For 16 years, Justice Forum has been one of DOXA’s cornerstone programs, showcasing films that facilitate critical dialogue around a broad range of social issues and sow the seeds for social change. Each Justice Forum film is paired with a live or pre-recorded conversation between speakers relevant to its issue, including filmmakers, experts in the field, academics and/or community activists. We’re excited to offer a selection of films that present essential perspectives on resistance, environmental justice, and human rights, highlighting the resilience of communities fighting for a more just and sustainable future.
Enough is Enough
Elisé Sawasawa, France, 2025, 65 minutes
Enough Is Enough bears witness to the youth of Goma, capital of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, and their resilience amid more than 35 years of war. Born into conflict—“bullets welcomed my birth”—Sawasawa documents young Congolese men and women resisting despair through poetry, dance, music and improvisation. Amid displacement, violence and poverty they fight for peace and a future beyond conflict. Using direct cinema, Sawasawa captures the daily turmoil of Goma while celebrating the enduring courage, creativity and hope of a generation determined to reclaim their story.
Namesake təm kʷaθ nan
Evan Adams and Eileen Francis, Canada, 2026, 76 mins
Giving new names to waters and lands that were already named is one of many colonial methods of erasure. This violence endures in the present, further exacerbated when the new name memorializes an architect of colonialism. In a moving study of resilience and reconciliation, Namesake təm kʷaθ nan follows the aftermath of the Tla’amin Nation’s request for Powell River—named after superintendent of Indian Affairs, Israel Powell—to be renamed. Through moments of solidarity, backlash and division rises the strength of the Tla’amin people and their commitment to creating a better future for their children.
Saigon Story: Two Shootings in the Forest Kingdom
Kim Nguyen, Canada, 2026, 90 mins
A woman in Washington state conceals the scars of a brutal family secret. A veteran journalist in Saigon helps two siblings solve a painful wartime mystery. A photo becomes so iconic that it takes on a life of its own. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Kim Nguyen reveals the intimate connection between two families and Eddie Adams’ Saigon Execution. Part history and part mystery, Saigon Story confronts the family secrets left in the wake of the Vietnam War, exposing the resilience of survivors and the blurred legacy of wartime memory.
The Sandbox
Kenya-Jade Pinto, Canada, 2026 , 90 mins
The Sandbox examines the technological infrastructure shaping border enforcement. Using drones, thermal imaging and hidden camera footage, the film traces how advanced monitoring systems track and deter people seeking refuge. Moving between control rooms, journalists and volunteer rescue teams searching deserts and open waters, Pinto reveals the violent patterns embedded within a neocolonial architecture of surveillance. As migrants become data points within a global surveillance network, the film raises urgent questions about a world where innovation increasingly serves the machinery of exclusion and how political forces drive the weaponization of these emergent technologies.
Who is Still Alive?
Nicolas Wadimoff, Switzerland/France/Palestine/South Africa, 2025, 115 mins
A map of Gaza, traced in white on black, frames the stories of nine refugees who escaped the inferno. They recount lives before conflict, the loss of loved ones and enduring oppression—lives not yet reduced to ashes. By sharing their testimonies, the protagonists seek to reconnect with themselves, resist erasure and return from the shadows, asserting presence and life amid devastation.