the best in conscious cinema Sedona, Arizona May 27 – 31, 2015 illuminatefilmfestival.com Welcome to ILLUMINATE 2015 Letter from the Director Festival Dream Team Dear ILLUMINATES, Core Staff A festival is like a baby. You birth it, Danette Wolpert Executive Director nurture it (lose a lot of sleep over it) Andrew Holman Creative Director and send it out into the world, hoping it Sheron Foster Lead Programmer will soar. Lindsay Hammersmith Development & Guest Services Manager Daniel DeVivo Industry Programs & Tech Manager Imagine my joy when ILLUMINATE Denise Wolpert Operations Manager 2014 took flight. I was humbled and Trina Wyatt Chief Development Strategist overjoyed by the response to our Anna Sirotin Programmer & Social Media Manager inaugural installment—by the passionate Joy Nanda Submissions & Preselection audiences who came from all over the Matt Hunsaker Special Events Coordinator world to evolve together, the enlightening Nicole Williams Webmaster epiphanies shared by filmmakers and Gayle Baingo Healing Village Manager festivalgoers, and the frequency of love and awareness that permeated Doug Gilbert Healing Village Coordinator throughout the four days. We had something. Bobbi Steinmetz Assistant to the Executive Director This I know for certain: The world is ready for conscious film—cinematic works that raise the vibration, catalyze awakening, educate, inspire Extended Team and connect. ILLUMINATE is pioneering this new genre and is deeply committed to our grand mission: to expand human consciousness April Payne Ticketing Coordinator through cinema and to discover and share the world’s best in Kayt Perlman Outreach Coordinator conscious film. Kalif Durham KD Volunteer Coordinator Three Trees Music Coordinator I’m delighted to bring you this year’s thoughtfully curated collection of Eli Cohen Development Coordinator human-journey films, spiritual game-changers and artistic masterpieces Shanin Dockrey Publications Manager as well as groundbreaking explorations of science, alternative medicine Greg Wolf Technical Specialist and evidential mediumship. I’m especially proud of our lineup of film Shaeri Richards Convergence Coordinator industry leaders at our Conscious Film Convergence, convening for the Valerie Irons Outreach Assistant first time in history to propel this genre forward. We are debuting for you Brandy Jackson Marketing Specialist six world and US premieres and featuring such notable participants as Jill Mangino Publicist – National Ram Dass, Marianne Williamson, Alan Cohen, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Steve Carr Publicist – Arizona Barnet Bain, Gillian Anderson and Immaculée Ilibagiza. Rebecca Griffin Healing Village Consultant Lorrie Lawrence Venue Production Consultant I am honored to stand among a profound group of truth seekers, the Suzie Schomaker Ticketing & Production Consultant ILLUMINATE Dream Team, whose diligence and dedication made this Virginia Mizuno Marketing Consultant festival possible. Here’s to their Herculean effort! Ajita Morano Healing Village Consultant My hope is that your festival experience accelerates your inner journey and tunes you in to each film’s message. May you be inspired to capture Board of Advisors that moment when the story on the screen delivers that missing piece of your spiritual puzzle, giving birth to an even deeper awareness of your Steven C. Beer Leading Entertainment Attorney, FWRV meaningful life. Nicole Guillemet Former Co-Director, Sundance Film Festival Sarah McLean Founder, McLean Meditation Institute Together, let’s find the still space where the Light shines brightly. Nancy Shafer Former Exec. Director, Tribeca Film Festival Bill Stankey Managing Partner, Westport Entertainment Yours in oneness, Danette Wolpert Founder & Executive Director The World’s Premier Film Festival for Conscious Cinema Festival at a Glance VIP All-Access Passes TRANSFORMATIONAL FILMS PASS BENEFITS Paradigm-busting narratives, documentaries and shorts on consciousness, � Unlimited film screenings, including: wellness, organic and plant-based nutrition, spiritual practice, body-mind Opening Night screening science and sustainable living Closing Night screening Launch Party and Outdoor Screening ... .................................. 3 Spotlight screenings Opening Night ............................................................................ 4 Reel Healing “View & Do” screenings Closing Night ............................................................................. 5 Regular screenings Spotlight Screenings .................................................................. 7 � Launch Party and Outdoor Screening Feature Competition ...................................................................8 � Free healing sessions at the Healing Village during Healing Happy Hours Festival Grid and Venues .......................................................... 