Cinema Politica Network: COVID-19 Update

As we watch the COVID-19 pandemic unfold on a global scale, we urge our locals to suspend their screening activities in accordance with the public health recommendations of their area.

My Cultural Divide

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Starting from the opening scene My Cultural Divide questions the logic of the hardcore political activist, and wonders aloud whether ethical consuming actually does anything good for the workers behind the machines. Because of family connections director Faisal Lutchmedial makes his way into some of the worst factories in Bangladesh, and talks frankly with the […]

Solidarity with Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter

We stand in defiance of oppressive and violent systems and institutions founded on centuries-long histories of slavery and genocide and the vile legacy of white supremacy and colonialism …

Monica Gutierrez on Canada’s debt

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#ComfortableTruth: Migrants owe Canada for the opportunity to be here. Check out Monica Gutierrez’s reflections and video response here.

Cinema Politica is Turning 15

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Join us on September 15 as we celebrate 15 years of Screening Truth to Power with headliner Yamantaka // Sonic Titan and more!

Crude Gold Series: Gran Colombia Gold

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Crude Gold is a series of short documentary films showcasing 5 pivotal cases of foreign-funded mining exploitation connected to Canadian investors.    Every year in Colombia numerous union leaders, union activists and union members are assassinated. Similarly, human rights defenders are targeted, threatened and murdered in a fog of impunity and unanswered questions. Activists, union […]