The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the one-night-only Northern Arizona premiere of “The Travel Companion” on Thursday, April 30 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre.

Meet the filmmaker! Co-writer, co-director and co-producer Alex Mallis will be in Sedona to host the film and do a live Q&A discussion after both screenings.

Simon is an early 30s filmmaker living in New York City with his best friend and roommate, Bruce, who works for an airline. As Bruce’s dedicated “travel companion,” he gets to fly for free on standby anytime he wants — an incredible asset for his unfinished, sprawling documentary about humanity, which he can’t quite describe but hopes to find in the edit.

After a lackluster film screening, Simon's life takes a turn when he befriends Beatrice, a fellow filmmaker, and invites her to join him and Bruce at a bar. Bruce and Beatrice hit it off and before long, Simon wakes to find Beatrice in his kitchen. As his roommate’s budding relationship gets more serious, Simon begins to fear he will lose his coveted travel perks.

With only two months left until Bruce can change the recipient of his flight benefits, Simon begins to compromise his friendship with Bruce in his pursuit of retaining the free flights. Meanwhile, Simon's jealousy of Beatrice's successful filmmaking career intensifies, and he gradually loses focus on his own creative project as this obsession takes over. Can Simon keep both the benefits and his friendship intact?

“The Travel Companion” will be shown at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre on Thursday, April 30 at 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. with filmmaker Alex Mallis present for a live Q&A discussion.

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.