A Passionate and Collaborative Spirit: Remembering CP Board Member and Friend Pepita Ferrari (1952-2018)
Cinema Politica is deeply saddened by the loss of a good friend, colleague and Board Member Pepita Ferrari, who passed away on December 30th, 2018 at her home in Lac Brome.
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 […]
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.
Krzysztof Wodiczko: Projections
Artist Krzysztof Wodiczko, a Polish refugee with a Canadian passport, living in New York, has taken his art out of museums and projected it with the aid of giant slides on the sides of buildings. In this examination of the artist’s philosophy of art as social contract, we see examples of his provocative work, which […]
Local Spotlight: CP Mombasa
“We believe that this local event provides a space for the transformative power of film to meet with the voices of our community, inspiring not only ideas but action.”
Online Premiere of Phillip Pike’s OUR DANCE OF REVOLUTION
Cinema Politica is proud to present an exclusive online premiere of OUR DANCE OF REVOLUTION by director Phillip Pike, essential viewing on queer Black history and organizing in Canada.
Colonialism & Indigenous Resistance on Film
A Playlist of films in Support of the Wet’suwet’en protests.
RIDM 2019: ANOTHER WORD FOR LEARNING World Premiere
Cinema Politica is very excited to be premiering our newest distribution title, ANOTHER WORD FOR LEARNING!
FOOD COOP now available in Canada with CP Distribution
Peppy and quirky doc on America’s biggest cooperative supermarket now with CP Distribution.
FINDING SALLY ’21 SCREEN AWARD NOMINATION
Cinema Politica is proud to announce that our Distribution title FINDING SALLY has been nominated for “Best Documentary Program” for the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards.
Statement to Denounce Bill 21 and Bill 9 in Quebec
CP, along with other progressive organizations in Quebec, denounces and will fight against the Quebec government’s Bill 21 and Bill 9. Here’s why.
Queer Content for Pride Month on CP VOD
We highlight three amazing films to watch online during pride month.
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.
Memories of Genocide in Burma and Indonesia
Denial, silence and memory bring together two of our On Demand films this month, depicting the stories of survivors who have overcome the most violent human rights atrocities in Burma and Indonesia.
LAL’s Rosina Kazi on Institutional Violence
#ComfortableTruth: Racialized communities have no reason to fear the police or governmental institutions. Read Rosina Kazi’s reflections on how LAL’s song ERASE ME responds to this idea here.
