the printable 2014 Program Guide

mind body spirit cinema
May 29 – June 1, 2014
Sedona, Arizona • illuminatefilmfestival.com
Welcome to ILLUMINATE 2014
Letter from the Director
Dear ILLUMINATES,
Core Staff
Welcome to the Illuminate family. You
are now a cherished member of a
global conscious cinema movement
– one from which a “critical mass” or
shift in consciousness will one day be
reached.
Danette Wolpert
Andrew Holman
Sheron Foster
Anna Sirotin
Lindsay Hammersmith
Laura Schappert
Ajita Petra Morano
Rebecca Griffin
Pamela Joy
Bobbi Steinmetz
Thanks to the likes of Oprah
Winfrey, Deepak Chopra, MD, and
Eckhart Tolle, yogis, scientists, and
philosophers, the notion of elevated
existence has gained momentum in
Western civilization. But as I once
heard Dara Marks say, “there’s little
evidence that we grow and evolve just because it’s a good idea.” We grow
either because we are compelled to survive or because we are inspired by
possibility.
Possibility – whether in the form of abundance, love, happiness, health or
enlightenment – is an innate part of storytelling, and for this reason, I have
chosen film as a vehicle for making meaning of our existence and elevating
human consciousness.
I invite you to relate courageously with each film - to the characters, their
defects, their struggles, their victories and their lessons. It is here that the
light of new consciousness is born. The movies are there not just to watch,
but to experience. Expand your comfort zone and allow them to usher you
forward.
Launching a festival is challenging, often maddening and inextricably fun.
Launching a festival dedicated to the evolution of our collective mind, body
and spirit is a journey unto itself and rewarding in ways I can’t explain.
I believe in giving credit where it is due, and, with that said, ILLUMINATE
could not have materialized without the generous support of our Founding
Circle Members - Bill Stankey, Daryl Kling and Lewis Guthrie, Tony Wolpert,
and Denise Wolpert – each of whom took a great leap of faith.
Last, but far from least, I am eternally grateful to the ILLUMINATE Dream
Team, the incredible beings who put this Festival together. I couldn’t be
happier or luckier to have you all on this team and in my life. Thank you
for your unwavering dedication, conscious presence, and support of this
grand mission. I love you all.
Yours in oneness,
Danette Wolpert
Founder &
Executive Director
Festival Dream Team
Executive Director
Creative Director
Lead Programmer
Programmer and Social Media Manager
Guest Services Manager
Partnerships Coordinator
Healing Village Manager
Healing Village Asst. Manager & Programmer
Digital Initiatives & Ticketing
Assistant to the Executive Director
Extended Team
Lorrie Lawrence
Miguel Montoya
Lisa Bravo
Dan DeVivo
Kevin Westrich
Amy Turner
David Roth
Matt Hunsaker
Gina Tortorello
Shaunn Cochran
Three Trees
Renick Turley
Steve Carr
Operations Manager
Content Writer
Volunteer Coordinator
Filmmaker Convergence Coordinator
Conscious Marketplace
Outreach Coordinator
Outreach Coordinator
Artist Liaison & Outreach Coordinator
Healing Village Coordinator
Healing Village Coordinator
Music Coordinator
Multimedia Production Specialist
Publicist
Board of Advisors
Steven C. Beer
Nicole Guillemet
Sarah McLean
Nancy Shafer
Bill Stankey
Leading Entertainment Attorney, FWRV
Former Co-Director, Sundance Film Festival
Founder, McLean Meditation Institute
Former Exec. Director, Tribeca Film Festival
Managing Partner, Westport Entertainment
The World’s Premier Film Festival for Conscious Cinema
Festival at a Glance
VIP All-Access Passes
TRANSFORMATIONAL FILMS
PASS BENEFITS
Paradigm-busting, consciousness-expanding narratives, documentaries
and shorts on consciousness, wellness, organic and plant-based nutrition,
spiritual practice, body-mind science and sustainable living
Invitational Launch Party ................................................... 2
Opening Night & Closing Screening .................................. 2
Spotlight Screenings .......................................................... 3
Conscious Connections ..................................................... 4
Encore Screenings . ............................................................ 4
Retrospective ...................................................................... 5
Festival Grid & Venues ........................................................ 6
Reel Healing Programs ....................................................... 8
ENLIGHTENING WORKSHOPS
Feel inspired by film to act, expand or integrate? Attend a workshop
on conscious eating, enlightened relationships, self-empowerment or
manifesting your Big Audacious Goal.
CONSCIOUS FILMMAKER CONVERGENCE
Half-day film industry program for mind-body-spirit filmmakers to learn,
share and build models for production, marketing and distribution of
conscious cinema, featuring discussions with industry experts.
• Unlimited film screenings, including:
Opening Night screening
Closing screening
Spotlight screenings with Deepak Chopra, MD and Armen Ra
Reel Healing “View & Do” screenings
Regular screenings
• Unlimited workshops
• 2 healing sessions at the Healing Village
• Access to Conscious Filmmaker Convergence
• Invitation to exclusive Private Home Event at discounted price
• Access to VIP Receptions
• Access to the Filmmaker Lodge
• Late Night at the Lodge
• Priority Access into theater/venue
ALL-ACCESS PASSHOLDER INFO
All-Access Passholders must still reserve individual tickets to screenings
and workshops (one ticket per screening/event per pass). Passholders
enjoy Priority Access, meaning they get into the theater/venue FIRST
before general ticket buyers.
