Mary D. Fisher Theatre

The Mary D. Fisher Theatre is a movie theater and cultural venue in Sedona, Arizona, United States. It is operated by the Sedona International Film Festival, the nonprofit organization that founded the festival in 1995 and that also runs the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre, which opened in 2022. The Mary D. Fisher Theatre opened in 2012, and its addition gave the organization a permanent year-round home in addition to its annual festival week programming. The theatre functions as both a cinema and a live-performance and event space. Its film programming includes independent and international cinema, documentary and specialty releases, and event-style screenings such as captured-live theatrical and concert presentations. The venue also hosts music performances, including the roots and bluegrass group The Storytellers, and other community and cultural events presented under the Sedona International Film Festival banner. Because it is operated by the festival organization, the theatre is closely tied to the festival's mission of broadening understanding of the human condition, raising social consciousness, and presenting thought-provoking film and dialogue. The organization describes itself as committed to taking audiences behind the scenes through filmmaker Q&A discussions after screenings and through free workshops and seminars. The theatre is a central piece of Sedona's cultural life. The Sedona International Film Festival describes itself as the largest single annual event in the community, and the addition of the Mary D. Fisher Theatre in 2012 and the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre in 2022 allowed the organization to expand its programming throughout the year rather than only during the festival week. The venue is located in Sedona, Arizona, and serves residents of Sedona and Northern Arizona as well as visitors.

The Mary D. Fisher Theatre is part of the Sedona International Film Festival organization, which was founded in 1995 as a three-day exhibition of independent film. The festival introduced workshops as a way of teaching and inspiring filmmakers of tomorrow. Over time the event grew into a nine-day, world-renowned festival described by the organization as the jewel in the crown of Sedona's cultural life and the largest single annual event in the community. The Mary D. Fisher Theatre opened in 2012. Its arrival gave the festival organization a permanent venue and allowed it to expand its programmatic offerings throughout the year, in addition to the annual festival week. In 2022 the organization added the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre, further increasing its theatre space and programming capacity. The theatre hosts a mix of film screenings and live events. Its schedule has included captured-live theatrical presentations such as "SIX the Musical Live!" and anniversary celebrations of the Metropolitan Opera's cinema series, as well as independent and international films. It also serves as a music venue; the roots and bluegrass band The Storytellers have performed there, and the Sedona International Film Festival presents such concerts under its banner. As a venue operated by a nonprofit festival organization, the Mary D. Fisher Theatre supports the organization's stated mission to broaden understanding of the human condition, raise social consciousness, and present thought-provoking film and dialogue. The organization also emphasizes educational programming, including filmmaker Q&A discussions after screenings and free workshops and seminars. The theatre remains active as a year-round cinema and event space in Sedona, Arizona.

• 2022

  Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre opened, expanding the organization's theatre space.

• 2012

  Mary D. Fisher Theatre opened.

• 1995

  Sedona International Film Festival founded as a three-day independent film exhibition.

A year-round independent cinema and cultural venue in Sedona, Arizona, operated by the Sedona International Film Festival and serving as a home for festival and community programming.

• SIX the Musical Live!

• Twenty Years of the Met in Cinemas: An Anniversary Celebration

• Manhattan Short Film Festival

• The Storytellers concert

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