The Sedona International Film Festival will present the Sedona premiere of the critically-acclaimed documentary “Seasons” — from the directors of “Winged Migration” and “Oceans” — showing Friday through Tuesday, Dec. 30 through Jan. 3, at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
After traveling the world alongside migrating birds [“Winged Migration”] and diving the oceans with whales and manta rays [“Oceans”], Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud return to more familiar ground: The lush green forests and megafauna that emerged across Europe following the last Ice Age.
Winter had gone on for 80,000 years when — in a relatively short period of time — the ice retreated, the landscape metamorphosed, the cycle of seasons was established, and the beasts occupied their new kingdom. It was only later that man arrived to share this habitat, first tentatively as migratory hunter/gatherers, then making inroads in the forest as settled agriculturalists, and later more dramatically via industry and warfare.
With its exceptional footage of animals in the wild, “Seasons” is the awe-inspiring and thought-provoking tale of the long and tumultuous shared history that inextricably binds humankind with the natural world.
“Truly beautiful. Captures the poetry, humor and drama of wildlife.” — Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter
“Features some of the most breathtaking nature photography this side of BBC’s ‘Planet Earth’ miniseries.” — Peter Debruge, Variety
“Astonishing … builds to an emotional crescendo.” — Wes Greene, Slant
Showtimes will be 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30; and 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 2 and 3.
Tickets are $12, or $9 for Film Festival members. For tickets and more information, call 282-1177. Both the theatre and film festival office are located at 2030 W. SR 89A in West Sedona. For more information, visit SedonaFilmFestival.org.