ALL-ACCESS BADGE & TICKET PICKUP
HEALING VILLAGE
Samplings and services of the region’s best wellness practitioners, energy
workers and health experts offered alongside acoustic grooves and
delicious eats.
RECEPTIONS & PARTIES
Evening receptions and after-parties by invitation for All-Access
Passholders, Filmmakers, Industry Guests and Sponsors. Check website
for locations and times.
Ticketing & Registration
PRICES
Early Bird
Regular
All-Access Pass
Opening & Closing Screenings
Spotlight Screenings
Reel Healing Programs
Regular Screenings
Workshops
Conscious Filmmaker Convergence
Until May 15
SOLD OUT
$15
$20
$20
$11
$15
$35
$350
$20
$25
$25
$14
$20
$45
Badges and tickets for All-Access Passholders will be available for pickup
at Guest/VIP Registration beginning Thursday, May 29. Guest/VIP
Registration Desk hours are Thursday, May 29 – Sunday, June 1, 8am-4pm
at the Filmmaker Lodge, located at the Lodge at Sedona, 125 Kallof Place,
Sedona, AZ 86336.
To Purchase Tickets:
Online:
Email:
By Phone:
illuminatefilmfestival.com
[email protected]
877.766.8163 Thurs, May 8 until Sun, June 1
Monday – Friday: 6am to 2:30pm PDT
Saturday: 7am to 11am PDT
Box Office:
Patrons may purchase tickets for all festival screenings
at Mary D. Fisher Theater, Sedona Creative Life Center, and Sedona
Performing Arts Center (see p. 7 for venue locations). Venue box offices
open one hour before the venue’s first screening of the day.
GENERAL TICKETING INFO
PACKAGES
Screening Package
5 Screenings + 1 Workshop
(excluding Reel Healing programs)
Healing Package
4 Reel Healing Immersions + 1
Workshop
Workshop Package
5 Workshops + Conscious Filmmaker
Convergence
Early Bird
Regular
Until May 15
$60
$80
$85
$100
$95
$115
ƒƒ Seating for pass and ticket holders is guaranteed up to 15 minutes
prior to the screening (seats will then be sold to individuals in the Rush
Line). Arrive 15-30 minutes ahead of time for priority admission and
guaranteed seating.
ƒƒ All tickets and passes are non-refundable and non-transferable. No
refunds or exchanges.
ƒƒ All programs and times are subject to change without notice.
ƒƒ To attend all receptions, you must be over the age of 21.
RUSH LINE POLICY
If all advance tickets for a screening have been sold, a Rush Line will form
beginning one hour prior to the scheduled start time. Fifteen minutes
before the screening’s start time, the Rush Line will be admitted on a space
available basis. Unfortunately, there is no guarantee of tickets to guests in
this line. Voucher exchange or cash only.
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Launch Party • Opening & Closing Films
Illuminate Invitational Launch Party: 24 Peaces Premiere
WORK-IN-PROGRESS WORLD PREMIERE
Special Private Home Gathering With Sedona Peacemakers, Artists, Musicians and Fire Spinners
Director: Ron Judkins • Documentary Feature • USA • 2014
Experience an intimate evening of film, food, community artists and peacemakers with Californiabased 24 Peaces artist GENE and Director Ron Judkins. GENE shares his journey to meet 24 of the
world’s greatest living peacemakers, including the likes of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Marianne
Williamson, Deepak Chopra, MD and others. Ron Judkins, two-time-Oscar-winner known for his work
on Saving Private Ryan (1998), Schindler’s List (1993) and Jurassic Park (1993), paints the possibility
of each peacemaker on film while GENE paints each on a canvas. They share their project and
footage for the first time in a private Work-in-Progress World Premiere.
LAUNCH PARTY
GENE will be joined by Sedona’s most distinguished peace artists for a silent auction of inspired
works, including a piece GENE will paint while in Sedona. Proceeds benefit the 24 Peaces Project,
Sedona Culture Collaborative, ILLUMINATE, and the Sedona City of Peace organization.
Wed, May 28th 7:00pm
Food and wine served. On Meditation FESTIVAL WORLD PREMIERE
Director: Rebecca Dreyfus • Shorts Series • USA • 2013
On Meditation is a fascinating portrait series that offers a rare glimpse into how meditation has
transformed the personal and professional lives of notable figures, including: director David Lynch,
a longtime practitioner of Transcendental Meditation (TM); film and television actor Giancarlo
Esposito, (Do the Right Thing, The Usual Suspects, King of New York, and drug kingpin Gustavo “Gus”
Fring on the AMC series Breaking Bad); three-time National Book Award-winner and prominent
environmental activist Peter Matthiessen; six-term Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan; and esteemed
Hatha Yoga master Elena Brower. From teachers to celebrities to everyday people, the subjects
of On Meditation offer a rare glimpse into the private insights and rituals of its subjects, and the farreaching modern benefits of this ancient practice.
OPENING NIGHT
Thu, May 29th 7:00pm
Mary D. Fisher Theater
At the screening: Experience the power of the collective as you join fellow movie-goers in connecting
to the deepest part of yourself through a live guided meditation with one of the world’s foremost
authorities on meditation, Sarah McLean.
