A gripping immersion into the frontlines of the historic Fairy Creek blockade, where thousands of activists participate in a do-or-die protest to save the pristine Ada’itsx Valley.
Ten different Athenian drag queens fabulously challenge social conventions while deconstructing gender, queerness and nationalism.
An inside look at Amazon workers’ efforts to unionize JFK8 Warehouse in Staten Island, despite the company’s ongoing attempts to stop the growing labor movement.
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.
In the summer of 1982 the Israeli army invaded Beirut. During this time it raided the Palestinian Research Center and looted its entire archive.
Ghiath Ayoub & Saeed Al Batal · 2018 · 1h56m
Two young Syrians film their life in Douma for over 4 years, from the initial euphoria of the Syrian revolution to the distress and disenchantment that follow.
Manuel III Mesina & Banuk Amante · 2018 · 1h30m
Manuel III Mesina & Banuk Amante · 2018 · 1h30m
An explosive critical-creative exploration of pop culture, violent spectacle and fascist politics in the Philippines.
On Demand
Rolla Tahir · 2018 · 6m
Displacement, exodus, family and belonging are explored in this experimental archival “biography” (“sira” in Arabic).
Part of the Bring it Black: Films by Black Artists in Canada collection
Razan Alsalah · 2018 · 7m
Razan Alsalah · 2018 · 7m
An experimental short film on displacement and returning to Palestine via Google Streetview.
Part of the Fluid Frames from the Palestinian Diaspora collection
On Demand
Bren López Zepeda · 2018 · 7m
A powerful animated short about the strength and courage of immigrants crossing into the United States to find a better life.
Rehad Desai · 2018 · 1h25m
Student activists fight for affordable and decolonized education in South Africa, especially for the traditionally excluded poorer Black populations.
Emily Wright, Tom Laffay & Daniel Bustos · 2018 · 21m
Emily Wright, Tom Laffay & Daniel Bustos · 2018 · 21m
This doc follows Indigenous, Afro-Colombian, and campesinos communities organizing to protect the land & their people, and fighting to keep the state accountable
Ryan McMahon · 2018 · 1h30m
Ryan McMahon · 2018 · 1h30m
A vital listening for all Canadians, THUNDER BAY is a serialized, investigative, podcast series about the effects of colonialism in Thunder Bay.
On Demand
Reina Gossett & Sasha Wortzel · 2018 · 14m
When young street queen Marsha Johnson fights back against a routine police raid of a gay bar in 1969, she gives birth to a movement.
Astra Taylor · 2018 · 1h47m
Coming at a moment of profound political and social crisis, WHAT IS DEMOCRACY? reflects on a word we too often take for granted.
On Demand
Marwen Tlili & Quentin Ducados Tayeb Hadji · 2018 · 18m
On Demand
Marwen Tlili & Quentin Ducados Tayeb Hadji · 2018 · 18m
Solitudes, or how the artistic endeavours of some create a nightmare for others who are in the minority.
Part of the Documentary Futurism: The Next 150 collection
On Demand
Dáša Raimanova & Zofia Brom · 2018 · 1h11m
Three women from minority groups in Poland critically explore what it’s like to be Black, Muslim or LGBTQ+ in the increasingly hostile environment of Europe.
Tom Burke · 2018 · 1h23m
An urgent story reveals the drastic consequences of climate change. Due to rising temperatures, the village of Newtok, Alaska is slowly vanishing into the sea.
On Demand
Robin McKenna · 2018 · 1h29m
A richly cinematic film that travels from Italy to the Pacific Northwest, interweaving character-driven stories to explore the parallels between artists’ work and a gift economy.
On Demand
Zacharias Kunuk · 2018 · 43m
On Demand
Zacharias Kunuk · 2018 · 43m
A heartbreaking and shocking story of involuntary displacement, one that is all too common for Inuit across the Arctic.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 2 collection
On Demand
Lari Jalbert · 2018 · 20m
post_cunt, gender-hacks matter; a dance of monsters, of post genital focus, of playful prosthetic fluidity, of empowerment and consent.
Part of the Documentary Futurism: The Next 150 collection
