CBFF 2026 Events
Events
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Pasa Faho (Opening Film)
Globe Cinema 617 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCo-presented byStorylineWhen Azubuike’s 12-year-old son moves in with him, the struggling shoe salesman finds himself balancing fatherhood and the slow collapse of […]
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Study Hall
Globe Cinema 617 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCo-presented byStorylineSeveral black students are corralled into a classroom by faculty to watch the 2009 presidential Inauguration. GET ACCESS NOW! JOIN US […]
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Nomad’s Back
Globe Cinema 617 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCo-presented byStorylineTariq, an independent drifter living freely, starts to question his place in life after revisiting his hometown. GET ACCESS NOW! JOIN […]
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Same Difference
Globe Cinema 617 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCo-presented byStorylineIn the era of No Blacks, No Dogs, No Irish. Nora and Winston form a friendship born out of their shared […]
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Leaving Ikorodu in 1999
Globe Cinema 617 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCo-presented byStorylineDuring a road trip to the airport, Fade questions whether her niece's departure from Nigeria is truly for the best. GET […]
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Home
Globe Cinema 617 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCo-presented byStorylinehome follows T, a homeless queer teen, on the night he makes a life-changing decision in hopes of finding shelter GET […]
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Beyond the Dark Glass
Globe Cinema 617 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCo-presented byStorylineWhat hope can a mother offer a son in a time when the odds are stacked against him? A true promise. […]
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To… Or Not To
Globe Cinema 617 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCo-presented byStorylineIn a quiet moment of unraveling, a couple long bound by love must face what remains when certainty fades, for the […]
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Streetnames (In Person & Online)
Globe Cinema 617 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada“Streetnames” explores how naming shapes memory and power in Toronto. Centered on the transformation of Yonge-Dundas Square into Sankofa Square, the film reflects on how public space reveals whose histories are preserved, contested, or forgotten.
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Porridge with love (In Person & Online)
Globe Cinema 617 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaIn Ethiopia and Eritrea, women gather to prepare genfo (traditional porridge) to bless expectant mothers. For 40 days after birth, the community cooks, cleans, and cares for mother and baby. Adanech Sahilie continues this tradition in Calgary, supporting pregnant newcomers through her program, Porridge with Love, with nourishment, dignity, and community care.
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Japa (In Person & Online)
Globe Cinema 617 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCo-presented byStorylineWhen two young Nigerians leave home to settle in Toronto, Canada, hoping to build a better life, they face challenges far […]
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Rhino: Diary of a Krumper (In Person & Online)
Globe Cinema 617 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCo-presented byStoryline“Rhino” traces a Black man’s journey through Krump as he moves between vulnerability and strength in his Toronto hometown. The film […]