The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Time It Takes” showing June 13-19 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre.

The Italian box office sensation — “The Time It Takes” — is an award-winner at the prestigious Venice Film Festival and other festivals from around the world. It is a cinematic treasure!

A devoted father and filmmaker shares a special bond with his young daughter, discovering the magic of childhood together — especially on the fantastical Pinocchio set he’s working on, where chaos and wonder collide. But as the daughter grows, the enchantment begins to fade.

Adolescence brings distance and disillusionment; she spirals into drug use, concealing her struggles from her father. Refusing to turn away, he takes a decisive step — bringing her to Paris in a final attempt to rekindle their connection and guide her back to herself.

The Director of Pianoforte — Francesca Comencini — returns with an intimate and deeply moving reflection on her relationship with her father, Luigi Comencini — a revered figure in Italian cinema, yet a distant and elusive presence at home.

With both tenderness and restraint, she explores the contradictions of their bond, tracing a path from the wonder of childhood through the turmoil of adolescence, offering an honest and evocative portrait of love, memory, and the spaces in between.

“The Time It Takes” will be shown at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre June 13-19. Showtimes will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 13, 14 and 15 at 6:30 p.m.; and Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, June 16, 18 and 19 at 3:30 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.