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.
Isabelle Solas · 2021 · 1h40m
An intimate portrait of a community of trans women in Argentina who face violence and discrimination at all levels yet continue to thrive through love, organizing and care.
Dan Edelstyn & Hilary Powell · 2021 · 1h27m
A filmmaker and artist couple ally with their community to take on the world of finance by setting up a bank, printing their own money and exploding pounds of high interest debt.
Sam Vinal · 2021 · 1h1m
Documentary on the popular struggle of the Lenca and Garifuna in Honduras, in the aftermath of the assassination of environmental activist and community leader Berta Cáceres.
Chloe Fairweather · 2021 · 1h22m
‘Dying To Divorce’ takes viewers into the heart of Turkey’s gender-based violence crisis and the recent political events that have severely eroded democratic freedoms.
Brishkay Ahmed · 2021 · 1h23m
An exceptionally brave film that film provides an in-depth look into Zan TV, Kabul’s female-led news agency.
Alanis Obomsawin · 2021 · 24m
BILL REID REMEMBERS is a beautiful tribute from Alanis Obomsawin to her friend’s remarkable life and rich legacy.
Brooke Pepion Swaney · 2021 · 1h6m
DAUGHTER OF A LOST BIRD follows Kendra, an adult Native adoptee, as she reconnects with her birth family, discovers her Lummi heritage, and confronts issues of her own identity.
Vee Bravo · 2021 · 1h36m
PRIMERA tells the story of Chile's revolutionary path towards a new constitution.
Isabelle Solas · 2021 · 1h40m
Интимен портрет на общност от транссексуални жени в Аржентина, които се сблъскват с насилие и дискриминация на всички нива, но продължават да процъфтяват чрез любов, организиране и грижа.
Annam Abbas · 2021 · 1h29m
Karachi’s feminists organise a woman’s march, facing Pakistan’s state, media and radical religious right.
David Sanchez · 2021 · 12m
Flavie is a bold and opinionated 15-year-old who is ready to engage in civil disobedience and suffer legal consequences in her fight for her social and environmental convictions.
Part of the Ripples and Threads collection
Henri Pardo · 2021 · 1h30m
Dear Jackie is a cinematic letter to Jackie Robinson, the first African American player in Major League Baseball and a civil rights activist.
Part of the 20 Years, 20 Films: Commemorating Two Decades of Screening Truth to Power at Cinema Politica collection
Sean Stiller · 2021 · 1h12m
A stunningly shot film explores intergenerational trauma of Residential School survivors, linking Indigenous culture to environmental resilience in BC.
On Demand
Serene Husni · 2021 · 21m
An urban chronicle of the construction material used in building Palestinian refugee homes in Al Talbieh Camp in Jordan.
Part of the Fluid Frames from the Palestinian Diaspora collection
On Demand
Abdallah Al-Khatib · 2021 · 1h29m
Abdallah Al-Khatib's debut film depicts life in Yarmouk, the largest Palestinian refugee camp in the world, amid the Syrian revolution.
On Demand
Vera Lacková · 2021 · 1h30m
Documenting a deeply personal journey, Romani filmmaker Vera Lacková uncovers the forgotten stories of Roma partisans in former Czechoslovakia.