12 � Access to Conscious Film Convergence Contemporary Conscious Cinema .......................................... 16 � Access to VIP receptions Works in Progress/Encore........................................................20 � Access to the Filmmaker Lodge Retrospective .............................................................................21 � Priority ticketing and priority access into theater PARTIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS.......................................11 ALL-ACCESS PASSHOLDER INFORMATION Evening receptions, parties and Healing Happy Hours that will elevate your spirit All-Access passholders must reserve individual tickets to screenings and panels (one ticket per screening/panel per pass). Passholders enjoy priority access, allowing them entrance into the theater FIRST CONSCIOUS FILM CONVERGENCE.................................14 before general ticket buyers. A three-day film industry program for participants to learn, share and build models for production, marketing and distribution of conscious cinema, featuring discussions with industry experts ALL-ACCESS BADGE AND TICKET PICKUP Badges and tickets for All-Access passholders will be available for pickup at HEALING VILLAGE.....................................................................22 Guest/VIP Registration beginning Wednesday, May 27. Guest/VIP Registration Samplings and services of the region’s best wellness practitioners, Desk hours are: energy workers and health experts offered alongside acoustic grooves and delicious eats Wednesday, May 27, 6:30 – 8:00 pm, Tequa Festival Marketplace Thursday, May 28, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, Lodge at Sedona Ticketing and Registration Friday, May 29 – Sunday, May 31, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm, Lodge at Sedona PRICES Early Bird Regular To Purchase Tickets Until May 15 All-Access pass SOLD OUT $444 Online: illuminatefilmfestival.com Conscious Film Convergence pass SOLD OUT $249 Email: [email protected] Opening Night screening and concert $35 $40 By Phone: 877-766-8163 Friday, May 1, until Sunday, May 31 Spotlight and Closing screenings $20 $25 Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 5:30 pm EDT Reel Healing “View & Do” screenings $20 $25 Saturday, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm EDT Regular screenings $11 $14 Conscious Film Convergence Panels $20 $25 Box Office: Patrons may purchase tickets for all festival screenings at Spotlight Soirée $35 $40 Mary D. Fisher Theatre and Sedona Performing Arts Center (see page 13 for venue locations). Venue box offices open 45 minutes before the venue’s first screening of the day and close 30 minutes after the final PACKAGES Early Bird Regular screening starts. Until May 15 Opening and Closing Night Package $45 $55 GENERAL TICKETING INFORMATION Opening Night screening and benefit � Seating for pass and ticket holders is guaranteed up to 15 minutes concert and Closing Night screening prior to the screening (seats will then be sold to individuals in the Rush Line). Arrive 15 to 30 minutes ahead of time for priority SPAC Pack $50 $65 admission and guaranteed seating. Three evening screenings at the Sedona � All tickets and passes are nonrefundable and nontransferable. No Performing Arts Center Main Theater refunds or exchanges. (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) � All programs and times are subject to change without notice. � To attend all receptions, you must be over the age of 21. Convergence Panels Package $99 $125 Tickets to Convergence Panels RUSH LINE POLICY and Conversations, plus Saturday If all advance tickets for a screening have been sold, a Rush Line will form Spotlight film beginning one hour prior to the scheduled start time. Ten minutes before the screening’s start time, the Rush Line will be admitted on a All Festival venues and theaters are ADA accessible. For ADA needs, space-available basis. Unfortunately, there is no guarantee of tickets to please call 928-421-1108. guests in this line. Voucher redemption or cash only. 1 Launch Party and Outdoor Screening ILLUMINATE LauncH PARTY Wednesday, May 27, 6:30 – 9:30 pm and Free Outdoor Movie Screening Tequa Festival Marketplace, Kiva Courtyard Bring your blankets and sit Landfill Harmonic ARIZONA PREMIERE under the Sedona starlit sky! Directors: Brad Allgood and Graham Townsley • Documentary Feature Paraguay • 2015 • 84 minutes Relax on the grass as you enjoy a fun, musical celebration with healthy food, fascinating A worldwide sensation since its spotlight on 60 Minutes, Landfill Harmonic performers, talented musicians, conscious (South by Southwest 2015) is a heartfelt, moving tale of how instruments vendors and exciting raffle prizes followed by made from recycled trash bring hope to children whose futures are a free outdoor screening of Landfill Harmonic.