Q & A with director Rebecca Dreyfrus & producer Susannah Ludwig
Mile...Mile & A Half: A Film-Hike-Music Immersion SEDONA PREMIERE
Directors: Jason Fitzpatrick & Ric Serena (the Muir Project)
Documentary Feature • USA • 2013 • 87 min
Mile…Mile & A Half is a humorous, visually masterful film about hiking, adventure-seeking, laughing
and being inspired on California’s historic 211-mile John Muir trail. Follow a group of five friends as
they tackle the trail under extreme conditions after one of the biggest winter snowfalls in history,
lugging many extra pounds of cameras intended to capture the trail’s ethereal beauty. Inspired by the
power of human connectedness and connection with the land, embark with fellow movie-goers on a
mile…mile & a half hike with musicians, artists, healers, and a Native American Spiritual Emissary and
Cultural Guardian, who will offer joyful musical celebrations and ceremonies along the route.
CLOSING SCREENING
Includes a celebration and tribute to members of Greater Sedona organizations that nurture arts and
culture. Co-presented by the Sedona Culture Collaborative, Sedona PhotoFest, Sedona Bluegrass
Festival, Sedona performing Arts Alliance and Chamber Music Ballet
Q & A with director Ric Serena and producers Jennifer Serena & Kia Kiso
Sun, Jun 1st 4:00pm
Sedona Performing Arts Center
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Spotlight Screenings
Death Makes Life Possible WORLD PREMIERE
With Post-Screening Conversation with Deepak Chopra, MD and Marilyn Schlitz, PhD
Director: Mark Krigbaum • Documentary Feature • USA • 2014 • 63 min
Death Makes Life Possible takes the viewer on a beautiful and ground-breaking journey through
one of life’s most taboo topics: death. A game-changer for anyone confronting issues of mortality our own or others - the film presents compelling (and comforting) ideas on the mysteries of death,
backed by scientific research and captivating stories from scholars, health professionals, spiritual
teachers, scientists, children and those who have had near-death experiences. This film helps you
consider the proposition that death could be the best thing in life.
Immediately after the film, Deepak Chopra, MD and Marilyn Schlitz, PhD will join us on-stage to discuss
how to “evolve” our ideas around death. The luminaries suggest a veritable paradigm shift in cultural
conditioning of this significant transition, suggesting that there is a better way to “do” death.
SPOTLIGHT
Post-screening conversation with Deepak Chopra, MD and Marilyn Schlitz, PhD
Fri, May 30th 7:30pm
Mary D. Fisher Theater
When My Sorrow Died: The Legend of Armen Ra & the Theremin ARIZONA PREMIERE
With Sound Journey Performance by Armen Ra
Director: Robert Nazar Arjoyan • Documentary Feature • USA • 2014 • 85 min
The mesmerizing style of Persian-Armenian theremin virtuoso Armen Ra, has garnered the admiration
of fans on multiple continents. Filmmaker Robert Nazar Arjoyan chronicles Armen’s day-to-day life,
transporting us through Armen’s earliest years as a child in Iran, to his wild time modeling and tearing
up the New York drag scene, to his recovery from alcohol addiction. Along the way, we witness his
triumphant transcendence into a world-renowned master of the theremin, the only instrument played
without physically touching it, but rather through the vibrational interplay of human hands with its
unique sensory detectors. The complex seven-octave theremin is extremely difficult to play, much less
to master, and for that reason, it is no longer being made. Armen Ra’s mastery of this other-worldly
instrument qualifies him as one of the finest theremin players in the world today. And this film, a true
sensory immersion, is also in a class all its own.
SPOTLIGHT
Sat, May 31st 7:00pm
Mary D. Fisher Theater
Immediately following the film, the legendary Armen Ra will be performing live in an exclusive
sound journey to demonstrate the healing power and hauntingly beautiful operatic sound of
the theremin. Known for both his exceptional artistry and his eccentric theatrical appeal, Ra
has performed in esteemed venues including the United Nations and Lincoln Center, and has appeared
on CNN, HBO, MTV and in Vogue, The New York Times, The Village Voice, Rolling Stone and Glamour.
Experience Armen Ra live and in person – you will be wowed by what you hear and feel.
Q&A with Armen Ra and producer Matt Huffman
Conscious Filmmaker Convergence
Sedona Creative Life Center • Sedona Room
A half-day film industry program for notable and aspiring mind-body-spirit filmmakers to learn, share and build models for production, marketing and
distribution of conscious cinema, featuring discussion with industry experts.
HOW TO MAKE A BREAKTHROUGH
CONSCIOUS FILM: AVOIDING PRODUCTION
PITFALLS Sun, June 1st, 9am-10am|
MARKETING/PROMOTING YOUR
CONSCIOUS FILM
Sun, June 1st, 10:15am-11:15am
GET YOUR CONSCIOUS FILM SEEN:
THREE OPTIONS FOR DISTRIBUTION
Sun, June 1st, 11:30am-12:30pm
ƒƒ Betsy Chasse, Director, What the Bleep Do
ƒƒ Nicole Guillemet, former Director, Sundance
Film Festival
ƒƒ Ronna Prince, Producer, Sacred Journey of the
ƒƒ Anna Darrah, Director of Acquisitions,
Spiritual Cinema Circle, Gaiam
ƒƒ Kate Neligan, Founder/CEO of Synergy TV
ƒƒ Ward Serrill, Director, Song of the New Earth
We Know!?
