[♪ THEME MUSIC ♪] >>> COMING UP IN THE NEXT HOUR OF LOCAL NEWS ON ARIZONA PBS, ON "ARIZONA HORIZON," WE'LL LOOK AT A NEW SATE OF THE WORKFORCE REPORT FROM THE PHOENIX CHAMBER FOUNDATION, SURE TO CHECK THE MANY VALENTINE'S BOUQUETS THAT HAVE PASSED THROUGH THE US-MEXICO BORDER.

THAT'S ALL AHEAD ON THE NEXT HOUR ON ARIZONA PBS.

>>> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO "ARIZONA HORIZON."

I'M TED SIMONS.

ARIZONA'S SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE RUSTY BOWERS TODAY, INTRODUCED A CONTINUING RESOLUTION THAT AUTHORIZES SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO EXCEED A CONSTITUTIONAL SPENDING LIMB FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR.

THE MOVE WOULD AUTHORIZE DISTRICTS TO SPEND REVENUES AMOUNTING TO $1.2 MILLION THAT ALREADY HAVE BEEN BUDGETED BUT COULD NOT BE SPEND WITHOUT LIFTING THE SPENDING CAP.

IF APPROVED, THIS WOULD BE AN INCREASE FOR THIS YEAR ONLY, AND WOULD NOT BE TIED TO ANY OTHER ISSUES.

>>> THE ENCOURAGING DOWNTURN IN COVID CASES CONTINUES WITH THE STATE REPORTS JUST UNDER 2700 NEW CASES TODAY.

AND NO NEW FATALITIES ON RECORD.

MONTH ISCO INDIVIDUAL NUMBERS OFTEN REFLECT A WEEKEND LAG, THAT SHOWING, NUMBERS CONTINUE TO SHOW A STEADY DECLINE, AND THE NUMBER OF ICU BEDS AVAILABLE CONTINUES TO IMPROVE.

>>> FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH, AND MITCH McCONNELL ARE BUSHING DOUG DUCEY TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT.

IT'S AN ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE PARTY AWAY FROM FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.

WHEN BUSH SAID THE SUGGESTION, THE GOVERNOR, SAID, I LISTEN RESPECTIVELY, AND THAT'S WHAT I DID.

TRUMP SEND THIS MESSAGE TO McCONNELL.

>>> THE DROUGHT IN ARIZONA AND MUCH OF THE WESTERN U.S. DEEPENED TO MUCH IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS THAT CONDITIONS ARE NOW THE DRIEST THEY HAVE BEEN IN 1200 YEARS.

AND WE'RE NOW EXPERIENCING A WORST-CASE CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIO.

THE 22-YEAR DROUGHT PASSED THE PREVIOUS RECORD HOLDER IN THE LATE 1500S.

THE RESEARCH ACCOUNTS THAT 42% OF THE DROUGHT CAN BE CONTRIBUTED CLIMATE CHANGE, SPES IF UK I WILL THE BURNING OF FOSSIL FUELS.

>>> NUMBERS FROM THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS SHOWS THAT PEOPLE ARE BUYING MORE USED CARS AND TRUCKS.

THIS GOES ALONG WITH A 40% INCREASE IN GAS PRICES.

>>> AND WITH THIS YEAR'S SUPER BOWL NOW IN THE BOOKS, IT'S TIME TO START LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR'S BIG GAME, WHICH WILL BE HELD IN GLENDALE.

>> WHAT EXCITES ME MOST AFTER PLAYING 18 YEARS, MY ENTIRE TIME IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA, IS WE'RE READY FOR THE WORLD STAGE, AND WE'RE READY TO SHOW THE WORLD WHAT WE'RE CAPABLE OF DOING.

>>> THE NATURE OF BUSINESS IN THE GREATEST PHOENIX AREA IS CHANGING.

THAT COMES FROM THE RECENTLY RELEASED STATE OF THE WORKFORCE REPORT.

WE LEARNED MORE FROM CHAMBER'S CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER, JENNIFER MELLOR.

