sedona news – The Sedona International Film Festival presents the Northern Arizona premiere of “Summerlight and the Night Comes the Night” at the Alice Gil Sheldon Theater and the Mary D. Fisher Theater from October 11th to 16th. I'm proud to be showing it.

In Summerlight and then Comes the Night, director Elfur Adalstein directs an impressive Icelandic ensemble cast in his screenplay adaptation of Jon Kalmán Stefansson's famous novel.

The village is full of stories if you listen. It may tell a story about a prominent factory manager who had a dream in Latin one night and abandoned his career for an old book and a telescope. Or the story of a farmer who builds a beautiful fence but struggles to control his fleshly desires, leading to a fierce revenge. And also about the giant policeman and his skinny son cutting out wild birds, the dances at the community center, the fancy dinner parties, and the carved rocks that cut the finely woven threads of life.

“I vividly remember the hypnotic effect I had the first time I read John Cullman's brilliantly woven tapestry of anecdotes,” Adalsteins said. “His lyrical prose and unique insight into the depths of the human heart made me feel as deeply connected to all the characters in this seaside village as the one in which I was born and raised.”

“Summerlight and then Comes the Night” will be performed at the Alice Gill Sheldon Theater from October 11th to 16th. Screening time is Friday, October 11th at 6:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, October 12th and 13th, 12:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 14 and 15, 7 p.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 16, 3:30 p.m.

Tickets are $12 for general admission and $9 for festival members. For tickets or more information, call 928-282-1177. Both theater and festival offices are located at 2030 W. Hwy. 89A, West Sedona. See below for more information. www.SedonaFilmFestival.org.