ƒƒ Paola di Florio, Co-Director, AWAKE: The
Life of Yogananda (Oscar-Nominated for
Heart
Speaking in Strings)
ƒƒ Peter Rader, Producer, AWAKE: The Life of
Yogananda
ƒƒ Lisa Leeman, Co-Director, AWAKE: The Life of
Yogananda (Former President International
Documentary Association)
Moderated by: Randall Libero, Senior Executive Producer VoiceAmerica / World Talk Radio Networks
ƒƒ Jeffrey Wium, Director, Wisdomkeepers,
Paqo Andino
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Films: Conscious Connections / Encores
Finding Hillywood ARIZONA PREMIERE
Director: Leah Warshawski
Documentary Feature • USA/Rwanda • 2013 • 58 min
Fri, May 30th 5:15pm • Mary D. Fisher Theater
Set amongst the hills of Rwanda, Finding Hillywood chronicles one man’s
road to forgiveness, his effort to heal his country and the realization that
we all must one day face our past in order to transcend it. A unique and
endearing story about pioneers who bring local films to rural communities
in their effort to find peace in a turbulent land. Finding Hillywood is a reallife example of the power of film to heal a man...and a nation.
PRECEDED BY: No Strangers By Steve Kochones • Documentary Short • 2013
28 min | Indigenous cultures express our shared
humanity and pose the fundamental question:
What does it mean to be human and alive?
Deeper Integration: Ronna Prince’s workshop, “Achieve Your Big,
Audaciaous Goal,” Sat, May 31st (p. 11)
Speciesism SEDONA PREMIERE
Director: Mark Devries • Documentary Feature • USA • 2013 • 90 min
Fri, May 30th 12:15pm • Mary D. Fisher Theater
A young man investigating the underworld of “factory farming” soon
discovers a growing political and intellectual movement that considers
animals as important as humans. Speciesism, deemed a paradigm-busting
film by the Huffington Post, provides a fresh, compelling argument
(perhaps the most compelling argument yet) on the controversial idea of
equality of species and how the collective global consciousness could very
well be shifting to include all life forms as sacred. You will never look at
animals the same way again. Especially humans.
Skype Q&A with director Mark Devries
PRECEDED BY:
Engineering Our Own Divinity- Shots of Awe By Jason Silva • Documentary Short • 2013
3 min | An inspiring and mesmerizing
production from Jason Silva, confirming ‘Our
thoughts shape our world ~ and the world
returns the favor!’
Deeper Integration: Maya Kincaid’s workshop, “Animal Communication,
Discover Your Natural Abililty,” Sat, May 31st (p. 10)
Lulu In The Nude SOUTHWEST PREMIERE
Director: Sólveig Anspach • Documentary Feature • France • 2013 • 90 min
Sat, May 31st 9:00am • Mary D. Fisher Theater
After a job interview gone wrong, Lulu sets sail, leaving her husband and
three children behind. But being a carefree adventurer is easier said than
done. Along the way, our discreet heroine will have three key encounters:
with an ex-con being protected by his brothers, an old woman who is
literally being bored to death, and an unhappy waitress who’s being
mistreated by her boss. The surprise of love, the comfort of female intimacy,
and a case of misplaced compassion are the three movements in this fugue
which help Lulu find an old acquaintance she has lost touch with: herself.
PRECEDED BY: Matter of Magic Q & A with director Anna Darrah
Narrative Short • 2014 • 15 min | One man’s lifechanging discovery that there is Magic in the air.
Deeper Integration: Sally Reeves-Conway’s workshop “Conscious and
Passionate Presence in Relationships,” Sun, June 1st (p.11)
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Coexist Comedy Tour ENCORE SCREENING
Director: Larry Brand • Documentary Feature • USA • 2012 • 90 min
Fri, May 30th 3:00pm • Mary D. Fisher Theater
A hilarious comedy concert designed to demonstrate religious coexistence
goes awry when the Christian comic leaves the show and the producers
must go in search of a replacement. The Coexist Comedy Tour - What in
God’s name could possibly go wrong?
PRECEDED BY: Stalled By Shannon Kohli • Narrative Short • 2013
15 min | Worldly wisdom entirely from washroom
walls.
Films: Encores / Retrospective
Monk With A Camera ENCORE SCREENING
Directors: Guido Santi and Tina Mascara •Documentary Feature • USA/
India • 2014 • 90 min
Sat, May 31st 12:00pm • Mary D. Fisher Theater
May I Be Frank RETROSPECTIVE
The Dalai Lama makes a request of Nicky Vreeland that will change the
course of his life. If you recognize the name “Vreeland,” you would be
correct: he is the grandson of fashion icon and Vogue editor-in-chief, Diana
Vreeland. Why is Nicky, once on the path of becoming a high-powered
photographer, now in this position? This enthralling documentary grants
us intimate access to Nicky and his extraordinary spiritual journey. We see
behind the curtain of Tibetan Buddhism and inside the heart and mind of
a man whose every step takes him further away from one seemingly preordained life and toward another.
A true story of personal transformation captured on film. Addicted to drugs
and morbidly obese, Frank Ferrante is a 54-year-old, 290-pound SicilianAmerican from Brooklyn with Hepatitis C on the lookout for a quick fix.
He hands his life over to the twenty-something owners of Café Gratitude,
a raw-vegan restaurant in San Francisco, who commit to helping him
change his ways over the course of 42 days, and in the process give him a
second chance at finding love, fulfillment and happiness. May I Be Frank is
a heartwarming story of redemption through sex, drugs and a miraculous
mind-body-and-spirit transformation.
Q&A with directors Guido Santi and Tina Mascara
Immediately following the film, join Frank Ferrante in a humorous and
heartfelt Q & A session. At once a ‘macho man’ and a deeply sweet soul,
Frank reveals how this 42-day experience changed his life, and how
becoming a well-known “phenomenon” in the public eye allowed him to
touch countless lives.
