Silvicola Begins its Vancouver Island Tour
SILVICOLA returns to Vancouver Island for seven special events from October 5 to October 11 with the director and local guests in attendance. The film tour is organized in collaboration with and co-sponsored by Sierra Club BC.
Debt Trap
DEBT TRAP examines why the average Canadian is sinking deeper in hock, by looking at the stories of several individuals and families who are struggling with debt. Sobering, ironic, and enlightening, the film probes the reasons why more and more of us are struggling to keep afloat, and what needs to be done to turn […]
The Encampments
Few documentaries are more timely than this fast-tracked account of the Gaza protests at Columbia which inspired a wave of support across North American campuses. At the centre of this story is grad student activist Mahmoud Kahlil, who hit the headlines just last month after he was detained by ICE and who is (at time […]
East Hastings Pharmacy
EAST HASTINGS PHARMACY is a chronicle of a typical pharmacy in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, where most clients are on a treatment for opioid dependence that requires taking daily doses of methadone witnessed by the pharmacist. The pharmacy is a site of rituals and repeated interactions, where quiet routine and confrontation follow each other in continuous […]
SILVICOLA – Quebec premiere at RIDM with director Jean-Philippe Marquis in attendance
SILVICOLA – Quebec premiere at RIDM with director Jean-Philippe Marquis in attendance
BREAKING SOCIAL – Montreal Premiere with Director in attendance
Cinema Politica Versions
Launched in 2012, Cinema Politica has teamed up with professional translators and language students to offer French and English versions of single-language films and videos, facilitating greater exposure of and access to art works made in one of Canada’s two official languages.
Primera
Over the course of a year, PRIMERA chronicles the social uprising that evolved into a nation-wide movement, beginning with the student takeover of Santiago’s metro system and ending with the historic plebiscite that paved the way for the writing of a new constitution. The film offers an immersive look at the year-long process through the […]
Honey at the Top
HONEY AT THE TOP is a film about the Sengwer forest people of the Cherangani Hills, Kenya, being evicted from their ancestral land in the name of conservation. Facing international pressure from organisations like the World Bank, a corrupt Kenya Forest Service who are burning their houses, and attempts to turn the forest into a […]
post_cunt
Imagine how bodies will relate to each other in the future, how intimacy will be radically different. Imagine trans and queer bodies having access to ways of mutating organically; reshaping their mortal flesh with their own hands or those of others to suit their desires in the moment, to gender-hack matter; a dance of monsters, […]
New in Cinema Politica Catalogue: Fall 2020 Titles
We have many fantastic new titles to discover, and while it is not the same as hosting in-person screenings, there is solace in the sense of community we can still cultivate online …
Earth Day 2025: The Politics of Ecology
As Earth Day arrives, we’ve curated a pertinent eco-trio of two new acquisitions (Tamo Campos’ THE KLABONA KEEPERS and Cyrus Sutton’s ISLAND EARTH) and one featured classic (Keri Pickett’s FIRST DAUGHTER AND THE BLACK SNAKE).
The Territory
Cinematographer turned director Alex Pritz partnered with the Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people of Brazil to craft a three-year-long chronicle of the fight to protect their land against government-backed farmers. The result is a beautifully shot study of resistance showcasing Indigenous youth harnessing the power of technology to amplify their voices. Set against the backdrop of Bolsonaro’s […]
Anarchronicles: Chronicles of a Libertarian Movement
This feature documentary relates the experience of various militant anarchists from Quebec, who represent different sides of this political movement. Drawing from more than 40 hours of interviews, countless manifestations, and numerous libertarian initiatives, this film strives to be a tool for popular education, which will de-mystify the chaotic and violent labels which are too […]
Our Bodies Are Your Battlefields
In an Argentina divided between a deep conservatism and an unprecedented momentum in feminism, the film delves into the political journey and intimate lives of Claudia and Violeta. The fight they lead with their comrades against patriarchal violence is visceral and embodied. Convinced of their role at the center of an ongoing revolution that intersects […]