JENNIFER, GOOD TO SEE YOU.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS WORKFORCE REPORT.

WHAT EXACTLY DOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS LOOK AT?

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME, TED.

EACH YEAR WE PRODUCE THE STATE OF THE WORKFORCE REPORT.

LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF OUR WORKFORCE.

THIS YEAR, WE HAVE A LOT OF JOBS OUT THERE, AND NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE TO FILL THEM.

>> DOES THAT CROSS ALL SECTORS?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

PRETTY MUCH EVERY SECTOR ACROSS OUR ECONOMY IN ARIZONA, HAS STRUGGLES FINDING THE TALENT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

>> IS THAT THE BIGGEST ISSUE RIGHT NOW FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES?

BECAUSE I LOOKED AT THE REPORT, TRAINING IS MENTIONED, POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IS IN THERE.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES.

>> THERE ARE.

FOR BUSINESSES IT IS FINDING QUALIFYIED TALENT, AND IT'S A VERY, VERY COMPETITIVE MARKET.

>> THE PANDEMIC HAS IT MOVED THE GOAL POSTS A LITTLE BIT?

ARE YOU STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT REALLY IS NORMAL?

>> YES, WELL, AS YOU HAVE HEARD, WE HAVE RECOVERED ALL OF THE JOBS LAST DURING THE PANDEMIC, BUT EVEN IN THE YEAR OR TWO YEARS, WE HAVE ALSO SEEN EXPONENTIAL GROWTH IN CERTAIN SEGMENT -- SECTORS.

WE'RE CONTINUING TO SEE THIS EXPONENTIAL GROWTH AT A TIME WHERE LABOR IS TIGHTENING, SO IT IS A MIXED BAG.

>> IT SOUNDS LIKE FINANCE AND INSURANCE, THEY ARE DOING VERY WELL AS FAR AS GROWTH CONCERNED.

WHAT NEEDS SOME HELPED?

>> PRETTY MUCH EVERY SECTOR IS CONTINUING TO GROW.

YOU ARE SEEING CONSTRUCTION, MANUFACTURING, HEALTHCARE IS CONTINUING TO GROW AS WELL.

>> UH-HUH.

>> THE ONLY AREA WHERE YOU ARE SEEING A STEADY PATTERN IS WITH GOVERNMENT JOBS.

SO WE'RE NOT SEEING AN INCREASE IN THAT SPACE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

AS FAR AS INDUSTRIES BEING RECRUITED TO THE VALLEY.

WHAT ARE WE SEEING, WHY ARE THEY BEING RECRUITED, AND WHY ARE THEY COMING HERE?

>> WE WERE REALLY HARD HIT DURING THE RECESSION IN 2008 AND 2009, AND WE STARTED ATTRACTING MORE IT COMPANIES, MORE MANUFACTURING COMPANIES, AND REALLY DIVERSEFYING OUR ECONOMIES.

AND NOW YOU ARE SEEING THIS MASSIVE GROWTH IN FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANIES.

WE'RE BEING DUBBED THE WALL STREET OF THE WEST, AND ARE PROJECTED TO TAKE OVER WALL STREET IN CERTAIN AREAS.

>> BUT AS FAR AS TALENT, AND WORKER TALENT DEVELOPMENT, IS THAT ALIGNED WITH SOME OF THESE INDUSTRIES THAT ARE MOVING IN AND SOME OF THESE JOBS THAT ARE NEEDED?

>> THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY SET A MODEL FOR THE STATED.

WE'RE SEEING THIS CONTRACT OF THE WORKFORCE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND I THINK ARIZONA IS IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO BE FORWARD-LANES IN OUR DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES.

WE'RE REALLY GOOD AT PRODUCING TALENT AT THE POST SECONDARY LEVEL, AND WE ARE FOCUSING ON MAKING SURE WE'RE HAVING PEOPLE COMING OUT OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS PREPARED TO GO INTO THOSE JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND INTO THOSE POST-SECONDARY TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL.

>> HOW CAN THAT BE UM PROVED?

