Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Presents AGAVE: THE SPIRIT OF A NATION

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts has announced a new screening of "Agave: The Spirit Of A Nation" in conintued partnership with No Festival Required at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19, in Stage 2. At a budget-friendly ticket price, patrons will experience the film, an interactive experience with brand ambassadors after the screening and, of course, delicious mezcal samples.

This expressive documentary - produced and directed by Nick Kovacic and Matt Riggieri - explores the phenomenon of the fastest trending alcohol spirits in the world, tequila and mezcal. This journey will take audiences to the world's most bio-diverse landscape of the agave plant, Mexico; here families have been passing down the tradition of distilling agave for generations, at times, even clandestinely.

From the alluring red highlands of Jalisco to the rugged mountains of Oaxaca, the film follows three producers - Carlos, Graciela and Aquilino - in this burgeoning renaissance. From a bootstrap ambition to carrying on a father's legacy, their successes and sacrifices unfurl in this interweaved story.

No Festival Required brings feature-length documentaries, narratives and experimental packaged short films straight to Scottsdale. Audiences can avoid the crowds at large movie theaters and experience these cinematic wonders by local, national and international filmmakers in their own backyard. This event is both a cultural and sensory exploration for audiences to discover how one delicate plant can carry the weight of a nation and the people trying to protect it for the future.

Visit ScottsdalePerformingArts.org or call 480-499-8587 for information or to purchase tickets.

Tickets: $25 (includes one welcome cocktail, film and mezcal sampling following the screening)