The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The River and the Wall,” showing Sunday through Tuesday, May 5 through 7, at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
“The River and the Wall” follows five friends on an immersive adventure through the unknown wilds of the Texas borderlands as they travel 1,200 miles from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico on horses, mountain bikes, and canoes.
Conservation filmmaker Ben Masters realizes the urgency of documenting the last remaining wilderness in Texas as the threat of new border wall construction looms ahead. Masters recruits NatGeo Explorer Filipe DeAndrade, ornithologist Heather Mackey, river guide Austin Alvarado and conservationist Jay Kleberg to join him on the 2½-month journey down 1,200 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border.
They set out to document the borderlands and explore the potential impacts of a wall on the natural environment, but, as the wilderness gives way to the more populated and heavily trafficked Lower Rio Grande Valley, they come face-to-face with the human side of the immigration debate and enter uncharted emotional waters.
“The River and the Wall” will be shown at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre May 5 through 7. Showtimes will be 4 p.m. on Sunday and Monday, May 5 and 6; and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7.
Tickets are $12, or $9 for Film Festival members. Call 282-1177 for tickets and more information. Both the theater and film festival office are located at 2030 W. SR 89A in West Sedona. Visit SedonaFilmFestival.org for more information.