>> A LOT OF IT IS CAREER AWARENESS.

A LOT OF TIMES KIDS KNOW WHAT THEIR MOM, THEIR DAD, AND MAYBE THEIR AUNTS AND UNCLES DO, BUT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THESE EMERGING TYPES OF JOBS THAT ARE GOING INTO OUR MARKET.

>> AND THE DEMAND FOR LOWER-SKILLED JOBS NOT GOING TO BE LIKE IT ONCE WAS.

>> NO.

THOSE JOBS ARE BEING EVOLVED, AND WE'RE NEEDING HIGHER-SKILLED-TYPE OF TALENT, SO WE NEED OUR WORKERS TO GO BACK AND GET UP SCALED AND BEING PRODUCED AT THEIR HIGHEST POSSIBILITY.

>>> AND HOW MUCH IMPACT ON THE PHOENIX ECONOMY?

>> I WOULD SAY YOU ARE SEEING MASSIVE GROWTH HERE IN PHOENIX, ESPECIALLY WITH THE DIVERSIFICATION OF THE ECONOMY.

YOU LOOK AT MANUFACTURING, AND ON-SHORING ONLY OF THOSE SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT S. THAT IS CRITICAL FOR OUR ECONOMY.

>> WHAT DO WE TAKE FROM THIS REPORT IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS?

>> I WOULD SHARE THAT FROM THIS REPORT, YOU ARE SEEING MASSIVE GROWTH IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES.

WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS FOR THOSE PEOPLE -- OR FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE UNDER-SKILLED OF MAYBE SEARCHES FOR EMPLOYMENT, THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT CAREER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.

WE NEED COMPANIES TO START INVESTING IN THEIR EMPLOYEES, AND MAKING SURE THEY ARE GETTING THE TRAINING THEY NEED.

>> ALL RIGHT.

JENNIFER MELLOR, GOOD STUFF.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING >>> UP NEXT ON "ARIZONA HORIZON," A NEW JOURNALISM VENTURE THAT FOCUSES ON THE UNDERSERVED.

>>> ARIZONA LUMINARIA IS A NEW JOURNALISM PROJECT THAT FOCUSES ON ARIZONA COMMUNITIES.

JOSE CARDENAS, THE HOST OF THE ARIZONA PBS SHOW "HORIZONTE," SPOKE WITH ARIZONA LUMINARIA'S COFOUNDERS, DIANNA NANEZ AND IRENE MCKISSON.

>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

WE SPOKE ABOUT YOUR DAD A FEW WEEKS AGO OR SO, AND HIS LEGACY.

WHAT IS YOUR VIEW ON HIS LEGACY AT ASU, AND HE WAS CERTAINLY BELOVED IN THE COMMUNITY.

YOUR THOUGHTS?

>> THANK YOU FOR ASKING.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE PIECE THAT YOU DID.

OUR LATINO COMMUNITIES ARE VERY SMALL IN ARIZONA, AND CERTAINLY LARGER THAN MANY STATES HAVE EXPERIENCED.

AND YOU HAVE THE DOCTOR ON, WHOM I HAVEN'T SEEN IN SEVERAL YEARS, AND THE TIE THERE, MANY YEARS AGO, HE WAS BEING MOVED OUT OF HIS PROFESSORSHIP, SO A GROUP OF LATINOS ACROSS THE CAMPUSES MOVED TO RETAIN HIM, AND EXPLAINED TO THE ADMINISTRATION HOW IMPORTANT HE WAS TO US, AND THAT IS MY FATHER'S LEGACY THAT HE GREW UP AN IMMIGRANT.

HE WORKED IN THE FIELDS.

HE EVEN DROPPED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL.

HE DIDN'T FEEL THAT THERE WERE OPPORTUNITIES.

HE WAS TOLD BY A COUNSELOR, THAT, YES, HE SHOULD GO WORK IN AGRICULTURE, BECAUSE THAT'S ALL THE MEXICANS WERE WORTHY OF, AND HE DROPPED OUT, AND JOINED THE NAVY, AND HE USED THAT GI BILL TO GO TO SCHOOL, AND WE EVENTUALLY MOVED FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TO MINNESOTA.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS I ASKED THE PROFESSOR ABOUT WAS ABOUT YOUR DAD'S STATEMENT THAT HE WANTED TO BE A ROLE MODEL.

