CSFF 2023 Digital
November 17-23, 2023
digital TIFF Bell Lightbox
CSFF Digital Screening 1
JessZilla
+ Friday Night Blind - Digital
Digital Screening 1
JessZilla
available online November 17 – 23, 2023
via digital TIFF Bell Lightbox
Jesselyn ‘JessZilla’ Silva is a 15-year-old girl from New Jersey and a three-time National Boxing Champion. Jess has her sights set on becoming the best in boxing. Her father, Pedro, navigates what it means to support his daughter’s dreams in a male-dominated sport that’s also very dangerous. On the cusp of making the U.S. Olympic team, she faces her toughest battle yet: a cancer diagnosis. JessZilla is a coming-of-age story about what it means to be a champion.
2023, United States, Documentary
90 minutes
Director: Emily Sheskin
English
Screening with
Friday Night Blind
It’s another Friday night at Burnham Bowl. Strikes, spares, gutter balls, with no shortage of trash talking and victory dancing. But the group that’s making all the noise isn’t just another bowling league.
The Milwaukee Beer Barrels Blind Bowling League is an eclectic mix of visually impaired and sighted bowlers with a simple focus: making friends, having fun, taking life one frame at a time.
Friday Night Blind is the warm, quirky, inspiring story of three visually impaired bowling friends and the way they roll.
2022, United States, Documentary
13 minutes
Directors: Scott Krahn & Robb Fischer
English
Watch the trailers
JessZilla - #CSFF23 feature doc
Friday Night Blind - #CSFF23 Short doc
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