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Free Political Film Screenings Cinema Politica is a project organized by Montréal-based non-profit überculture, and comprises a network of several local film exhibition series across Canada, Europe and the USA.

VPL Cinema Politica

Vancouver Public Library

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The Vancouver Public Library in partnership with Cinema Politica is pleased to present a series of interesting and challenging Canadian documentaries for the spring of 2010. Films will be screened monthly from March to May on a diverse range of subjects. Admission is free and seating is limited.
For more information on screenings please go to the library's website.

Keep your eyes on this page for details or contact us for more information.

Upcoming Screenings

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Thu September 16 7:00pm

Vancouver Public Library

Amy Miller / Canada / 2009 / 58 min
Examining common myths about Canada's role on the international stage.

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Thu September 16 7:00pm

Vancouver Public Library

‘MYTHS FOR PROFIT' is a dramatic, exposé documentary which explores...

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Mon October 18 7:00pm

Vancouver Public Library

David Springbett/ Canada/ 2008/ 43 min
It’s 7 am: Do you know where your toast came from?

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Mon October 18 7:00pm

Vancouver Public Library

Eating breakfast toast:  a simple ritual to start the day. The bread probably...

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Mon November 15 7:00pm

Vancouver Public Library

Morvary Samare / Canada / 2009 / 53 min
Three Canadian men pay the cost of Canada’s “War on Terror”

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Mon November 15 7:00pm

Vancouver Public Library

Three Arab-Canadian men are detained and tortured for months and years in Syria and...

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Thu December 9 7:00pm

Vancouver Public Library

Rob Van Alkemade / USA / 2007 / 91 min
Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir go on a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the Shopocalypse

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Thu December 9 7:00pm

Vancouver Public Library

From producer Morgan Spurlock (SUPER SIZE ME) and director Rob VanAlkemade comes a...

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Mon January 17 7:00pm

Vancouver Public Library

Paul Manly / Canada / 2009 / 90 min
What do secrecy, police provocateurs, an assault on democracy and infringements on citizens’ rights have in common?

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Mon January 17 7:00pm

Vancouver Public Library

What do secrecy, police provocateurs, an assault on democracy and infringements on...

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Thu April 14 7:00pm

Vancouver Public Library

Shannon Walsh / Canada / 2009 / 72 min
If you see one documentary on the Alberta tar sands, make sure it's this one.

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Thu April 14 7:00pm

Vancouver Public Library

Ever wonder where American gets most of its oil? If you thought it was Saudi Arabia or...

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Thu April 21 7:00pm

Vancouver Public Library

Franny Armstrong/ UK/ 2009/ 92 min
Why didn't we save ourselves when we had the chance?

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Thu April 21 7:00pm

Vancouver Public Library

The Age of Stupid is a 2008 film by Director ...

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Mon June 20 7:00pm

Vancouver Public Library

Lisa Merton & Alan Dater / Kenya-USA / 2008 / 79 min
The dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai's treeplanting revolution.

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Mon June 20 7:00pm

Vancouver Public Library

Taking Root tells the dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari...

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