Film Pageant provides ‘Against the Current’ premiere June 26-July 1

The Sedona Worldwide Movie Competition will current the Northern Arizona premiere of the acclaimed new documentary “Against the Current” exhibiting June 26-July 1 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.

How far do you have to vacation to discover yourself? And what sacrifices are you prepared to make to get there?

Veiga Grétarsdóttir is the initial particular person in the planet to try to kayak more than 2,000 kilometers (1,300 miles) all around Iceland, counter-clockwise and “against the current.” This achievement has been stated to be comparable to climbing the mountain K2.

Veiga’s own journey is no significantly less exceptional. She was born 44 years back as a boy in a fishing village on the far west coastline of Iceland. Veigar experienced a spouse and loved ones but decided that she could no for a longer period are living as a guy, and at the age of 38, resolved to bear gender reassignment.

The internal battle for Veigar to turn into Veiga was a journey as tough if not a lot more so than the solo kayak expedition she undertakes. These two tales of conflict and struggle are intertwined as the film follows her awesome 103-day journey all over Iceland, with the magical, rugged shoreline of the region a backdrop to the story of Veiga’s transition.

“My eyesight was to intertwine these two heroic journeys into a person film: The journey around Iceland in a kayak and the journey from being a modest boy in the westfjords of Iceland, transfer away to come back again 40 several years later on as a woman,” reported director Óskar Páll Sveinsson.

“The movie is set towards the remarkable coastline of Iceland and though she is battling the components, we will discover how she fell in appreciate, began a spouse and children and then just about dropped her life in her personal fight to obtain her true self.”

“You could say that’ Against the Current’ is a blend of two typical themes: guy towards nature and gentleman in opposition to himself. I hope this film will and raise recognition of that some of us have to go to terrific lengths to find pleasure and our accurate self,” extra Sveinsson.

“Against the Current” is co-presented by Unify Sedona — A Rainbow Alliance.

“Against the Current” will be shown at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre June 26-July 1. Showtimes will be 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, June 26, 27 and 28 7 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, June 30 and July 1.

Tickets are $12, or $9 for Movie Festival customers. For tickets and a lot more information, be sure to get in touch with 928-282-1177. The two the theatre and film competition business are positioned at 2030 W. Hwy. 89A, in West Sedona.

For extra details, pay a visit to: www.SedonaFilmFestival.org.