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 […]
FOOD COOP now available in Canada with CP Distribution
Peppy and quirky doc on America’s biggest cooperative supermarket now with CP Distribution.
First Peoples First Screens at the Cinema / Activism / Education Conference
Chronicle of a Crisis
News from Dokufest Kosovo
This summer, Cinema Politica’s co-founders are in Kosovo for the 20th jubilee edition of the Dokufest, the International Documentary and Short Film Festival held each year in Prizren.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
Give the Gift of CP On Demand!
Subscribe to CP On Demand by January 5 for a 60-day free trial to access our growing collection of independent political films!
Urban Disobedience Toolkit
Urban Disobedience Toolkit explores the evolving dynamics of public space in big cities, showing how art can inspire people to reclaim and reshape their urban environments. Through artistic interventions and performative lectures, the film illustrates ways to “take back the city.” These elements are seamlessly interwoven under the direction of artist and filmmaker Vladimír Turner, […]
CP Announces Jury for The Next 150 – Documentary Futurism Project
Three exceptional artists will select 15 winning proposals.
Uprooted Generation
Part poem and part documentary, this film is dedicated to the victims of residential schools. The film includes reflections on cultural disconnection, personal and community trauma, resilience, and the healing power of art.
My Stolen Planet
Oppressed by governmental restrictions that prevent her human rights, movement and autonomy, an Iranian filmmaker is forced to emigrate “inwards” and finds freedom in recording herself dancing and singing at home as an act of resistance. Using a personal diary-style narrative, Farah Sharifi traces her birth in post-revolution Iran to the Woman, Life, Freedom movement […]
Unsettling 150
Two Canadian-based film organizations—VTape and Cinema Politica—are joining together to offer a program of films and video that challenge, disrupt and unsettle dominant narratives that have storied Canada on the occasion of the state’s sesquicentennial celebrations. The films are available for free streaming across the country for the duration of the “Canada Day” weekend (June 30-July 2).