PRECEDED BY:
A Marvelous Power: Honoring You By Gary Malkin • Documentary Short • 2011
7 min | Bob Proctor remind us how powerfully
our innermost thoughts can influence our lives.
WITH POST-SCREENING Q&A: WHERE IS FRANK NOW?
Director: Gregg Marks • Documentary Feature • USA • 2010 • 90 min
Sat, May 31st 9:30am • Sedona Creative Life Center
PRECEDED BY: Alchemy By Winston Abalos • Narrative Short • 2013
7 min | The powerful story of a young man’s
search of redemption set to an illuminating
soundtrack highlighting his journey.
Deeper Integration: Nathan Crane and Laura Fox’s workshop, “The New
Science of Conscious Intuitive Eating,” Sat, May 31st (p. 10)
The Rocket ENCORE SCREENING
Director: Kim Mordaunt • Narrative Feature • Australia/Thailand/Laos •
2013 • 95 min
Fri, May 30th 2:45pm • Mary D. Fisher Theater
Australia’s submission for the Academy Award and Best Narrative Feature
at Tribeca, The Rocket is a triumphant tale about challenging one’s place
in the family order. Ahlo is the 10-year-old surviving twin of a difficult birth,
believed to be cursed and ostracized by his superstitious community. His
only hope of redemption is the Rocket Festival: a riotous, and dangerous,
annual competition where huge bamboo rockets are set off to provoke the
rain gods. The Rocket is an example of conscious storytelling at its finest.
“Endearing, gripping and heartwarming” - Indiewire .“Captivating...a total
crowd-pleaser, deserving of its wild praise.” - CinemaBlend.
PRECEDED BY: The Recyclist By Michael A. Ryan • 2013 • Narrative Short •
8 min | Can a homeless man, making a living
from recycling, pull together a romantic evening
with what life and the Earth provide?.
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Festival Grid
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Venues & Parking
RESTAURANT AND HOTEL PARTNERS
SCREENING VENUES
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Mary D. Fisher Theater
2030 WEST STATE ROUTE 89A, SEDONA, AZ 86336
Light snack and beverage menu provided by ChocolaTree
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1595 WEST STATE ROUTE 89A, SEDONA, AZ 86336
The Field Organic Restaurant
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2250 WEST STATE ROUTE 89A, SEDONA, AZ 86336
Sedona Creative Life Center
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available 9am-5pm Saturday and 9am-4pm Sunday
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VIP EVENT AND LODGING PARTNERS
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Healing Village and Workshops
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VIP, Filmmaker & Industry Registration
PRIVATE RETREAT CENTER 15 MILES FROM WEST SEDONA
LOCATED AT THE LODGE OF SEDONA
LOCATED AT SEDONA CREATIVE LIFE CENTER
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Reel Healing
REEL HEALING
A COMPREHENSIVE “VIEW AND DO” EXPERIENCE: A soul-inspiring movie followed by an immersive healing program or performance for
a deeper integration of the movie’s message.
AWAKE: The Life of Yogananda SOUTHWEST PREMIERE
& KIRTAN CHANTING WITH MAS VIDAL
Directors: Paola di Florio and Lisa Leeman
Documentary Feature • USA/India/Brazil • 2014 • 89 min
Fri, May 30th 9:00am • Mary D. Fisher Theater
Dance of Liberation WORLD PREMIERE
& DANCE OF LIBERATION IMMERSION WITH LIVE DJ
Director: Jon Fitzgerald • Documentary Feature • USA/Israel • 2014 • 74 min
Sun, June 1st 1:30pm • Sedona Creative Life Center
AWAKE: The Life of Yogananda is an unconventional biography spotlighting
of a lost and broken young woman who transforms into a powerful soul
healer - and bravely tries to mend her deepest childhood wound along the
way. Experience the true story of Israeli-American Parashakti, and how
her personal practice of yoga, 13 years of ceremonial service with Native
American Elders and the creation of her own transformative healing
practice, the Dance Of Liberation®, ultimately healed her life. We all have the
power to transform the life we are given if we have the strength to face our
shadows and the courage to move in the direction of our dreams. the legendary East Indian mystic who introduced yoga and meditation
to the West in the conservative 1920s. Yogananda’s classic best-seller
“Autobiography of a Yogi” continues to reach millions worldwide and became
the go-to book for countless seekers, including George Harrison, Russell
Simmons and Steve Jobs (it was the only book he had on his iPad). Filmed
over three years with the participation of 30 countries, this documentary
examines the current consciousness of East and West, and also the world of
yoga, both modern and ancient. Understanding Yogananda’s vast influence
helps explain why millions today have turned their attention inwards,
bucking the temptations of the material world in pursuit of self-realization.
Immediately following the film, Mas
Vidal, founder and director of the
Dancing Shiva Center in Los Angeles
will lead a kirtan of bhajans (devotional songs).
Monks from Yogananda’s Self-Realization
Fellowship will also be in attendance.
Q & A with directors Paola di Florio and Lisa Leeman and producer
Peter Rader
Dance of Liberation follows the visually stunning, inspirational journey
Immediately following the film, join
Parashakti for a Dance of Liberation®
immersion with Live DJ. Dance of
Liberation® is a unique form of movement
therapy that heals and frees physical, mental,
emotional and spiritual blockages. Utilizing dance,
contemporary shamanism, hands-on healing,
drumming and global music, this powerful and
beautiful soul work sheds inhibitions and heightens inner awareness as the
Dancer goes on their own personal Vision Quest. Dancers are blindfolded in
the shamanic tradition and step beyond their conscious fears and limitations
and allow their innermost creative sides to break free.
