The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Choral” showing Jan. 16-22 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.

They were divided by war. He united them in song.

1916. As war rages on the Western Front, the Choral Society in Ramsden, Yorkshire has lost most of its men to the army.

The Choral’s ambitious committee, determined to press ahead, decides to recruit local young males to swell their ranks. They must also engage a new chorus master, and despite their suspicions that he has something to hide, their best bet seems to be Dr. Henry Guthrie (Ralph Fiennes) – driven, uncompromising, and recently returned from a career in Germany.

As conscription papers start to arrive, the whole community discovers that the best response to the chaos that is laying waste to their lives is to make music together.

Directed by BAFTA, Olivier and Tony Award winner Nicholas Hytner and written by BAFTA, Olivier and Tony Award winner Alan Bennett, “The Choral” marks their fourth writer-director collaboration following the acclaimed films “The Madness of King George”, “The History Boys”, and “The Lady in The Van”.

“The Choral” will be shown at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre Jan. 16-22. Showtimes will be Friday, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 16, 18, 20 and 21 at 4:00 p.m.; and Saturday, Monday and Thursday, Jan. 17, 19 and 22 at 7:00 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.