The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world to present the 25th anniversary encore of “The Matrix” on Thursday and Sunday, Sept. 19 and 22 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre.

Have you ever had a dream that you were so sure was real? What if you couldn’t awaken? How would you know the difference between dream and reality?

When a beautiful stranger (Carrie Ann Moss) leads computer hacker Neo (Keanu Reeves) to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth – the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence. Neo joins legendary and dangerous rebel warrior Morpheus (Lawrence Fishburne) in the battle to destroy the illusion enslaving humanity.

Join Jessica Henwick (Bugs) as she looks back, delving deep into the influential cyberthriller that thrust moviemaking into an astonishing new dimension; see never-before-seen personal reflections in an exclusive featurette looking back on the standout legacy of “The Matrix”.

“The Matrix” will be shown at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 22 at 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 general admission, 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.