Q & A with Parashakti, Anahata & Dr. Dan Engle, MD
Deeper Integration: Marguerite Baca’s workshop “Spiritual Hygiene:
Deepening Your Daily Yoga Practice,” Sat, May 31st (p. 10)
TICKETS
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877.766.8163
illuminatefilmfestival.com
Reel Healing
E-Motion US PREMIERE
Song Of The New Earth SOUTHWEST PREMIERE
& EMOTIONAL FREEDOM RIDE WITH EVA MAURICE
Director: Frazer Bailey • Documentary Feature • Australia • 2014 • 85 min
Sun, June 1st 9:30am • Sedona Creative Life Center
& SOUND JOURNEY WITH THREE TREES
Director: Ward Serrill • Documentary Feature • USA • 2014 • 88 min
Sat, May 31st 1:30pm • Sedona Creative Life Center
Catalyzed by the passing of his dear buddy Steve Irwin, Australian producer
Justin Lyons tracked down the world’s leading alternative health and
emotional healing experts to find cures for the incurable. Neale Donald
Walsh, Dr. Joe Dispenza, Dr. Bradley Nelson and Nassim Haramein
converge to deliver the most comprehensive choose-your-own-adventure
road to recovery from all that ails humanity - trapped emotions, fears and
unprocessed life experiences that countless people unknowingly hold in their
bodies. Learn how to transcend limiting beliefs regarding family, abundance,
health & longevity and loneliness that sabotage health and happiness. Before
the film, audience members will be guided to identify their own trapped
emotions in order to deepen their inner experience while viewing.
Song of the New Earth features the extraordinary life and work of country
singer-turned-brain-scientist & shaman of sound, Tom Kenyon, as he
journeys from his homeland of Orcas Island to the stage on Broadway,
giant caves in the south of France, the golden-chandeliered symphony
halls of Vienna and finally to the snowy peaks of Tibet. Along the way Song
of the New Earth weaves in surreal events of this eccentric musician’s life
story and his struggle to reconcile unexplained paranormal experiences
with his scientific understanding of reality, as it also explores Kenyon’s
nearly four-octave range voice that has earned him a worldwide following.
Immediately following the film, join
Eva Maurice and emotional clearing
practitioners to uncover inner peace,
abundance, longevity and loving
relationships in this powerful film/workshop onetwo punch. Eva Maurice is a Spiritual Counselor,
author of “40 Days of Self Love” and the
upcoming book “Shakti Chicks…the Urban Girls
Guide to Spiritual Living.” A doctoral student of metaphysics, Eva’s wisdom
will deepen audience understanding of the emotional healing philosophy
and show that emotional balance can be swift and virtually free. Be the
captain of your emotional destiny.
TICKETS
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Immediately following the film, enjoy
a multi-cultural sound healing journey
with acclaimed multi-instrumentalist
Three Trees. Through a combination of
instruments, rhythms, healing frequencies and
vibrations, Three Trees demonstrates how every
cell in the body can be healed and balanced
through sacred sound and vibration.
Q & A with director Ward Serrill and co-producer Betsy Chasse
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Workshops
Spiritual Hygiene: Deepening Your Daily Yoga Practice
WITH MARGUERITE BACA, YOGI, COMEDIAN & KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Sat, May 31st, 9:00am-10:30am, Sedona Creative Life Center • Sedona Room
Become a practicing master of peace by applying Paramahansa Yogananda’s scientific principles.
Cleanse your inner atmosphere of anxiety-producing emotions by using these simple tools to program
the most magnificent computer in the universe, your body temple.
Presenter: Creating a yoga video for the internationally distributed Buns of Steel label was a catalyst
for Marguerite’s career. At age thirteen she began her dedicated meditation practice with Paramahansa
Yogananda’s teachings. Having a family background rich in entertainment, she trained and performed on
stage and TV. She was called to follow in Yogananda’s tradition of bringing these ancient practices to the
mainstream; military, universities, hospitals and stages.
Animal Communication: Discover Your Natural Ability
WITH MAIA KINCAID PHD., OWNER, SEDONA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FOR ANIMAL & NATURE
COMMUNICATION.
Sat, May 31st, 11:00am-12:15pm, Sedona Creative Life Center • Sedona Room
What is Animal Communication? How does it work? Do you have the natural ability to communicate
telepathically with animals? Not only are you capable, you are already doing it!
Presenter: Maia Kincaid PhD, is an animal communicator, author of six animal communication books and
founder of the Sedona International School for Animal & Nature Communication – passionately launching
new animal communicators.
The New Science of Conscious Intuitive Eating
WITH NATHAN CRANE & LAURA CHIRAYA FOX, PANACEA PUBLISHING INC., AND BEST OF RAW, LLC
Sat, May 31st, 1:15pm-2:45pm, Sedona Creative Life Center • Sedona Room
During this empowering workshop with best-selling authors, world class educators and lifestyle
visionaries Nathan Crane and Laura Fox, you will discover profound and practical techniques and
principles to transform your eating habits, increase your alignment with your highest level of health,
dissolve self-debilitating addictions and greatly improve the quality of your awareness and relationship
with food.
Presenters: Nathan Crane is a highly-sought-after lifestyle entrepreneur, speaker, author and teacher
of Life. From addiction, dependency, jail and homelessness to a profound spiritual awakening becoming
a leading international entrepreneur of personal empowerment, Nathan helps people all over the world
dissolve harmful habits and mental attachments, and experience physical, mental, emotional, financial
and spiritual transformation.
