Silvicola sort en salles le 22 mars

Faller harvesting a large fir tree on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

Cinema Politica est fier de présenter SILVICOLA, le long métrage documentaire primé de Jean-Philippe Marquis – qui sortira en salles le 22 mars.

Returning Home

Les pensionnats canadiens sont l’héritage d’un monde où les relations sont rompues au service du pouvoir et où les gens se détachent les uns des autres et des réseaux complexes d’interdépendance. Chez les Secwépemc, en Colombie-Britannique, l’une de ces histoires est celle de Phyllis Jack-Webstad, une survivante des pensionnats indiens dont les expériences ont inspiré […]

Mr. Jane and Finch

Still from Mr. Jane and Finch

A beloved 80-year-old Guyanese-Canadian activist Winston LaRose, who has documented the Black community throughout the African Diaspora for the past 60 years throws his hat into local politics and is met with unflinching systemic racism in the Canadian political system. LaRose believes he can upset the status quo by throwing his hat into the political […]

Gently Whispering the Circle Back

Still from Gently Whispering The Circle Back

Commissioned by Blue Quills First Nations College (Alberta, Canada), “Gently Whispering the Circle Back” is a documentary exploration of the journey of healing in a people wounded by the Canadian Indian Residential School system. With dignity and deep sincerity, survivors and the children of survivors share their personal stories with us. We become part of a […]

Flood: The Overdose Epidemic in Canada

Still from Flood: The Overdose Epidemic in Canada

Lives are being senselessly taken at the hands of increasingly-frightening overdoses. Between January 2016 and December 2018, there have been more than 12,800 apparent opioid-related deaths. That means that every two hours, another Canadian life is taken because of opioids. Flood: The Overdose Epidemic in Canada is a documentary that aims to reduce the stigma around substance […]

Nuhe Nenë Boghílníh [Protecting Our Homeland]

Still from Nuhe Nene Boghilnih

NUHE NENË BOGHÍLNÍH was made to inspire the young generation to start caring about our lands ands cultures. It is also to promote awareness on the uranium mining exploration in Patterson lake, SK. Not only does this mining exploration affect the promises of Treaty 10, it will also destroy the natural resources, harm wild life […]

Malls R Us

Still from Malls R Us

What do Al Gore, science fiction, gothic cathedrals and roller coasters have in common? All come together in MALLS-R-US, a feature documentary with a multiplex of reflections and revelations on one of North America’s most popular institutions: the enclosed shopping center. Mixing nostalgia, architectural ambition, pop culture and politics, MALLS-R-US travels from North America, the […]

THE ROOTS REMAIN

Still from The Roots Remain

The once rich and thriving Cambodian culture was decimated and eliminated from the history books by the barbaric Khmer Rouge during the genocide of the 1970’s. 30 years after the genocide, the Cambodian diaspora’s young, coming from all over the world, are returning to the motherland and introducing hip-hop culture to help revitalize the fractured Khmer culture. […]

Burkinabè Rising

Still from Burkinabe Rising

Burkinabè Rising showcases creative nonviolent resistance in Burkina Faso. A small, landlocked country in West Africa, Burkina Faso is home to a vibrant community of artists and engaged citizens, who provide an example of the type of political change that can be achieved when people come together. It is an inspiration, not only to the […]

La bataille de La Plaine

La Plaine, un quartier animé, une grande place, un marché populaire historique. Une bataille tumultueuse entre, d’une part, le service d’urbanisme de la mairie, déterminé à mener un vaste programme de “reconsidération” du quartier. D’autre part, certains habitants, qui rejettent  cette opération de gentrification, demandent à être associés aux décisions. Cette épopée a duré trois […]

Kaha:wi : The Cycle of Life

Still from KahaWi The Cycle Of Life

Celebrated performer, choreographer and artist Santee Smith interprets traditional Iroquois legends through contemporary dance in a cinematic restaging of her 2004 award-winning debut production KAHA:WI : THE CYCLE OF LIFE. In this touching documentary, a gorgeous and transformative performance is translated effortlessly to the screen, telling us of sacred portals between the Sky World, the […]

3000 Nuits

3000 Nights

L’étonnant premier long métrage de la cinéaste palestinienne Mai Masri est inspiré d’une histoire vraie et tourné dans une vraie prison. 3000 NIGHTS retrace le parcours d’une jeune mère, fait d’espoir, de résilience et de survie contre vents et marées. Accusée d’avoir aidé un adolescent en fuite, Layal, une institutrice palestinienne fraîchement mariée, se retrouve […]

Bagdad en feu

Image from Baghdad On Fire

Tiba, 19 ans, et ses amis sont pleins d’espoir. Iels se battent pour la démocratie en Irak. Iels sont à l’avant-garde du plus grand mouvement de jeunesse depuis que les États-Unis ont envahi le pays et renversé Saddam Hussein, il y a 20 ans. Avec ses amis Khader et Yousif, elle a mis sur pied […]