Requiem for the American Dream
REQUIEM FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM is the definitive discourse with Noam Chomsky on the defining characteristic of our time – the deliberate concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a select few. Through interviews filmed over four years, Chomsky unpacks the principles that have brought us to the crossroads of historically unprecedented inequality […]
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.
The Cinema Politica Network
The CP Network The Cinema Politica Network comprises a network of local film exhibition sites, campus-based series, and festivals across Canada and around the world. Members of Cinema Politica, known as CP Locals, organize regular screenings with exclusive access to our Network catalogue.
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 […]
Programming Statement
Programming Statement Cinema Politica’s (CP) mandate centers on the support for and promotion of socially-engaged independently-produced film and video, with an emphasis on works by under-represented artists working in the country presently called Canada. Cinema Politica’s curatorial process and resulting programs correspond to the organization’s overarching mandate. That is to say, the films we […]
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Cinema Politica On Demand hosts our carefully curated collection of hard-hitting, investigative, independent films. Check out our catalogue now to rent or buy our films and access special features and interviews with renowned, international film directors. Stream Contemporary Topics World class cinema from under-represented voices tackling urgent issues around the planet. https://vimeo.com/778227745/ce3043c783https://vimeo.com/777493041/010756a8b3https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfOdI31NLy8 Bold Filmmaking Your […]
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Support Us Donate to Cinema Politica and support an independent organization dedicated to screening strong political documentary cinema by dedicated artists in accessible spaces across the globe. We don’t accept corporate sponsorships or donations to keep our curatorial independence and critical edge, and we therefore rely on generous support from people like you. Any donation, […]
Become a Donor
Become a Donor Donate to Cinema Politica and support an independent organization dedicated to screening strong political documentary cinema by dedicated artists in accessible spaces across the globe.We don’t accept corporate sponsorships or donations to keep our curatorial independence and critical edge, and we therefore rely on generous support from people like you. Any donation, […]
About Us
Screening truth to power since 2003 Cinema Politica is a non-profit media arts organization dedicated to supporting the work of independent, political filmmakers in Canada and beyond. Our organization is made up of an alternative exhibition network, dedicated distribution arm, and a Video On Demand platform for cutting edge, socially engaged cinema. Cinema Politica’s […]
Contact Us
Contact Us Thanks for reaching out! For general inquiries, email us at info [at] cinemapolitica [dot] org. Mailing Address Cinema Politica 5333 Avenue Casgrain, Suite #1101 Montreal, QC H2T 1X3 Canada Submit a Film Is your socially-engaged independent film looking for an audience? We’re interested! Submit your film to be screened across our international network, […]
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Cinema Politica exhibits, distributes, and streams independent political films. We believe in the power of art to not only entertain but to engage, inform, inspire, and provoke social change. About Us CP Network The Cinema Politica Network is made up of film exhibition sites and local member chapters across Canada and around the world. Find […]
Recording: DISCOUNT WORKERS Directors + Guests
Discussion with the directors of DISCOUNT WORKERS, and grassroots organizers in labour and migrant justice in Montreal.
Find a Screening
Find a Screening From film festivals and exhibitions, to pop-up partnerships with activist organizations, discover the latest screenings happening through Cinema Politica Network, including through our flagship based in Montreal. Not finding what you want? Cinema Politica has CP Locals active across Canada and the world. Click below to find and follow a Local near […]
Recording: Ashley O’Shay (UNAPOLOGETIC) + Guests
A conversation with UNAPOLOGETIC director Ashley O’Shay and guests, inspired by movements against police brutality and demands to defund the police.
Recording: b.h. Yael – Family States Book Launch
“b.h. Yael: Family States”, edited by Mike Hoolboom, celebrates the work of b.h. Yael. This panel featured Richard Fung, Dalia Kandiyoti, and Robert Massoud, three of the book’s contributors.
Even in the Desert
EVEN IN THE DESERT is a personal reportage focusing on concrete actions by Israelis, Palestinians and international activists working together in the face of and against current agendas to displace Palestinians and to limit their movements. The video travels to various locations and sites of resistance and solidarity in the West Bank: from Mas’ha to […]