Sherman’s Way | Sedona, AZ | October 14
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The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the award-winning indie comedy “Sherman’s Way” at the October installment of the Second Tuesday Cinema Series. There will be two screenings of the film at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. on Oct. 14 at Harkins Sedona Six Theatres.
The producer and star of the film, Michael Shulman (Party of Five, Little Man Tate) and the film’s director, Craig Saavedra, will be in Sedona to host the premiere and conduct Q&A discussions following both screenings. “Sherman’s Way” marks Saavedra’s return to Sedona after his directorial debut with “Rhapsody in Bloom”, which won the Best Feature Film award at the 1999 Sedona International Film Festival.
“It is always an honor for us to bring back our award-winning filmmakers with their subsequent projects,” said Sheila Jackman, the festival’s founding chair and co-chair of the film selection committee. “With the success and audience response to ‘Rhapsody in Bloom’, I am sure our audiences will truly enjoy ‘Sherman’s Way’.”
The film has taken top honors as Best Picture at the Newport Film Festival, Cinequest San Jose Film Festival and Jackson Hole Film Festival, and it has just begun its trek to festivals around the world. The premiere in Sedona marks one of its early stops.
“Sherman’s Way” features an accomplished ensemble cast including Shulman, James Le Gros, Enrico Colantoni, Brooke Nevin, Donna Murphy, Lacey Chabert and Thomas Ian Nicholas.
In “Sherman’s Way,” two strangers are forced into a road trip of convenience only to veer off the path into a quirky exploration of friendship, fatherhood and the annoying task of finding one’s place in the world – a world in which one wrong turn can change your destination.
The discord begins when Sherman, (Michael Shulman) a young, uptight Ivy-Leaguer, finds himself stranded on the West Coast with an eccentric stranger and washed-up, middle-aged former athlete Palmer (James Le Gros) in an attempt to make it down to Beverly Hills in time for a career-making internship at a prestigious law firm.
The two couldn’t be more incompatible. Palmer is a reckless charmer with a zest for life; Sherman is an arrogant snob with a sense of entitlement. Palmer is content reliving his past; Sherman is focused solely on his future. Neither is really living in the present. The only thing this odd couple seems to share is the refusal to accept responsibility for their lives.
What transpires is a comedic road trip that leads to detours and new discoveries about themselves, each other and their place in this world.
Director Craig Saavedra brings his witty sensibility into this poignant look at fatherhood and friendship that features indie stalwart James Le Gros in an unapologetic performance that manages to bring undeniable charm to an otherwise abrasive character.
“The saying ‘it’s not the destination, it’s the journey’ could have easily come from this delightful and entertaining film,” added Jackman. “It promises to be an enjoyable evening of thought-provoking comedy and discussion with the director and star.”
The film will be shown at Harkins Sedona Six Theatres on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $10, or $8 for Film Sedona members, and will be available starting at 3:00 p.m. in the Harkins lobby. Cash or checks only. Seats are limited. Film Sedona members can purchase tickets in advance at the Sedona International Film Festival office, 1785 W. Hwy. 89A, Suite 2B, or by calling 282-1177.