One Day in Sedona
Two strangers in their 50s, both going through pivotal moments in their lives, meet on a hike in Sedona and share a deep connection as they talk about life, love, legacy, and the betterment of humankind.
Excerpt
These sorts of passion projects can lend themselves to being overly pretentious or preachy, but Sorgen has created a near perfect balance that gives the viewer lots to love and think about.
One Day in Heaven
I’ve ranted at length about films that sermonize – the proclivity to make a film touting your beliefs and thoughts on everything whether it’s relevant to the plot and setting or not. It’s very hard to accomplish without being cloying and even harder to do so successfully. So imagine my surprise when Monique Sorgen’s One Day in Sedona graced my screen. It’s a simple film made simply and features two main characters who walk and talk for 90 minutes. And it’s glorious.
We follow Julie (Alysia Reiner) as she weaves through Sedona’s baffling traffic grid, appearing to write a eulogy for her father. She’s thinking about legacy and heads to a local hike spot to clear her mind. She parks next to a motorcyclist that has shown up spontaneously and completely unprepared. Will (Wallace Langham) suddenly found himself with a lot of free time and many more intrusive thoughts. Unfortunately he doesn’t have nearly enough water and Julie graciously offers her tumblr to him. She’s packed a 3 litre pouch in her backpack – another thing Will doesn’t have.
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