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Dancing Around the Table Parts I & II
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Review: Dancing Around the Table, Parts I & II, NFB films by Maurice Bulbulian

August 23, 2023 Sarah Stupar

Dancing Around the Table Part One and Dancing Around the Table Part Two, are both NFB documentaries directed by Maurice Bulbulian. In 1980, triggered by the repatriation of the Canadian Constitution, Representatives of Native Peoples […]

'What Flowers They Bloom' Film on Addressing Anti-Asian Racism
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‘What Flowers They Bloom’ Film on Addressing Anti-Asian Racism

August 17, 2023 Maggie Ma

What Flowers They Bloom is a documentary that recently aired in both the Metro Cinema in Edmonton and at Central Library in Calgary. Directed by C. Hudson Hwang, What Flowers They Bloom addresses the ever […]

The Calgary Black Film Festival is back for its third edition
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The Calgary Black Film Festival is back for its third edition

May 25, 2023 Sarah Stupar

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 […]

Catharsis poster
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Film Screening: CATHARSIS aims to de stigmatize therapy in African & Black Communities.

March 6, 2023 Sarah Stupar

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 […]

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An interview with Calgary Animator Anne Koizumi

February 1, 2023 Sarah Stupar

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 […]

Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis
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“A Day in the Life” with filmmakers Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis

January 11, 2023 Demian Vernieri

Right here in our own backyard of Calgary unfolds the meticulous work crafted by the powerhouse animation duo of Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis. These artists have a rare ability to see and create the […]

John Ware Reclaimed
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Review: Cheryl Foggo’s John Ware Reclaimed an essential viewing for Albertans

January 2, 2023 Sarah Stupar

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 […]

Prey
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Beauty and Gore: A Film Review of Prey

October 4, 2022 Jim Beard

Set in the Great Plains of North America in the early 1700s, the film Prey markets itself as a prequel in the Predator franchise. The original Predator movie directed by John McTiernan and starring Arnold […]

Chuckwagon directed by Robert Barclay
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Review: Chuckwagon, an NFB film by Robert Barclay

September 22, 2022 Sarah Stupar

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 […]

The 2nd edition of the Calgary Black Film Festival inspired and uplifted local filmmakers
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The 2nd edition of the Calgary Black Film Festival

June 3, 2022 Sarah Stupar

It may surprise some readers to learn that the city of Calgary holds Canada’s 4th largest Black population. From May 26th to 29th our city was out celebrating the second iteration of the Calgary Black […]

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