No Other Land

Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist from Masafer Yatta, has been fighting his community’s mass expulsion by the Israeli occupation since childhood. Basel documents the gradual erasure of Masafer Yatta, as soldiers destroy the homes of families – the largest single act of forced transfer ever carried out in the occupied West Bank. He crosses […]

Heartbreak

Still from Heartbreak

Conceived and produced in response to the call for the inaugural #TIFFxInstagram Shorts Festival, HEARTBREAK is a poetic moment paused for Black motherhood, for Black bodies and Black resilience. The 60 second film is a tribute to black women and the difficulty of raising Black children (particularly boys) in our society. The idea for the film […]

Conviction

Alarmed by the rising numbers of women in prison and inspired by the conviction of Senator Kim Pate, CONVICTION flips the narrative away from pop culture’s voyeuristic lens and hands it to the women who are being victimized, marginalized and criminalized in our society. Not another ‘broken prison’ film, Conviction is a ‘broken society’ film […]

CP is Hiring a Network Operations Coordinator

Cinema Politica (CP) is seeking to hire a Network Operations Coordinator who will recruit and support the work of local chapters, coordinate network-wide events, campaigns and activities, and assist with related day-to-day operations.

DEAR JACKIE receives Magnus Isacsson Award at RIDM 2021

DEAR JACKIE Magnus Isacsson Award at RIDM 2021

Cinema Politica is thrilled to announce that Henri Pardo’s feature-length documentary DEAR JACKIE was awarded the Magnus Isacsson Award at Recontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (RIDM) 2021! The Magnus Isacsson Award is presented in collaboration with ARRQ, DOC Québec, Funambules Médias, Cinema Politica and Main Film.

Memories of Genocide in Burma and Indonesia

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.

ADOPT-A-DOC

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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.

Browse Our Latests Educational Catalogue

We are unveiling Cinema Politica’s 2022-2023 Educational Catalogue! This stunning 135 title catalogue includes films covering an impressive breadth of topics, subjects, and academic disciplines.

Local Spotlight: CP Mombasa

Local Spotlight: Cinema Politica 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.”