WAS HE A ROLE MODEL FOR YOU?

>> HE WAS A ROLE MODEL FOR SO MANY WHO LOOKED TO HIM AS A FATHER FIGURE, AS A LOT TINO THAT CAME FROM WHERE THEY CAME FROM, AS SOMEONE THAT WANTED TO EDUCATE COMMUNITIES THROUGH HEART AND LOVE.

AND I KNEW THE DAY I WALKED INTO A NEWS ROOM HERE IN ARIZONA, WHERE I HAD GROWN UP, THAT ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS TELL THE STORIES OF THE COMMUNITIES, THERE OUR LATINO COMMUNITIES, AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES, FROM COMMUNITIES IN RURAL PLACES, THAT WERE NEVER BEEN SEEN.

>> AND YOU WON A PULITZER FOR THAT.

I WANT TO COME BACK TO THAT.

>> IRENE YOUR BACKGROUND IS MORE ON THE EDITORIAL SIDE.

BUT YOU HAVE COME TOGETHER TO LAUNCH THIS VERY EXCITING PROJECT.

LUMINARIA.

TELL US ABOUT THAT.

>> WE ARE SIMILAR IN THAT WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN OUR LOCAL NEWSPAPERS.

I GREW UP IN THE NEWS ROOM.

I WAS A BABY JOURNALIST, AND BECAME AN ADULT THERE, SO PART OF THAT IS, I THINK, FOR SIMILAR REASONS THAT WE WANTED TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES.

AND IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT SERVES YOUR -- IN MY CASE, MY HOMETOWN, SO I WORKED AT THE "DAILY STAR" IN TUCSON, AND I WAS A DREAM OF MINE TO WORK FOR THAT NEWSPAPER.

AND I DID THAT FOR 18 YEARS.

I WORKED AS AN EDITOR, AND HELPED LAUNCH A START-UP THERE, CALLED "THIS IS TUCSON", AND I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT HOW TO COVER YOUR COMMUNITIES, HOW TO UNDERSTAND WHO THOSE COMMUNITIES ARE.

>> IF I SAY, FROM YOUR WEB PAGE, IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE BOTH OF YOU ARE SAYING SOMETHING IS MISSING FROM JOURNALISM.

AND I HAVE THIS QUOTE, YOU WANT TO REIMAGINE OR REBUILD LOCAL JOURNALISM TO SERVE ALL OF ARIZONA.

DEANA, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT?

>> WE MADE AN ACTIVE DECISION TO BECOME A NON-PROFIT.

THE REDUCTION, SHOCKINGLY SO FROM 30% TO 50% ACROSS THE STATE, AND THE NUMBER OF JOURNALISTS BEING ABLE TO DO THEIR JOB TO SERVE THE COMMUNITIES.

WE MADE THAT DECISION THAT WE FELT IF WE WOULD BE NOT FOR PROFIT, WE COULD BE COMMUNITY FIRST, AND WE WOULD ALWAYS BE MAKING INVESTMENTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR STORIES, AND WE WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITIES TO DO THAT.

SO MANY DECISIONS ARE MADE FROM A CORPORATE STANDPOINT.

>> WHAT KIND OF STORIES ARE WE GOING TO SEE, IRENE?

WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS ABOUT TO LAUNCH.

>> WE'RE SO CLOSE.

WE HAVE TALKED TO PEOPLE, AND HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO THEM ABOUT -- THE THING WE'RE ASKING IS WHAT IS THE THING YOU ARE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT THAT IT WOULD MAKE YOU HOLD A POSTER?

IT'S ENVIRONMENT EQUITY, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND EDUCATION AND FUNDING, AND ALL OF THAT HAS AN EQUITY LENS ON IT.

>> AND LAST QUESTION, DIANNA.

YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A JOURNALISM THAT QUOTE, LISTENS, ADAPTS, AND UNITES.

HOW IS THIS GOING TO UNITE?

>> BEING A COMMUNITY JOURNALIST FOR SO MANY YEARS, AND LITERALLY STARTING BEFORE I MOVED TO THE INVESTIGATIVE TEAMS.

AT THE HEART OF WHAT WE FEEL UNITES IS WHEN PEOPLE CAN CARE ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE WRITING ABOUT, THE SAME WAY AS IF THAT WAS THEIR SELVES, THEIR MOTHERS, THEIR FAMILY.

EVERY SINGLE PIECE WE HAVE DONE FROM THE STORIES WE TALKED ABOUT -- THIS INITIAL SET OF STORIES THAT WE ARE GOING TO COME OUT WITH, EVERY SINGLE PERSON NEEDS TO FEEL LIKE THAT IS LIKE THEM.

AND WE HAVE SEEN PEOPLE ON OPPOSITE ENDS BE UNITED BECAUSE THEY NEED TO HELP EACH OTHER SURVIVE.

>> WELL, I'M SURE EVERYBODY IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS VENTURE, AND I KNOW YOU HAVE A COLLABORATOR AS WELL, BUT ALL OF THE BEST, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING ARIZONA LUMINARIA.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT IT.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

♪♪ >>> FOR MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A CENTURY, THE GREATER-PHOENIX JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL HAS PRESENTED FILMS DEALING WITH JEWISH LIFE, FILMS, AND FESTIVALS.

ROBERT NAGLE IS THE FESTIVAL'S CO-ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

ROBERT NAGLE, GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE.

CONGRATULATIONS ON ANOTHER YEAR.

26TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL, HUH?

>> YEAH, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE SO MUCH TIME HAS PASSED, AND IT'S STILL GOING VERY STRONG.

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS YEAR'S FESTIVALS.

HOW MANY FILMS?

ARE THEY FEATURE FILMS?

MINIS?

DOCUMENTARIES?

ALL OF THE ABOVE?

>> SURE THIS YEAR WE HAVE 30 -- I'LL CALL THEM FEATURE LENGTH OR FILMS, DOCUMENTARIES.

FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE'RE DOING A TV MINI SERIES.

SO PEOPLE CAN WATCH TWO TO FOUR EPISODES A NIGHT.

IT IS A FABULOUS MINI SERIES.

WE HAVE ALL TYPES OF STORIES.

WE HAVE STORIES ABOUT ISRAELI LIFE.

WE HAVE A ROM-COM, WHICH I WILL PITCH.

AND TONIGHT WE HAVE MOZZELTOFF PITCH FOR A VALENTINE'S FILM.

WE HAVE DOCUMENTARIES, MOVIES, WOMEN'S STORIES.

WE HAVE A FILM FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH, ABOUT A YOUNG BLACK MAN WHO INADVERT WANTLY TOUCHED A WHITE MAN'S ARM.

AND IS TOLD HE CANNOT HAVE A JURY.

AND HE TOOK IT ALL THE WAY TO THE SUPREME COURT TO END UP GETTING ALL AMERICANS THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL, WHETHER IT'S A FELONY OR MISDEMEANOR.

>> SO THE FOCUS, JEWISH LIFE, JEWISH HISTORY, JEWISH HERITAGE?

>> YES, WE'RE TRYING TO TEACH OTHERS AS WELL AS OURSELVES.

I PARTICULARLY LIKE OUR DOCUMENTARIES.

I ALWAYS TAKE AWAY A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT I DID NOT KNOW.

WE'RE SHOWING A FILM ABOUT ALBERT EINSTEIN.

IT IS FOCUSED ON HIS SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND HIS REACTION TO GERMANY'S ROLE IN WORLD WAR I, AND WORLD WAR II.

THINGS THAT I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT, AND I FEEL ENRICHED, KNOWING THEM NOW.

>> HOW -- AND IN TERMS OF THE FESTIVAL PROCESS HERE.

HOW ARE THESE FILMS CHOSEN?

