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CIC-Saskatoon: Saskatoon Diaspora Film Festival

October 24, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - October 25, 2025 @ 6:30 pm CST

Want to see some international films for free? Want to step in and check out the Remai Modern for a bit?

Our good friends in Paivand Society has allowed you to do this once again, by bringing to you a selection of five expertly-curated films relating to the diaspora experience.

Join us on Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday at the Remai Modern art gallery in Saskatoon’s south downtown, and come up to the SaskTel Theatre. Admission is free; if anyone asks, tell them, you’re here for the film festival.

 

Join us for the following:

 

Friday, October 24

*    7PM – The Party’s Over (Director:  Elena Manrique)

A wealthy divorcée’s life in southern Spain is disrupted when a young Senegalese immigrant seeks shelter in her toolshed, leading to a poignant story…

 

Saturday, October 25

*    1PM – 1001 Frames (Director:  Mehrnoush Alia)

Female actors vying for the role of Scheherazade in a famous director’s adaptation of “A Thousand and One Nights” discover the audition process may have hidden motives…

*    2:30-3:30PM – Light snacks! Outside the theatre

*    4PM – Meet the Barbarians  (Director:  Julie Delpy), followed by a panel discussion

Brittany’s Town has unanimously decided to accept Ukrainian refugees in exchange for government subsidies. However, instead of seeing Ukrainians arrive, they now see Syrian migrants…

 

Sunday, October 26

*    1PM – ALLIHOPA: The Dalkurd Story (Director:  Kordo Doski),  followed by a panel discussion

The inspirational story of Dalkurd Football Club, a scrappy group of Kurdish refugees in Sweden who climb the ranks of Sweden’s soccer leagues…

*    2:30-3:30PM – Light snacks! Outside the theatre

*   4PM – I’m Still Here (Director:  Walter Salles)

A woman married to a former politician during the military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a violent and arbitrary act. This movie is bound to be heartbreaking, and is a favourite film of a number of the event planners

 

CIC Saskatoon is so honoured to support this event. Special thanks to Paivand and its partners, including Cinergie, Remai Modern, Saskatoon Open Door Society, Multicultural Council of Saskatoon, City of Saskatoon and Sask Lotteries.

 

Note: Food is not permitted in the theatre, so plan your snacking accordingly

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