3 Cold Dishes

presented by
The GRAND

"A high-stakes Pan-African revenge thriller, ""3 Cold Dishes"" follows Esosa, Fatouma, and Giselle, three women trafficked as teenagers who reunite seventeen years later to dismantle the powerful men behind their pain. From the streets of Lagos to the shadows of Abidjan and Cotonou, they execute a cold, calculated mission, each move sharpened by trauma, sisterhood, and strategy.

Curated by Ejiro Onobrakpor and Nenritji Suwa:

Ejiro is a Nigerian-Canadian writer, strategist, stage director, and emerging documentary filmmaker based in Calgary. His work explores masculinity, social justice, and the amplification of underrepresented voices through bold, purposeful storytelling.

Nenritji Suwa is a Nigerian-Canadian creative producer and cultural programmer whose work centres African and diasporic narratives across film, live events, and community-based storytelling. Suwa is committed to creating platforms that foster collaboration, visibility, and long-term impact for underrepresented creatives.

Featuring aloT of Poetry, a Nigerian–South African multidisciplinary poet, spoken-word artist, author, educator, and arts manager who lives and creates on Treaty 7 land. Her work spans social commentary, explorations of connection, identity, and presence, and performance, creating spaces for growth, empathy and shared experience.

Food vendor: BUKA

BUKA is contemporary West African dining guided by the warmth, care, and sense of community found in the traditional buka (“local restaurant”). They aim to preserve and share the depth, beauty, and sweetness of West Africa’s culinary traditions with the world. They'll be selling Nigerian eats in the lobby.

Bar & Snacks: Open from 5:30pm

Feature Film Screening: From 7pm

Post-Film Q&A: 7pm-9pm

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YoAPdSICDY

Rating: 14A"