Laura Fox is a visionary leader, healer, author, seer and plant-based raw foods nutrition advocate. She
is the founder of Best of Raw, the Raw Living Expo, the 13-Tribes model, Activate Your Destiny and
Resonance Fest. Laura has a personal mission to nurture a global ecological, social, health and spiritual
maturation process through techniques and tools of “subtle activism” and powerful events such as the
Raw Living Expo and the annual Best of Raw Awards, to name a few.
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Workshops
Achieve Your Big Audacious Goal (B.A.G.)
WITH RONNA PRINCE, PRESIDENT, WRITER & PRODUCER, SACRED JOURNEY OF THE HEART,
GLOBAL WHOLENESS CORP
Sat, May 31st, 3:15pm-4:30pm, Creative Life Center • Sedona Room
Learn how to apply the most powerful Universal Law to manifest your B.A.G. Find out what is more
powerful than The Secret’s “law of attraction” for getting ideas out of your mind and into reality. Find
out why affirmations and positive thinking can slow you down. Discover how to activate the highest
operative principal of creation to accelerate your creative success.
Presenter: Ronna Prince, Founder, Modern Mastery™, Intuitive Counselor, Workshop Leader and
Inspirational Speaker. Ronna specializes in guiding her clients through life transitions to create new
pathways and to lead balanced, heart-based lives.
Living Free in an Unfree World
WITH HAPPY OASIS AND JOHNNY LIBERTY, ADVENTURE ANTHROPOLOGIST AND RESEARCHEREDUCATOR-MUSICIAN
Sat, May 31st, 5:00pm-6:15pm, Creative Life Center • Sedona Room
Through discussion, film, movement, poetry and play, explore navigational choices to enhance personal
freedom and inspire individual sovereignty in these intriguing times. Join two pioneers of loving presence
as they share the joys of living beyond civilization.
Presenters: Happy Oasis is the author of the best-selling books, “Uncivilized Ecstasies” and “Bliss
Conscious Communication.” She is the founder of the Happy Oasis Retreat, Raw Spirit Festival and
Blissology University, the first University to profoundly explore the causes of blissful states of being and
living. In the New York Times #1 best-selling book “Happy For No Reason,” she is deemed as “one of the
Happiest 100” which featured the inspiring story of Happy’s name on Oprah.
Johnny Liberty is the author of the renowned classic ,“Global Sovereign’s Handbook,” an educator and
public speaker extraordinaire in many topic areas including individual sovereignty, freedom and liberty,
history, law, economics, money and the nature of global power structures. As a diligent researcher,
networker and community organizer, entrepreneur, musician and performing artist (aka Johnny Light),
he is also the founder and CEO of the Global Source Center:
Conscious and Passionate Presence in Relationships
WITH SALLY REEVES-CONWAY, DIRECTOR OF TEACHER DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
MASTERY COACH, ART OF FEMININE PRESENCE MASTERY™
Sun, June 1st, 1:30pm-3:00pm, Creative Life Center • Sedona Room
Today many men and women desire a rare breed of a conscious & sexy partner - for an extraordinarily
loving and healthy relationship that thrives passionately and connects and grows spiritually. Learn easy
and powerful tools to increase your deep authentic presence and connection in your relationship or love
interest, ignite your magnetic presence, and spark the passion and playfulness.
Presenter: Sally Reeves-Conway is a fifth-generation native to the Sedona area, an Art of Feminine
Presence™ Master Teacher, Presence in Relationships Guide and an Award-Winning Artist.
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The BEST independent films
from around the world!
Join us for our 21st Annual Festival:
February 21 - March 1, 2015
Join us for weekly independent films
and events all year long
at our new, state-of-the-art
MARY D. FISHER THEATRE
for the
Sedona International FilmFestival
2030 W. HWy. 89A • West sedonA
www.sedonaFilmFestival.org
928.282.1177
Healing Village
Want to relax between movies, get a reiki session, try a Chinese puerh tea, or
get your chakras in balance? Make a beeline for the ILLUMINATE Healing Village
and experience samplings and services of the region’s best health and wellness
practitioners. Acoustic music and a healthy array of breakfast and lunch items
round out the Healing experience for a blissful day!
Preferred Vendors
Preferred Practitioners
Cannata Fine Tea Imports
KENNETH CANNATA
Tea Sessions with Steep Leaf Lounge from
Flagstaff and Sedona
A truly unique taste of tea served in the
traditional “gongfu” style. Cost of 15-min: $10
716.239.0403
www.cannataimports.com
Ayurvedic Astrology
DENNIS HARNESS
928.282.6595
www.dennisharness.com
ChocolaTree Organic Eatery
JEN MARIE
Menu of delicious conscious
breakfast and lunch items
928.282.2997
www.chocolatree.com
Grace Grove Retreat Center
MORGAN LANGAN & PUMA ST. ANGEL
Rejuvenation & Performance Institute
Full body rejuvenation retreats
3-day, 1-week & month-long programs
(928) 649-0456
www.rpinstitute.com
Liz Alpert Jewelry
LIZ ALPERT, ATLANTEAN HEALING SEDONA
High frequency designer gems for raising your
vibration and consciousness
305.799.7617
www.lizalpert.com
Nerium International
LYNNE BROWNING AND BRAND PARTNERS OF
NERIUM INTERNATIONAL
Nerium International Skin Care is real, creating
personal growth & improvement!
