The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Across the River and Into the Trees” showing Aug. 30-Sept. 5 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre.

“Across the River and Into the Trees” is the long-awaited Ernest Hemingway adaptation starring Liev Schreiber, Matilda De Angelis, Josh Hutcherson and Danny Huston.

Set in post WW2 Venice Italy, American Army Col. Richard Cantwell, haunted by the war, is a bona fide hero who faces news of his illness with stoic disregard.

Determined to spend a weekend in quiet solitude, he commandeers a military driver to facilitate a visit to his old haunts in Venice. As Cantwell's plans begin to unravel, a chance encounter with a remarkable young woman begins to rekindle in him the hope of renewal.

Based on the last full-length novel Hemingway published in his lifetime, “Across the River and Into the Trees” captures a fleeting moment of immortality where time stands still. The story contains the great Hemingway themes of love, war, youth, and age.

“A magnetic story about a last dance, about agony and the medicine to relieve it.” — Cinemanía

“Across the River and Into the Trees” will be shown at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre Aug. 30-Sept. 5. Showtimes will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 30, 31 and Sept. 1 at 3:30 p.m.; and Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 2, 3, 4 and 5 at 6:30 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.