CIFF 2024 Red Carpet: Pride vs. Prejudice – The Delwin Vriend Story

CIFF 2024 Red Carpet: Pride vs. Prejudice – The Delwin Vriend Story

When

September 21, 2024    
2:45 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

PRIDE VS. PREJUDICE delves into the riveting narrative of the Vriend v. Alberta case, where Delwin Vriend courageously battled against discrimination from a government determined to deny his human rights.

Follow Vriend as he challenges societal biases in the turbulent journey that led to the ground-breaking 1998 Canadian Supreme Court ruling, setting a transformative precedent for 2SLGBTQ+ rights worldwide.

Darrin Hage (Director), Kevin Hendricks, and Andrew Paul will be walking the red carpet.

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