show. This is the true story of an artist finding his voice then throwing it. It is the journey of ventriloquism from the occult secret of seances and witchcraft, to radio/television and Broadway. Jay Johnson (artist/ventriloquist/actor) known most for his role of Chuck and Bob on the classic sitcom SOAP, uses his skills as a storyteller and the assistance of a cast of imaginary characters to deconstruct the misunderstood art form of ventriloquism. When you see this award-winning show live, you won’t believe your ears. “Jay Johnson: The Two and Only!” will make you laugh. It might make you cry. But will surely make you think.

The Northern Arizona Blues Alliance (NAZBA) is proud to partner with the Mary D. Fisher Theatre, presenting the “Ladies Sing the Blues”, on Sept. 20, starting 7 p.m., featuring three outstanding Blues singers, all with very accomplished Blues backgrounds. Opening the show is soulful songstress, singer-songwriter, and soloist, Jacqui Foreman. She favors the classics and covers many well-known artists like Bonnie Raitt, Nina Simone, Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, Tracy Chapman, Jewel, Sheryl Crow, Leon Bridges and Amy Winehouse, all with a taste of Blues interpretation. Her original songs are as eclectic in style as her choices in cover songs, using all of her influences and personal and world experiences to weave stories with a positive message of hope and perseverance. Her shows incorporate loops of vocal harmonies, beats tapped out on her guitar, shakers, and tambourine, which she layers over while she sings her soul out.

Announcing an exciting new film shooting in Sedona. Come meet the filmmaker, Monique Sorgen, and enjoy a mini-film festival showcasing five of her most awarded short films, followed by a Q & A, and an opportunity to learn about her upcoming feature film project, “One Day in Sedona,” and how you can get involved. Films shown will be: SORRY, NOT SORRY (7:32 min): A couple’s one-upmanship escalates to ridiculous heights after a man eats his wife’s plums. Inspired by the William Carlos Williams poem, “This is Just to Say.” Starring: Wallace Langham, Jessica Oyelowo, M. Emmet Walsh RANDOM CHECK (12:30 min): When Sara, who wears a hijab, arrives on an international flight to San Diego for Comic Con, she is held up for hours by Homeland Security during a “random” check. Starring: Sara Al Roshoud, Reid Miller, Sandra Saad

“Merchant Ivory” premiered to rave reviews at the recent Sedona International Film Festival. James Ivory was presented with the festival’s prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. “Merchant Ivory” is the first definitive feature documentary to lend new and compelling perspectives on the partnership — both professional and personal — of director James Ivory, producer Ismail Merchant and their primary associates, writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and composer Richard Robbins. Footage from more than fifty interviews, clips, and archival material gives voice to the family of actors and technicians who helped define Merchant Ivory’s Academy Award-winning work of consummate quality and intelligence. Merchant Ivory became synonymous with quality filmmaking over a period of more than 40 years, earning particular acclaim for "A Room with a View" (1985), "Mr. and Mrs. Bridge" (1990), "Howards End" (1992), and "The Remains of the Day" (1993).

American soprano Angel Blue headlines as the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country in a new production of Verdi’s Aida by Michael Mayer that brings audiences inside the towering pyramids and gilded tombs of ancient Egypt with intricate projections and dazzling animations. Romanian-Hungarian mezzo-soprano Judit Kutasi also stars as Aida’s rival, Amneris, alongside Polish tenor Piotr Beczala as the soldier Radamès—completing opera’s greatest love triangle. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium to conduct the January 25 performance, which will be transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to cinemas worldwide.

Following a string of awe-inspiring Live in HD performances, Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Leonore, the faithful wife who risks everything to save her husband from the clutches of tyranny in Beethoven’s Fidelio. Completing the distinguished cast is British tenor David Butt Philip as the political prisoner Florestan, Polish bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny as the villainous Don Pizarro, veteran German bass René Pape as the jailer Rocco, Chinese soprano Ying Fang and German tenor Magnus Dietrich as the young Marzelline and Jaquino, and Danish bass Stephen Milling as the principled Don Fernando. Susanna Mälkki conducts the March 15 performance, which will be transmitted live from the Met stage to cinemas worldwide.

Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori’s powerful new opera Grounded premieres at the Metropolitan Opera, wrestling with often-overlooked issues created by 21st-century warmaking: the ethical conflicts created by the use of modern military technology and the psychological and emotional toll supposedly safe remote technology takes on our servicepersons. Canadian mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo stars as the hot-shot fighter pilot whose unplanned pregnancy takes her out of the cockpit and lands her in Las Vegas, operating a Reaper drone halfway around the world. American tenor Ben Bliss costars as the Wyoming rancher Eric in a production by Michael Mayer that brings this story to life in a high-tech staging which presents a variety of perspectives on the action. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium to conduct Tesori’s kaleidoscopic opera, which will be transmitted live from the Met stage to cinemas on October 19.

The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season comes to a close with a live transmission of Rossini’s effervescent comedy on May 31. Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside American tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Moldovan baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the ingenious barber of Seville, with Hungarian bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and Russian bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Bartlett Sher’s madcap production.

On April 26, Mozart’s timeless comedy returns to cinemas worldwide with a live transmission from the Metropolitan Opera. Conductor Joana Mallwitz, in her Met debut, takes the podium to conduct a stellar ensemble cast including American bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as the clever valet Figaro, Ukrainian soprano Olga Kulchynska as the wily maid Susanna, Canadian baritone Joshua Hopkins as the skirt-chasing Count, Italian soprano Federica Lombardi as his anguished wife, and French mezzo-soprano Marianne Crebassa as the adolescent page Cherubino.

Offenbach’s fantastical opera kicks off the Metropolitan Opera’s season of Live in HD performance transmissions, starring French tenor Benjamin Bernheim in the title role of the tormented poet. Joining Bernheim is American soprano Erin Morley as Olympia, South African soprano Pretty Yende as Antonia, and French mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine as Giulietta to complete Hoffmann’s trio of lovers. Marco Armiliato conducts Bartlett Sher’s evocative production, which also features American bass-baritone Christian Van Horn as the Four Villains and Russian mezzo-soprano Vasilisa Berzhanskaya in her company debut as Nicklausse.

Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium on May 17 to conduct Strauss’s one-act tragedy, which will be transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to cinemas worldwide. Leading the company’s first new production of the work in 20 years, Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting. South African soprano Elza van den Heever leads a celebrated cast as the abused and unhinged antiheroine, with Swedish baritone Peter Mattei as the imprisoned prophet Jochanaan; German tenor Gerhard Siegel as Salome’s lecherous stepfather, King Herod; American mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung as his wife, Herodias; and Polish tenor Piotr Buszewski as Narraboth.

Extraordinary Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen stars as the passionate title diva in David McVicar’s thrilling production, transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to cinemas on November 23. British-Italian tenor Freddie De Tommaso makes his eagerly anticipated company debut as Tosca’s revolutionary lover, Cavaradossi, and powerhouse American baritone Quinn Kelsey is the sadistic chief of police Scarpia. Maestro Xian Zhang conducts the electrifying score, which features some of Puccini’s most memorable melodies.