Dear Future Children
With global protests on the rise, DEAR FUTURE CHILDREN is a film about the new generation at the heart of this seismic political shift. We will watch as Rayen protests for social justice in Chile, Pepper fights for democracy in Hong Kong and Hilda battles the devastating consequences of climate change in Uganda. Facing almost […]
Queer for Palestine
From intimate portrayal to experimental cinema, this program of queer shorts from Palestine and Lebanon examines the intersection of gender and sexual identity with the Palestinian liberation struggle. This event is part of Queer Cinema for Palestine, a collectively-curated 10-day film festival celebrating global queer realities and standing in solidarity with Palestinians. The festival will […]
Mondial 2010
MONDIAL 2010 is a discussion of institutional borders in modern day Middle East*. It uses video as an apparatus to transgress boundaries that are inflicted on people in spite of them. It is a travel film in a trajectory that doesn’t allow travel, starring two male lovers, in a setting where homosexuality is a punishable […]
Canadian Premiere of We Have Not Come Here to Die
Canadian premiere of WE HAVE NOT COME HERE TO DIE, by award-winning filmmaker Deepa Dhanraj. This screening is co-presented by SAVAC. Streaming across Canada: October 29 – November 7, 2021.
Distribution
Our distribution efforts are squarely concerned with impact, activation and social change on a local and global scale. We place films in schools and universities, remote communities, libraries, festivals, broadcast and online platforms, alternative screening venues and everything in-between. From screens to the streets, our goal is to diversify the screening experience and showcase stories […]
Julio of Jackson Heights
Bronx-born Puerto Rican Julio Rivera was murdered in a schoolyard in Jackson Heights, Queens on July 2, 1990, by three young men looking to “clean up” their neighbourhood, but instead the murder sparked the coming out of New York’s largest and until then most closeted LGBTQ community. JULIO OF JACKSON HEIGHTS is the story of […]
Thank you for joining the CP Network
Thank you for joining the CP Network! Thank you for your continued engagement with Cinema Politica! We are thrilled you’ll be joining us to further dialogue around independent political films and inspire social change within your community. You should receive an email shortly with further instructions. On Demand Rent or buy individual titles available through […]
Thank you for your purchase
Thank you for your purchase! Our distribution efforts are squarely concerned with impact, activation and social change on a local and global scale. From screens to the streets, our goal is to diversify the screening experience and showcase stories and perspectives from the margins. On Demand Rent or buy individual titles available through CP On […]
Thank you for your donation
Thank you! Thank you for your donation, and for supporting filmmakers committed to strong storytelling, innovative art and social justice on film! On Demand Rent or buy individual titles available through CP On Demand, or get a free month of streaming all the political films you want when you subscribe: Start Watching
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.
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 […]
Stream
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 […]