ADOPT-A-DOC
In 2010 Cinema Politica initiated a program to support independent Canadian documentaries during the production stage, and before broadcasters and/or financiers have “come on board.” In other words, we started Adopt-a-doc to offer our support to independent films struggling to get made in the very tough climate of documentary in Canada. Click on the film pages below to learn about each project.
Cinema Politica Versions
Launched in 2012, Cinema Politica has teamed up with professional translators and language students to offer French and English versions of single-language films and videos, facilitating greater exposure of and access to art works made in one of Canada’s two official languages.
Unsettling 150
Two Canadian-based film organizations—VTape and Cinema Politica—are joining together to offer a program of films and video that challenge, disrupt and unsettle dominant narratives that have storied Canada on the occasion of the state’s sesquicentennial celebrations. The films are available for free streaming across the country for the duration of the “Canada Day” weekend (June 30-July 2).
Mi’kmaq Fishing Rights and Food Security on World Food Day
On this World Food Day, we thought it worth highlighting the ongoing violation of sovereign Mi’kmaq fishing rights in Nova Scotia.
CP Announces Jury for The Next 150 – Documentary Futurism Project
Three exceptional artists will select 15 winning proposals.
Stories from Standing Rock, Inside a Fascist Movement, Mauri Resistance and More in CP’s New Fall Titles
Cinema Politica’s newest batch of independent, Indigenous and hard-hitting film is coming to a local near you.
Ambulance
While many young people dream of leaving Gaza, Mohamed wants to help. When he hears the news of a new Israeli offensive on Gaza in July 2014 he decides he cannot merely ‘wait for death’ but must do something and joins an ambulance crew to document the war. AMBULANCE is a raw, first-person account of […]
Be…Without Water
About sixty families in Penobsquis near Sussex have wells that have gone dry, and now have to pay to have water. They are seeking compensation from Potash Corp. which, they believe, is responsible for their water loss. They have little hope of receiving anything from the multi-billion dollar corporation. Twenty eight concerned citizen groups are […]
Cinema Politica Pandemic Playlist Vol 1: Labour and Community
Volume 1 of Cinema Politica’s Pandemic Playlists examines labour and community through a dozen feature and short films.
Nowhere to Hide
Nowhere to Hide follows male nurse Nori Sharif through five years of dramatic change in the war-torn Diyala-province in central Iraq, providing unique access into one of the world’s most dangerous and inaccessible areas – the “triangle of death”. Initially filming stories of survivors and the hope of a better future as American and Coalition […]
Māori-Made Collection
In collaboration with the New Zealand Film Commission, we are bringing you six previously unavailable Aotearoa gems by revered directors to stream or book for your institution.
CP Pandemic Playlist Vol 2: Health and Community Care
From front-line workers caring for those infected, to those working with grieving loved ones, to those providing crucial services – care has never been so urgent, nor so integral …
Pushing Fantasies – Stephen Puskas on cultural appropriation and Inuit resistance to colonialism in Québec
#ComfortableTruth: Anyone can take Inuit land, culture and stories. Read our interview with Stephen Puskas where he powerfully challenges the cultural appropriation of Inuit cultural symbols here.
CP Publishing
From time to time Cinema Politica publishes pamphlets, booklets, and more recently, a real, physical, bonafide BOOK.
No Easy Walk to Freedom
In 2001, the Naz Foundation, an HIV/AIDS non-governmental organization in Delhi, filed a petition against section 377, an 1861 British colonial law that criminalizes “carnal intercourse against the order of nature.” In 2009, the Delhi High Court struck down section 377 in a precedent-setting ruling celebrated by activists, human rights and legal experts worldwide. Citing […]
Water Warriors
In 2013, Texas-based SWN Resources arrived in New Brunswick, Canada to explore for natural gas. The region is known for its forestry, farming and fishing industries, which are both commercial and small-scale subsistence operations that rural communities depend on. In response, a multicultural group of unlikely warriors–including members of the Mi’kmaq Elsipogtog First Nation, French-speaking […]
