2022 Calgary Justice Film Festival
November 18 - 20, 2022
2022 CJFF FILM SCHEDULE
2022 CJFF FILM SCHEDULE
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
CJFF Presents : Spirit of a Nation: The Places We Belong
Showing Time: November 20, 3:30 PM
Spirit of a Nation tells the story of the conflicting nature often felt by Cree people, as they yearn to be back on the land of their ancestors
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
CJFF Presents: Black Lives in Alberta: Over a Century of Racial Injustice Continues
Showing Time: November 20, 4:50 PM
Black Lives in Alberta: Over a Century of Racial Injustice Continues tells the story of five generations of Black Albertans and their experiences of discrimination living on the Canadian Prairies.