HOW ARE THEY SELECTED?

>> OUR EXECUTIVE SCREENING COMMITTEE, WHICH IS FIVE PRIMARY INDIVIDUALS WHO PRESCREEN ALL FILMS BEFORE THE FILM WILL BE PASSED ON TO THE LARGER SCREENING COMMITTEE.

AND WE REACH OUT TO DISTRIBUTED FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND WE GATHER THIS INFORMATION, WE FIND FILMS.

WE USUALLY LOOK AT 150 TO 160 FILMS.

>> WOW.

>> FROM THAT, WE NARROW IT DOWN TO ABOUT 45 TO 60 FROM THAT FIRST VETTING, AND FROM THERE, ABOUT 3400 COLLECTIVE HOURS OF MOVIE WATCHING, WE COME UP WITH OUR LIST.

>> I'M GUESSING IT WASN'T QUITE THAT INVOLVED WHEN THE FESTIVAL STARTED.

TALK ABOUT HOW IT STARTED AND THE CHANGES OVER THE YEAR.

>> THE FESTIVAL STARTED 26 YEARS AGO BY A VERY SMALL GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS.

THEY SHOWED SOME FILMS NEAR THE FASHION SQUARE.

>> SURE.

SURE.

>> AND OVER TIME IT GREW, AND THEN THE FESTIVAL MOVED TO -- PRIMARILY THE SHEA 14 THEATERS, WITH OTHER THEATERS IN THE VALLEY SHOWING FILMS, AND SINCE AROUND 2019, WE HAVE STARTED GROWING INTO A STRONG NATIONAL JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL, AND WE HAVE BEEN SHOWING 28 TO 30 FILMS PER YEAR.

>> THE VIRTUAL MODE WAS SOMETHING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT.

DOING IT AGAIN THIS YEAR?

>> WE'RE DOING IT AGAIN THIS YEAR.

WE HAVE WRESTLED WITH, DO WE DO VIRTUAL, OR ALL IN THEATERS, DO WE DO A HYBRID?

WE JUST KNEW BACK IN LATE SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING THIS, THAT IT HAD TO BE VIRTUAL.

WE KNEW KEEPING SAFE, AND BEING MINDFUL OF OTHERS WAS VERY IMPORTANT, AND SO WE'RE ALL VIRTUAL THIS YEAR.

WE'RE HOPING NEXT YEAR, WE'RE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO DO A HYBRID.

BOTH HAVE SIGNIFICANTED A VAN VAN -- SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGES.

GOING TO A LIVE FILM, YOU HAVE A LOT OF ADVANTAGES.

AND HEARING THE BUZZ, THE CONVERSATION AFTERWARDS, BEING THERE WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND ACQUAINT ACQUAINT ACQUAINT -- ACQUAINTANCES.

SO WE -- WE HAVE NEW -- PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO COME TO OUR FESTIVAL, ABLE TO BUY TICKETS OR -- OR A PACKAGE OF -- YOU KNOW, SIX-PACK PACKAGE, EXCUSE ME -- OR A FULL FESTIVAL PASS, AND JUST ENJOY SO MUCH FILM AND INFORMATION, KNOWLEDGE, RELAXATION, EXCITEMENT -- THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT WORDS I CAN USE THAT I HOPE NEXT YEAR, WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO BOTH VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON.

I THINK VIRTUAL IS PART OF ALL OF OUR LIVES NOW.

>> INDEED.

AND GIVE US A WEBSITE WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO TO GET TICKETS.

>> IT'S G -- GP -- GPFF.ORG.

>> ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE GOT IT.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> PLAYING STUMP THE BAND HERE OR SOMETHING.

ROBERT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND WE APPRECIATE IT.

AND BEST OF LUCK ON THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>>> AND THAT IS IT FOR NOW.

I'M TED SIMONS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

♪♪ >>> COMING UP IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR ON ARIZONA PBS, ON CRONKITE NEWS, HOW LOCAL RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ARE BEING ASKED TO CONSERVATIVE WATER.

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