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Fairy Creek Premieres in Montreal

FAIRY CREEK documents the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history, a blockade which made international headlines and broke records with nearly 1,200 people arrested for protesting to protect British Columbia’s last old-growth forests.

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Trans Liberation

From Canada to the Philippines, Cinema Politica has selected two films that exemplify trans struggle for recognition in a world of neglect and venomous bigotry.

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Fairy Creek Opens In Theatres Across Canada

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#skoden

Damien Eagle Bear · 2025 · 1h15m

#skoden

Damien Eagle Bear · 2025 · 1h15m

Every meme has its story. #skoden delves into the origins of NDN country’s most iconic meme to redefine the man at the center of it all, Pernell Bad Arm.

Unwelcomed

Sebastian Gonzalez Mendez & Amilcar Infante · 2025 · 1h6m

Unwelcomed

Sebastian Gonzalez Mendez & Amilcar Infante · 2025 · 1h6m

Unwelcomed follows the lives of displaced youth navigating exile, belonging and survival.

The Encampments

Michael T. Workman & Kei Pritsker · 2025 · 1h21m

The Encampments

Michael T. Workman & Kei Pritsker · 2025 · 1h21m

The Encampments provides a vital opportunity to hear what the protestors have to say about Israel, Palestine, and financial accountability.

Queer Cinema for Palestine 2025

Robin Riad, Seza Tiyara Selen and Jannis Osterburg, Dima Hamdan, Tara Hakim, Hannah Hull , Raghed Charabaty, Dana Dawud, Teyama AlKamli & Omar Gabriel · 2025 · 1h24m

Queer Cinema for Palestine 2025

Robin Riad, Seza Tiyara Selen and Jannis Osterburg, Dima Hamdan, Tara Hakim, Hannah Hull , Raghed Charabaty, Dana Dawud, Teyama AlKamli & Omar Gabriel · 2025 · 1h24m

An eclectic, uncompromising anthology of short films by queer Palestinian filmmakers and queer filmmakers in solidarity with Palestine.

The White House Effect

Bonni Cohen, Pedro Kos & Jon Shenk · 2024 · 1h34m

The White House Effect

Bonni Cohen, Pedro Kos & Jon Shenk · 2024 · 1h34m

Three decades ago, the world was poised to stop global warming. Using exclusively archival material, film tells the origin story of the climate crisis.

Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance

Noam Gonick · 2025 · 1h36m

Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance

Noam Gonick · 2025 · 1h36m

Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance is a bold and unflinching documentary that charts the rise of Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ rights movement through powerful first-person testimony.

My Friend the Terrorist

Malcolm Guy & Demetri Estdelacropolis · 2024 · 1h40m

My Friend the Terrorist

Malcolm Guy & Demetri Estdelacropolis · 2024 · 1h40m

A charming and rallying legacy of revolutionary Jose Maria Sison, the founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines, and his exile into the Netherlands after being designated.