Life is Beautiful
In 2014, when the young Palestinian filmmaker Mohammed Jabali was on exchange in Norway, Israel closed the borders of his native Gaza indefinitely. The Norwegian government would not accept his Palestinian passport and rejected his application for a work permit. As a result of all this, Jabali unwittingly finds himself trapped with his host family […]
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL – Cinema Politica premiere at Sofia International Film Festival
Singing Back the Buffalo to Premiere at the 2024 Hot Docs Film Festival
Richly visualised and deeply uplifting, SINGING BACK THE BUFFALO from award-winning Cree filmmaker Tasha Hubbard will have its Canadian premiere at the 2024 Hot Docs Film Festival.
Singing Back the Buffalo
In a time of immense environmental degradation and global uncertainty, the buffalo can lead us to a better tomorrow. After a dark recent history, the buffalo herds of North America are awaiting their return, aided by dedicated Indigenous activists, leaders and communities, including award-winning Cree filmmaker Tasha Hubbard (nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up). Together with […]
General Call for Submissions 2021
Cinema Politica is seeking submissions of independent films that combine strong creative vision with political perspective. We are interested in works of any length that contribute to justice and equality movements, activism, knowledge and discourse.
Two Cars, One Night
Set in the carpark of a rural pub in Tek Kaha, New Zealand, this award-winning short comedy from Taika Waititi tells the story of two brothers, Romeo and Ed, who wait in the car while their parents are inside drinking. Romeo spots Polly, an eleven-year-old girl who is also waiting for her parents in their […]
The Little Black School House
Shot on location in villages and cities in Ontario and Nova Scotia, THE LITTLE BLACK SCHOOL HOUSE unearths the untold story of the children, women, men who were students and teachers in Canada’s racially segregated schools. Sylvia Hamilton’s documentary is a poignant and unfailingly honest illustration of how many of these former students look back […]
DEAR JACKIE Premieres in Montreal on June 17
Cinema Politica Distribution and Catbird Productions are thrilled to announce the theatrical premiere of DEAR JACKIE, Henri Pardo’s debut feature documentary to open in Montreal theatres on Friday, June 17.
Call for Submissions 2023
If you recently completed a politically engaged film and you want it seen far and wide submit your work to Cinema Politica today! We are interested in works of any length that contribute to justice and equality movements, activism, knowledge and discourse.
CFS – Bring it Black: Films by Black Artists in Canada
The representation of Blackness and the lives of Black people on screen has a long, dynamic and troubled history in Canada.
Seeking the Current
A “road movie” on a river. Summer 2008, a year before Hydro-Québec starts building an 8-billion dollar hydroelectric project, Alexis de Gheldere and Nicolas Boisclair decide to canoe down the Romaine River with two environmentalists… a “river trip” down 500 km which will take them from the source in Labrador to the mouth in the […]
CP ON DEMAND: Top 10 For 2020
Cinema Politica continues to bring you inspiring independent documentaries available through CP On Demand, and we’ve compiled a brief list of our top screened films this year from our streaming platforms!
Our Dance of Revolution
“We are people of revolution. We’re here because others have rebelled. Because others have stood in solid resistance!” Listening to Angela, a Black lesbian feminist who is rousing a crowd, we understand that, no, this particular revolution wasn’t televised. Rather, from out of the shadows, it was embraced, chanted, marched and danced into existence. OUR […]
Children 404
CHILDREN 404 spotlights the lives of Russian LGBTQ+ youth struggling with decisions to remain in their home country or build a new life abroad, while offering a glimpse at the country’s deeply rooted conservatism. In 2013, Russian President Vladimir Putin passed a bill forbidding the “promotion of nontraditional sexual relations to minors.” LGBT youth, now […]
THE CROSSING Director George Kurian on Migratory Stories, Forced Departures and Disruptive Doc Making
We sat down with director George Kurian to discuss his devastating and necessary doc THE CROSSING.
News from Cinema Politica Distribution
As summer comes to an end, we are steadfastly diving into the fall season with a full slate of new releases, collections, and upcoming screenings that will quench your thirst for boundary-pushing and politically committed films.
