Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the encore of “The Old Oak” showing May 31-June 3 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
“The Old Oak” won the Directors’ Choice Best Humanitarian Film at the recent Sedona International Film Festival.
The Old Oak is the last pub standing in a once thriving mining village in northern England, a gathering space for a community that has fallen on hard times. There is growing anger, resentment, and a lack of hope among the residents, but the pub and its proprietor TJ are a fond presence to their customers.
When a group of Syrian refugees move into the floundering village, a decisive rift fueled by prejudices develops between the community and its newest inhabitants.
The formation of an unexpected friendship between TJ and a young Syrian woman named Yara opens up new possibilities for the divided village in this deeply moving drama about loss, fear, and the difficulty of finding hope. Can they find a way for the two communities to understand each other?
Legendary, award-winning British director Ken Loach — who is 87 years old — has announced that “The Old Oak” will be his final film.
“The Old Oak” will be shown at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre May 31-June 3. Showtimes will be Friday, Tuesday and Thursday, May 31, June 4 and 6 at 7:00 p.m.; and Sunday and Monday, June 2 and 3 at 4:00 p.m.
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.