Movie Still - "Paper Heart"

Winner of numerous Audience Choice awards for Best Feature Film and a hit with critics around the world, “Paper Heart” makes its Sedona debut on Tuesday, Oct. 13. There will be two screenings of the film at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. at Harkins Sedona Six Theatres. The film is being presented by the Sedona International Film Festival in this one-night-only special engagement as the October installment of its part of its popular Second Tuesday Cinema Series.



Half feature narrative comedy and half documentary, “Paper Heart” is a delightful and enjoyable journey into the concept of fairy-tale love. Does it really exist? Combining elements of documentary and traditional storytelling, reality and fantasy, the film brings a fresh perspective to the modern romance and redefines the classic love story.



Charlyne Yi does not believe in love. Or so she says. Well, at the very least, she doesn’t believe in fairy-tale love or the Hollywood mythology of love, and her own experiences have turned her into another modern-day skeptic.



“Paper Heart” follows Yi as she embarks on a quest across America to make a documentary about the one subject she doesn’t fully understand. As she and her good friend (and director) Nick Jasenovec search for answers and advice about love, Yi talks with friends and strangers, scientists, bikers, romance novelists, and children. They each offer diverse views on modern romance, as well as various answers to the age-old question: does true love really exist?

Then, shortly after filming begins, Yi meets a boy after her own heart: Michael Cera. As their relationship develops on camera, her pursuit to discover the nature of love takes on a fresh new urgency. She risks losing the person she finds closest to her heart.