Marda Loop Justice Film Festival 2014

6 days. More Venues. 25 Films!

Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - Sunday, November 23, 2014

9th Annual Marda Loop Justice Film Festival

November 18 - 23, 2014
John Dutton Theatre, Central Library - 
616 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary
Mount Royal University - 4825 Mount Royal Gate SW, Calgary
Globe Cinema - 617 8 Avenue SW, Calgary
River Park Church - 3818 14 A Street SW, Calgary

Save the dates for the extra days and added venues for the Festival in November! The 2014 Festival Dates are: Nov 18-23, 2014

6-days... more venues... 25 films!

Free - Justice Film Festival - Calgary, annually in November, plus Quarterly Screenings in Jan, March, May, and Sept.

The Marda Loop Justice Film Festival is a not-for-profit serving Calgary and area, though we also have independent satellite festivals across Alberta in Red Deer, Fort MacLeod, and Canmore (plus Dawson Creek, BC and Sarnia, ON). The format is documentary films, moderated audience conversations, and local Nongovernmental organizations on site in case people are inspired to take action. Check out www.justicefilmfestival.ca for the schedule, conversation leaders, sponsors, and NGOs.

  

Film Lineup:

Rhythms of Resistance
Tuesday, Nov 18th @ 12:10 PM
Globe Cinema - 617 8th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB
Director: Jason O'Hara | AB Premiere
Post-Film Conversation with: NO Speaker (Globe)

The Starfish Throwers
Tuesday, Nov 18th @ 7:00 PM
John Dutton Theatre - Calgary Public Library, 616 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, AB
Director: Jesse Roesler | AB Premiere
Post-Film Conversation with: Paul Hughes

Tough Love
Wednesday, Nov 19th @ 10:00 AM
Mount Royal University, Stephen Leacock Theatre
Director: Stephanie Wang-Breal | Western Canadian Premiere
Post-Film Conversation with: Hazel Bergen, BSW, RSW, MA

Island Green
Wednesday, Nov 19th @ 12:10 PM
Globe Cinema - 617 8th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB
Director: Millefiore Clarkes | AB Premiere
Post-Film Conversation with: NO Speaker (Globe)

Natural Life
Wednesday, Nov 19th @ 1:00 PM
Mount Royal University, Stephen Leacock Theatre
Director: Tirtza Even | Canadian Premiere
Post-Film Conversation with: Peter Worsley

Evaporating Borders
Wednesday, Nov 19th @ 7:00 PM
John Dutton Theatre, Calgary Public Library - 616 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, AB
Director: Iva Radivojevic | Western Canadian Premiere
Post-Film Conversation with: Michael Embaie

Living In The Shadows
Thursday, Nov 20th @ 12:10 PM
Globe Cinema - 617 8th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB
Director: David Maurice Smith | North American Premiere
Post-Film Conversation with: NO Speaker (Globe)

Resolute
Thursday, Nov 20th @ 12:10 PM
Globe Cinema - 617 8th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB
Director: Daniel Roher | AB Premiere
Post-Film Conversation with: NO Speaker (Globe)

Hands in the Dirt
Thursday, Nov 20th @ 7:00 PM 
River Park Church Auditorium - 3818- 14A St. SW, Calgary, AB
Director: Mik Turje and Javier Ojer | AB Premiere
Post-Film Conversation with: NO Speaker

Seeds of Time
Thursday, Nov 20th @ 7:00 PM
River Park Church Auditorium - 3818- 14A St. SW, Calgary, AB
Director: Sandy McLeod | Calgary Premiere

Virunga
Friday, Nov 21st @ 7:00 PM
River Park Church Auditorium - 3818- 14A St. SW, Calgary, AB
Director: Orlando von Einsiedel | AB Premiere
Post-Film Conversation with: Thierry Bodson

Traceable
Friday, Nov 21st @ 9:20 PM
River Park Church Auditorium - 3818- 14A St. SW, Calgary, AB
Director: Jennifer Sharpe | Calgary Premiere
Post-Film Conversation with: Dr. Leonardo Bonanni & Brad Clute

Just Eat It
Saturday, Nov 22nd @ 12:00 PM
River Park Church Auditorium - 3818- 14A St. SW, Calgary, AB
Director: Grant Baldwin
Post-Film Conversation with: Marilyn Gunn

Web Junkie
Saturday, Nov 22nd @ 1:40 PM
River Park Church Auditorium - 3818- 14A St. SW, Calgary, AB
Director: Shosh Shlam
Post-Film Conversation with: Peter Churchill

Project Wild Thing
Saturday, Nov 22nd @ 3:25 PM
River Park Church Auditorium - 3818- 14A St. SW, Calgary, AB
Director: David Bond | Canadian Premiere
Post-Film Conversation with: Panel Discussion (Project Wild Thing)

La Violencia: The Untold Truths of Guatemala
Saturday, Nov 22nd @ 5:20 PM
River Park Church Auditorium - 3818- 14A St. SW, Calgary, AB
Director: Til Frohlich | North American Premiere
Post-Film Conversation with: Paul Carrick

The Patent Wars
Saturday, Nov 22nd @ 7:00 PM
River Park Church Auditorium - 3818- 14A St. SW, Calgary, AB
Director: Hannah Leonie Prinzler | Canadian Premiere
Post-Film Conversation with: Hannah Leonie Prinzler

Just To Let You Know That I'm Alive
Saturday, Nov 22nd @ 8:50 PM
River Park Church Auditorium - 3818- 14A St. SW, Calgary, AB
Director: Emanuela Zuccala | Canadian Premiere
Post-Film Conversation with: Marcello Di Cintio

Casablanca Calling
Sunday, Nov 23rd @ 12:00 PM
River Park Church Auditorium - 3818- 14A St. SW, Calgary, AB
Director: Rosa Rogers | AB Premiere
Post-Film Conversation with: Rasha Roshdy

Suitable
Sunday, Nov 23rd @ 1:40 PM
River Park Church Auditorium - 3818- 14A St. SW, Calgary, AB
Director: Katrine Philp | Canadian Premiere
Post-Film Conversation with: Michael Casasola

No Land No Food No Life
Sunday, Nov 23rd @ 3:10 PM
River Park Church Auditorium - 3818- 14A St. SW, Calgary, AB
Director: Amy Miller | AB Premiere
Post-Film Conversation with: Jason Martens

Abu Haraz
Sunday, Nov 23rd @ 4:55 PM
River Park Church Auditorium - 3818- 14A St. SW, Calgary, AB
Director: Maciej J. Drygas | AB Premiere
Post-Film Conversation with: NO Speaker

Return of the River
Sunday, Nov 23rd @ 6:15 PM
River Park Church Auditorium - 3818- 14A St. SW, Calgary, AB
Director: John Gussman | Canadian Premiere
Post-Film Conversation with: Wendell Koning, M.Sc., P.Biol.

The Human Experiment
Sunday, Nov 23rd @ 7:50 PM
River Park Church Auditorium - 3818- 14A St. SW, Calgary, AB
Director: Dana Nachman
Post-Film Conversation with: Chantal Eves

Marda Loop Justice Film Festival >
MLJFF Facebook >

 
 

NOTE: The showtimes listed on CalgaryMovies.com come directly from the theatres' announced schedules, which are distributed to us on a weekly basis. All showtimes are subject to change without notice or recourse to CalgaryMovies.com.