2022 Calgary Justice Film Festival

November 18 - 20, 2022

2022 CJFF FILM SCHEDULE

2022 CJFF FILM SCHEDULE

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CJFF Presents : To Kill a Tiger

Showing Time: November 18, 6:30 PM

Ranjit, a farmer in India, takes on the fight of his life when he demands justice for his daughter, the victim of a brutal gang rape. His decision to support his daughter is virtually unheard of, and his journey unprecedented.

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CJFF Presents: Beyond Borders

Showing Time: November 19, 3:20 pm

Across the planet, lives are changing as climate collapse alters the world around us. "Beyond Borders" profiles the people behind the statistics by providing the space for the stories of global heating witnesses from the Arctic to Bangladesh.

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CJFF Presents: In My Skin

Showing Time: November 19, 1:00 P.M

A powerful impression of deep-rooted everyday racism in Brazil. The last country in the western world to abolish slave labor. The film is a superbly composed blend of interview clips, poetry, music, historical material, and reflections of the white filmmaker

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CJFF Presents : Stolen Fish

Showing Time: November 19, 3:50 PM

In the Gambia, the smallest country of mainland Africa, fish is now being powdered up by Chinese corporations and exported to Europe and China to feed animals in industrial farming. As a result, Gambians are being deprived of their primary source of protein, overfishing is depleting marine ecosystems.

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CJFF Presents: Into Light

Showing Time: November 19, 4:45 PM

When a child reveals who they truly are on the inside, how does a parent set aside their own expectations to help them become their most authentic self? Sheona McDonald’s documentary captures a season of change as a mother and child navigate the complexities of gender identity together.

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CJFF Presents: Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

Showing Time: November 19, 5:10 PM

Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again shares the powerful story of Mary Two-Axe Earley, who fought for more than two decades to challenge sex discrimination against First Nations women embedded in Canada’s Indian Act and became a key figure in Canada’s women’s rights movement.

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CJFF Presents: Revolution Moosehide

Showing Time: November 19, 5:50 PM

In Dene culture, the newly created earth was made beautiful by a moosehide. Revolution Moosehide follows Melaw Nakehk'o's journey of cultural revitalization and self-acceptance by learning the practice of moosehide tanning.

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CJFF Presents: Fish Creek Beavers: Pathways to Coexistence

Showing Time: November 20, 1:00 PM

In 2020, the Friends of Fish Creek embarked on a journey to coexist with beavers, focusing on alleviating pathway flooding caused by these ecosystem engineers in Fish Creek Provincial Park.

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CJFF Presents: Golden: The End of Ageism

Showing Time: November 20, 1:30 PM

Ageism is the only truly universal bias. So why do we so rarely talk about it. A new documentary is opening this cultural can of worms. Across the globe, powerful movements are tackling this profound social problem.

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CJFF Presents: Sensei

Showing Time: November 20, 3:00 PM

Natalie Olson, World Silver Medalist and the first Canadian with Down syndrome to earn a black belt in karate, trains for her next big challenge with her coach of over 20 years, Sensei Heather Fidyk.

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CJFF Presents: Uncivilized

Showing Time: November 20, 4:30 PM

Uncivilized is a short documentary that sheds light on 4 Syrian refugees in Calgary, who managed to break through the hardships and refugee stereotypes from third world countries

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