CJFF Presents: A Black Jesus

Virtual Screening

When: November 18, 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM

Cost: Free

Release Year: 2020

Runtime: 92 minutes

Director(s): Luca Lucchesi

Synopsis:

"For many centuries, in a small town on the southern border of Europe, people have been worshipping a statue of a black Jesus. 19-year-old Edward from Ghana, a resident of the refugee center which is the subject of great controversy in the village, asks to carry the statue in the annual procession and to stand next to the locals that bear its cart. The community is divided over the response.

On a journey exploring the source of fear and prejudice against “the others”, the inhabitants of this small European village are called upon to question their own identity, starting with the very icon of their faith: a black Jesus."

Live Virtual Panel Discussion:

We are partnering with University of Calgary International to host a panel discussion about the issues raised in the documentary film, A Black Jesus. Panelists include film director Luca Lucchesi, and Dr. Regine King and Dr. Patrina Duhaney from the Faculty of Social Work. The panel will be moderated by Dr. Cheryl Dueck, Senior Academic Director, UofC International.

Director: Luca Lucchesi

After graduating from Law school in Palermo, Luca decided to combine his passion for justice and stories into filmmaking.
Since 2009 he has been assisting German director Wim Wenders on several projects as 1st AD, editor, and cinematographer. He has also collaborated with Hella Wenders on the documentaries BERG FIDEL and SCHOOL, SCHOOL – THE TIME AFTER BERG FIDEL. BACHELOR PARTY, a short on the road documentary about love, was presented at Cannes Critics’ Week 2011 as part of the collective documentary project Istanbul Express. Luca lives in Berlin where he works as a freelance director, editor, and cinematographer.
A BLACK JESUS is Luca’s first feature film as director