928.274.5830
www.lynnebrowning.neriumproducts.com
Sherpa Spirit
LANNA LEREW
Aura Photo with full body chakra energies
reading.
Cost: $20
361.774.4088
www.sherpaspirit.com
simplyONE
DONNA & MICHAEL NEWCOMB
“The Network for an Awakening Humanity”
928.821.3953
Be From The Heart
ADRIENNE ALMAMOUR
Energy tune-up: release energetic blockages,
trapped emotions and heart-walls
Cost of 15-min session: By donation
www.befromtheheart.com
Certified Quantum Light Energy Coach
REV. DAVID LOWELL
LED Light sessions: Experience a measurable
decrease in stress & increase in well-being
Cost of LED Stress Buster Sessions: Free
928.204.0003
www.davidlowell.com
Dolphin Heart World
LINDA SHAY
15 minute “Healing & Opening the Heart”
Dolphin Energy Session
Cost of 15-min session: $15
928.852.3788
www.dolphinheartworld.com
Ever Changing Leaves
STACEY ANGELOW
Emergence Care: Straight To Your Core Healing
Energy Therapy
Cost of 15-min session: $10
928.235.5384
www.everchangingleaves.com
Masculine and Feminine Power & Presence in
Conscious Business
SALLY REEVES-CONWAY
Consultations: Ignite your powerful magnetic
presence in Love & Money!
Cost of 15-min session for men or women: $17
928.300.2816
www.meetup.com/The-Art-of-FemininePresence-in-AZ
Samadhi Ayurveda
RADHA CRAWLEY
Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultation Introduction
Cost of 15-min session: $25
928.821.1301
www.samadhiayurveda.com
Toe-Tal Possibilities
SANDY CORDER
Toe Reading: Soul coaching from messages
stored in your toes
Cost of 15-min session: By Donation
928.554.1107
www.toetalpossibilities.com
Wanaheal & Nemathena
CATHERINE BRANDO
Chiyoga, Meditations, Healings, Orgonites,
Personal Coaching, Munayki, Readings
Cost of 15-min session: $20 + $2/min addtl
786.608.7255
www.wanaheal.com
NEMATHENA
Kundalini Reiki, Readings, Healings, Chakra
Balancing, Guidance, Spirit Guides/Animals
Cost of 15-min session: $20 + $2/min addtl
928.821.6849
www.facebook.com/nemathena
Sedona Creative Life Center DIrectory
Great Room
Reel Healing “View & Do” screenings
Sedona Room
Workshops and Conscious Filmmaker
Convergence
Lobby
Vendor booths selling conscious items
The Conscious Marketplace
Boutique offering DVDs, books, CDs and
other merchandise related to the Festival
Universal Room
Quiet, peaceful healing space for
practitioners, readers and healers to share
their gifts
Common Area (Outdoors)
Hang out while musicians and artists perform
Kitchen Patio (Outdoors)
Conscious, organic food and beverages
Healing Village Hours
ƒƒ Sat, May 31, 9am-6pm ƒƒ Sun, June 1, 9am-4pm
Healing Happy Hours
Acoustic grooves & good vibes with Jesse
Kalu, Cara Marie and Saith
ƒƒ Sat, 12:00pm– 1:30pm & 4:00pm- 6:00pm
ƒƒ Sun, 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Thanks to our Sponsors & Donors
Founding Circle Members
Daryl Kling & Lewis Guthrie
Bill Stankey
Denise Wolpert
Tony Wolpert
Sponsors
Principal
Producing
Official Lodging Partner
Official Industry Lodging Partner
Supporting
Index by Film
24 Peaces.........................................................2
A Marvelous Power: Honoring You.................5
Alchemy...........................................................5
Awake: The Life of Yogananda........................8
Coexist Comedy Tour......................................4
Dance of Liberation........................................8
Death Makes Life Possible.............................3
E-Motion..........................................................9
Finding Hillywood............................................4
No Strangers...................................................4
Lulu in the Nude..............................................4
Matter of Magic...............................................4
May I Be Frank.................................................5
Mile…Mile & A Half..........................................2
Monk With A Camera......................................5
On Meditation..................................................2
Shots of Awe....................................................4
Song of the New Earth..................................9
Speciesism.......................................................4
Stalled..............................................................4
The Recyclist...................................................5
The Rocket.......................................................5
When My Sorrow Died:
The Legend of Armen Ra & the Theremin.....3
Thank you to our Outreach Partners:
MANAGEMENT INC.
AWAKE: The Life of Yogananda
Sedona Yoga Festival
Community Partners
Coexist Comedy Tour
ZenProv Comedy Troupe
Dance of Liberation
Sedona Chamber Ballet
Finding Hillywood
Sedona City of Peace
May I Be Frank
Raw Living Expo
Sedona Creative Life Center, Sedona Culture Collaborative, The Field, Javelina Leap Winery
Monk With a Camera
KPC Amitabha Stupa & Peace Park
On Meditation
Special Thanks
Debra Barr, Sedona Performaing Arts Center
Carmen & Ed Hosmer, Red Rock Transportation
Danny Katz, Complete Ticketing Solutions
Judy & Tim Maloney
Anthony Monaco, Complete Ticketing Solutions
Patrick Schweiss, Sedona International Film Festival
Nancy Spheeris, Sedona Creative Life Center
illiminatefilmfestival.com
McLean Meditation Institute
Song of the New Earth
simplyONE
Speciesism
The Humane Society
When My Sorrow Died: The Legend of
Arman Ra and the Theramin
Sedona/Verde Valley Pride
Sedona Performing Arts Alliance