Foggy: Palestine Solidarity, Cinema & The Archive
Queer Cinema for Palestine How can family memories inform solidarity? How can avant-garde voices engaging the past contribute to activism today? How can private archives queer public histories? How do yesterday’s photographs become tomorrow’s pictures? FOGGY is a screening of recent short films that stage hybrid acts of montage, juxtaposition, re-enactment and dialogue, exploring the […]
Gift
GIFT is a tribute to something that can’t be measured or counted, bought or sold. Inspired by Lewis Hyde’s beloved book The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World, Robin McKenna’s film is a richly cinematic experience, interweaving character-driven stories. Exploring the parallels between artists’ work and a gift economy, it’s a reflection on […]
Call for Submissions
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.
Cinema Politica Acquires NOTES ON DISPLACEMENT for Distribution
Cinema Politica announces its new acquisition of Notes on Displacement. The second feature length film by Khaled Jarrar.
The b.h. Yael Collection
b.h. Yael is an acclaimed Toronto based filmmaker, video and installation artist whose singular work combines non-linear and hybrid forms, merging the autobiographical with documentary perspectives. Yael’s work has dealt with issues of identity, authority and family structures, while at the same time addressing the fragmentary nature of memory and belonging, and religious and secular […]
Cinema Politica Acquires THIS STAINED DAWN for Distribution
Cinema Politica acquires up THIS STAINED DAWN – Anam Abbas standout feature directorial-debut that follows Karachi’s feminist movement in preparation for the Pakistan’s multi-city Aurat March.
Real Tales of Revolution and Reflection Make Up CP on Demand’s First VOD additions of 2018
Our latest On Demand acquisitions epitomize the spirit of the times as they chronicle environmental standoffs, alt-right uprisings, and the not-yet departed ghosts of Europe’s political past.
Labour, Art and Activism
The newly-released Magnus Isacsson Collection features a selection of key works and classics from this important Canadian director touching on topics of labour, art, and activism.
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.
The Nettie Wild Collection
For the first time ever, documentary powerhouse Nettie Wild’s film collection is available online for your streaming pleasure! Cinema Politica is honoured to offer The Nettie Wild Collection – featuring five of the director, writer and producer’s signature, award-winning, critically acclaimed works. Nettie Wild is one of Canada’s most internationally recognized and nationally celebrated documentary […]
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.
Taylor Chain I: A Story in a Union Local
Taylor Chain I tells the gritty realities of a seven-week strike at a small Indiana chain factory during 1973-74. Volatile union meetings and tension-filled interactions on the picket line provide an inside view of the tensions and conflicts inherent to labor negotiations. Due to a lack of funds and a fire at Kartemquin which necessitated […]
MANIC and SHADOWS OF LIBERTY Now Available for Streaming
We’ve added MANIC and SHADOWS OF LIBERTY, two award-winning and timely films by Quebec filmmakers, to our streaming services!
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.
Viva la Causa
Not just a colorful record of the making of a mural in Chicago’s Pilsen community led by Ray Patlán, this film traces the mural movement of the mid-1970’s back to murals in Mexico. Different people view the mural and reflect on its meaning for themselves as Latinos.
Cinema Politica Concordia Launches its Fall Program in Montreal
Fierce filmmaking, committed storytellers and bottom-up resistance strike a diverse chord across tales from Hawai’i, Iran, France, Palestine, the USA and here in Quebec.
