Join us as we celebrate another year of insightful storytelling, amazing visuals, and memorable moments in social justice film.
The Social Justice Film Festival is a unique celebration of social justice storytelling. We are more passionate than ever about championing social justice films and independent voices, providing a platform for diverse artists. Our festival is not just about entertainment but also about highlighting activism and the work that challenges us to be better, reflecting the diversity of our world.
Artists and the audience come together to celebrate and discover new films, have constructive conversations, and learn about social justice issues in their community. Through the Social Justice Film Festival, the public has access to narratives and documentaries introducing them to different ethnicities, lifestyles, cultures, languages, religions, and thought-provoking themes and perspectives.
Schedule of Events:
11:00 am - 1:00 pm: SJFF 2025 - 11:00 am Film Block - Drama Room
Three different friends find renewed connection as they await pregnancy results at their Los Angeles High School. - 1001cuts explores the careers of Title IX daughters through the experiences of surgeons. It documents the pervasive stereotypes that persist in workplaces designed for and still controlled by men. - I'M RIGHT HERE; MamA offers a raw and intimate look into the life of filmmaker Cristi Bundukamara.
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm: SJFF 2025 - 12:30 pm Film Block - Auditorium
This short documentary told through the eyes of a young volunteer, follows the activities of an Italian Ukrainian association and other local organizations since the invasion.
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: SJFF 2025 - 2:00 pm Film Block - Drama Room
United in purpose in the darkest times, Maggie and Tope pooled resources to establish a children's home, women's empowerment program, and school in Nepal.
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm: SJFF 2025 - 3:00 pm Film Block - Auditorium
Set in Portland, Oregon, NO PLACE TO GROW OLD is the first documentary to capture a growing crisis unfolding quietly across america: older adults aging into homelessness. - A playwright and advocate brings new life into a long-abandoned theater, creating a visual metaphor of recovery and rehabilitation for both the theater and those living in the opiate crisis in Maine.
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm: SJFF 2025 - 4:00 pm Film Block - Drama Room
Born from the horrors of wartime sexual violence during the Bosnian War, three members of the Forgotten Children of War Association come forward to share their stories. - In September 1943, 17-year-old Stanis?aw Zalewski was arrested in Warsaw as a member of a Polish resistance group. Now, for the first time, he tells his stirring life story.
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm: SJFF 2025 - 5:00 pm Film Block - Auditorium
Gath and K'iyh is a community-led creative arts project in Alaska centered on climate change. The community comes together to create music with Yo-Yo Ma as a critical part of collective healing. - In the heart of the amazon Rainforest, the Huni Kuin people are experiencing a profound renaissance of their identity. After enduring decades of cultural suppression, they are embracing their true heritage.
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm: SJFF 2025 - Rites of Passage: Senegal - Auditorium
Rites of Passage is a 25-minute film that highlights a group of African american high school students from Seattle and their journey to Dakar, Senegal.
8:30 pm - 10:00 pm: SJFF 2025 - 8:30 pm Film Block - Drama Room
Mai is a climate activist in South Australia. As the planet burns, hopelessness and despair take their toll on Mai, but she fights on despite seemingly insurmountable odds. - Clad in lingerie, Australian model Stefania Ferrario and influencer Tash Peterson teamed up in Melbourne to raise awareness of animal agriculture's devastating impact on the climate, animals, and people.
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