CIFF 2024 Red Carpet: Curl Power

CIFF 2024 Red Carpet: Curl Power

When

September 22, 2024    
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm

Who

Calgary International Film Festival

Where

Contemporary Calgary
701 11 Street SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 2C4, Downtown West End

Event Type

Join guests Josephine Anderson (Director), Mike Johnston (Producer), Claire Sanford (Director of Photography). Georgina Wheatcroft (coach), Amy Wheatcroft (curler),Sav Miley (curler), Brook Aleksic (curler) at Contemporary Calgary.

Filled with intimate photography, director Josephine Anderson delivers an emotionally captivating portrait about coming of age, friendship and overcoming adversity – both in life and in a game of inches where every shot counts and sometimes things don’t go as planned.

Teammates Hannah, Brooklyn, Savannah, Ashley, and Amy have a single goal: to become Canadian Junior Curling Champions, coached by their world champion mothers. Amid their rigorous training and competition schedule, they’re living under constant pressure that tests their self-confidence. The film captures their growing sense of identity, as they candidly navigate body image issues, mental health, and the precarious nature of being a teenager. CURL POWER tells a story of angst and ecstasy, following five best friends as they reckon with their bodies, minds, and the future to come.

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