The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Public,” showing Sunday, May 5, through Wednesday, May 8, at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
“The Public” features an all-star ensemble cast, including Emilio Estevez, who also wrote and directed the film, Alec Baldwin, Jena Malone, Taylor Schilling, Christian Slater and more.
Every story matters. In “The Public,” an unusually bitter Arctic blast has made its way to downtown Cincinnati and the front doors of the public library where the action of the film takes place.
At odds with library officials — Stuart Goodson [Estevez] and Myra [Malone] — over how to handle the extreme weather event, some homeless patrons turn the building into a shelter for the night by staging an “Occupy” sit in. What begins as an act of civil disobedience becomes a stand-off with police and a rush-to-judgment media constantly speculating about what’s really happening.
This David-versus-Goliath story tackles some of the nation’s most challenging issues, homelessness and mental illness and sets the drama inside one of the last bastions of democracy-in-action: Your public library.
“The Public” will be shown at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre May 5 through 8. Showtimes will be 7 p.m. on Sunday and Monday, May 5 and 6; and 4 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 7 and 8.
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.
