After a Palestinian teen gets swept up into a West Bank protest, his mother recounts the family story of hope, courage and relentless struggle that led to this fateful moment
In this uplifting eco-doc, two opera singers-turned-agriculture workers try to sustain a Manitoban organic farm against the ravages of climate change.
In the mesmerizing experimental film, Maryam Tafakory conjures an archival séance, unpacking the history of Iran’s first-ever women’s newspaper.
Kelvin Redvers · 2012 · 7m
Two worlds collide in an unnerving musical number exploring the dark side of justice and the power of authority.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 1 collection
On Demand
Nishtha Jain · 2012 · 1h36m
The true story of Sampat Pal and the legendary Gulabi Gang who fight gender violence in India with great ferocity.
Part of the 20 Years, 20 Films: Commemorating Two Decades of Screening Truth to Power at Cinema Politica collection
Réal Junior Leblanc · 2012 · 7m
This documentary shows the events of March 9th, 2012, during the road block of the 138, and describes, with exactitude, the action and emotion of the moment.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 1 collection
Magnus Isacsson · 2012 · 1h30m
Drugs, delinquency, dysfunctional families, abandonment, poverty: “real life” is tough for young people in Montréal-Nord.
Part of the The Commons collection
On Demand
Igor Bezinović · 2012 · 1h33m
A behind-the-scenes rollicking look at the longest and arguably most important student uprising in Croatia's history.
On Demand
Nebojša Slijepčević · 2012 · 12m
Watching children playing with toy guns makes you wander: what are we leaving to the next generation?
On Demand
Jim Hubbard · 2012 · 1h30m
An irresistibly entertaining and informative assemblage of decades of AIDS activism in NYC, this is a doc of "alternative histories."
On Demand
Amie Williams · 2012 · 1m
Inspiring and rabble-rousing, this doc about the precursor to Occupy beautifully captures a moment and movement of democracy from the ground up.
Katherine Fairfax Wright & Malika Zouhali-Worrall · 2012 · 1h27m
Katherine Fairfax Wright & Malika Zouhali-Worrall · 2012 · 1h27m
A powerful look at the courageous LGBTQ activists in Uganda, including murdered activist David Kato.
Part of the Black History Month Collection & Divine Interventions: Documentary, Spirituality and Social Justice collections
Jean-Philippe Tremblay · 2012 · 1h33m
A scathing critique of a mainstream media industry that is beholden to corporate sponsorship and ultimately threatens the very foundations of democracy.
On Demand
Hale Güzin Kızılaslan · 2012 · 21m
A scenic film about displacement and the generational memory of the Armenian Genocide in present-day Eastern Anatolia.
On Demand
Myriam Fougère · 2012 · 1h3m
Chronicles the lesbian activists in Canada and the United States who created women-only communities starting in the 1970s. Includes archival footage, interviews, and photographs.
Eron Davidson & Ana Nogueira · 2012 · 1m
An essay film comparing the policies of White S. Africa & Israel, this provocative doc is an original contribution to the ongoing discussion of Palestine/Israel.
Omar Majeed & Ryan Mullins · 2011 · 1h8m
A doc about a Concordia theatre troupe that overcomes all obstacles to put on a play for the public
Charles Wilkinson · 2011 · 1h20m
On the top left corner of North America an energy bonanza of unimaginable proportions is taking place – far away from the eyes of the world.
Part of the The Commons collection