Mary D. Fisher Theatre presents ‘The Mole Agent’ April 17-21

Film nominated for Academy Award for Best Documentary shows at the Fisher Theatre

Sedona AZ (April 12, 2021) – The Mary D. Fisher Theatre is proud to present the Academy Award-nominated “The Mole Agent” showing April 17-21 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.

“The Mole Agent” is nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at this year’s Oscars.

Sergio is a Chilean spy. Sort of. At least, he is offered the role of one after a casting session organized by Detective Romulo, a private investigator who needs a credible mole to infiltrate a retirement home. Romulo’s client, the concerned daughter of a resident, suspects her mother is being abused and hires him to find out what is really happening.

When 83-year-old Chilean Sergio is sent as an undercover spy to a retirement home to investigate suspected neglect, he learns a deeper lesson on human connection. Through the lens of the hidden camera in his decoy glasses, viewers watch as Sergio struggles to balance his assignment while becoming increasingly involved in the lives of several residents.

However, Sergio is 83, not 007, and not an easy trainee when it comes to technology and spying techniques. But he is a keen student, looking for ways to distract himself after recently losing his wife. What could be a better distraction than some undercover spy action? While gathering intelligence, Sergio grows close to several residents and realizes that the menacing truth beneath the surface is not what anyone had suspected.

“The Mole Agent” is a stylish combination of an observational documentary and a spy movie, with sleek camerawork and wonderfully watchable characters. It’s a unique meditation on compassion and loneliness that will infiltrate your heart and never let go.

“The Mole Agent” will be shown at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre April 17-21. Showtimes will be 1 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, April 17 and 18; 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20; and 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21.

Tickets are $12, or $9 for Film Festival members. For tickets and more information, please call 928-282-1177. Both the theatre and film festival office are located at 2030 W. Hwy. 89A, in West Sedona. For more information, visit: www.SedonaFilmFestival.org.