By Leonie O’Sullivan, September 29 2023—
Trigger warning: Sexual violence
The beginning of I Don’t Know Who You Are starts off on a carefree Friday morning. We see the star of the film, Benjamin, a gay, working-class musician played by … Read the rest
By Leonie O’Sullivan, September 26 2023—
Before watching Close The Divide, directed, co-written and produced by Thomas Acton, I must admit I had a pretty narrow view of the climate change crisis. My outlook on the future was dim, and … Read the rest
By Nimra Amir, September 25 2023—
To unexpected visitors, the Burger Baron might seem like the average restaurant, but heir of a Burger Baron franchise, Omar Mouallem, in his feature documentary The Lebanese Burger Mafia — screening at the Calgary … Read the rest
By Rachneet Randhawa and Ramiro Bustamante Torres, November 30 2021—
This year at the Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) 2021, shorts made a bold comeback with a diverse palette of screenings. Shorts are the short story version of a film … Read the rest
By Rachneet Randhawa, November 4 2021—
Last of the Right Whales is a Canadian documentary film that premiered at the Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) 2021. It centres around the endangered Right Whale which are no longer dying of natural … Read the rest
By Rachneet Randhawa, November 3 2021—
All My Puny Sorrows was a special presentation and drama film featured at Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) 2021 centring around the book adaption and bestseller All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews. It’s … Read the rest
By Rachneet Randhawa, October 28 2021—
Drinkwater is a coming of age film premiering at the Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) this year centring around Mike Drinkwater — an awkward teenager in small-town British Columbia and his everyday struggles. It follows … Read the rest
By Ava Zardynezhad, Rachneet Randhawa and Ramiro Bustamante Torres, October 21 2021—
The Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) has come and gone for yet another year bringing with it perhaps its most diverse showcase of films featured to date. Despite … Read the rest
By Ava Zardynezhad, September 17 2021—
The Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) will return to theatres and home screens later this month. The festival’s full lineup was announced yesterday and includes a multitude of local and international entries.
Spending a … Read the rest
By Ava Zardynezhad, October 4 2020—
Events Transpiring Before, During, and After a High School Basketball Game is exactly what it claims to be. The title of the film, however long, perfectly prepares the audience for what they should expect.
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