Calgary Justice Film Festival 2026
CJFF 2026 Special Guests
Opening Night: Indigenous Lens
Steven Crowchild “Ninagha Naʔitsidi”
Community Leader
Ceremony and Film Host - Upper Barracks
Jeff Horvath
VP, Siksika Nation High School
Film Host - Burnswest Theatre
Discussion Host after Namesake təm kʷaθ nan
Back Road Bandits
Drum Group
Eppo Eerkes “Yinagha K’izzaa”
Director, Black Badge Studios
Flora Johnson
Visual Artist
Elder Betty Ross
Residential School Survivor
Jennifer Thompson
President, The Confluence
Minor Chief Kelsey Big Plume
Tsuut’ina Nation
Kerri Crowchild
Fancy Dancer
Kyle Young Pine
Recovery Coach and Fancy Dancer
Benedict Pipestem “Gumistayi”
Storyteller and Musician
Redfoot
Hip Hop Artist & Filmmaker
Elder Rod Scout
Community Leader, Siksiká Nation
Community Discussion Hosts
Kennedy Halvorson
Hosting after War on the Rockies & The Silence of The Earth
Friday November 6, 8:00 PM
Leslie Korn
Hosting after BreakPoint: The Untold Story of the Constitution Express
Thursday November 5, 8:45 PM
Max Montalbán
Hosting after BreakPoint: The Untold Story of the Constitution Express
Thursday November 5, 8:45 PM
