The Calgary Black Film Festival is back for its third edition! Described as “Necessary, Innovative, Strong, Diverse and Bold programming,” the Calgary Black Film Festival sets out to amplify the voices of Afro-descendants. The Calgary […]
Sarah Uwadiae last graced the pages of the Calgary Guardian in May 2022 on the red carpet of the Calgary Black Film Festival, where her documentary Home first premiered. Even then she was already talking […]
Anne Koizumi is a self taught animator from Calgary AB, whose first exposure to audiences came through her participation in 2006 in the NFB Hot House Series. Her one minute animation film depicts a prairie […]
John Ware Reclaimed is a 2020 documentary written and directed by Cheryl Foggo for the NFB. The film is just over one hour and “follows filmmaker Cheryl Foggo on her quest to re-examine the mythology […]
Calgary has a certain kind of reputation in Canada and the world. The home of Stampede is often perceived as a largely white, conservative, wild west frontier town. While there are aspects of that reputation […]
Chuckwagon is a 1964 documentary written and directed by Robert Barclay. The film is 9 minutes long and “offers a ringside view of the chuckwagon race, star attraction of the world-famous Calgary Stampede.” The film […]
International touring act Tennyson King is coming to Calgary for two special outdoor shows! It seems like you should have seen Tennyson King by now, because he tours so extensively across Canada, and isn’t afraid […]
Knowing that Alberta is an officially uni-lingual English province, it is interesting to remember that francophones were actually the first Europeans to visit this province. While the French Canadian fur traders and religious men who […]
They say variety is the spice of life, and local comedian/MC Troo Knot is putting this saying into practice with his new show Spicy, happening at Arts Commons on Saturday July 16. Spicy will feature […]
This year, Indigenous participation in the Calgary Stampede grows to new prominence! July 12th – 14th will see the first Competition Powwow take place in the Saddledome including competitive dancing, drumming, singing and a showcase […]
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