Singing Back the Buffalo
In a time of immense environmental degradation and global uncertainty, the buffalo can lead us to a better tomorrow. After a dark recent history, the buffalo herds of North America are awaiting their return, aided by dedicated Indigenous activists, leaders and communities, including award-winning Cree filmmaker Tasha Hubbard (nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up). Together with […]
First Peoples Festival 2022 – BAJO SOSPECHA : ZOKUNENTU and BILL REID REMEMBERS
CP DARC Ottawa Screening of “Foggy: Palestine Solidarity, Cinema & The Archive”
SWEET CRUDE Released in Memory of Ken Saro-Wiwa
SWEET CRUDE is released in commemoration of author and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, who was executed by hanging on November 10, 1995 …
Born in Gaza
BORN IN GAZA provides an intimate, deep look – leaving aside political debates – of how violence transforms the lives of ten children. A deeply human vision of the war and its consequences. The film ends three months after the end of the Israeli offensive, allowing us to see what has become of these children […]
Marathon
The companion film to its breakout counterpart BLACK BODIES, this stunning short provokes (metaphoric) consideration of running a marathon you can’t afford to lose. After dealing with a high-profile incident of racial bias in California this past year Kelly Fyffe-Marshall was compelled to turn to art for healing as a way to work through the trauma. […]
The Caretakers
Exploring the fragile dynamic between settler activists and Indigenous land and water defenders, THE CARETAKERS articulates the effects of colonization on the environment and Indigenous peoples. Looking in particular at the anti-Kinder Morgan blockade that took place in the fall of 2014 within the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area, on the unceded traditional territories of the […]
The Hard Stop
In August 2011, 29 year old Mark Duggan was shot and killed whilst being arrested by armed police in Tottenham. This incident ignited a riot that escalated into a week of the worst civil unrest in recent British history. THE HARD STOP is essentially an observational documentary that follows the progress of two of Mark […]
Pressure Point
Zeroing in on the Montreal Blockade against the M.A.I. (Multilateral Agreement on Investment), this stunningly filmed 52-minute documentary chronicles a daring civil disobedience action against the increasing impact of globalization. Arms linked, using nothing but their bodies, the 100-odd activists block several entrances of a luxurious downtown Montreal hotel to prevent key M.A.I. proponents from […]
The Infiltrators
Avant-Drag!
SOLIDARITY
Solidarity is about activists who are spied upon, systematically denied work and tricked into intimate relationships with undercover police – a community coming together to find a route to justice. Blacklisting in the UK construction industry impacted thousands of workers who were labelled ‘troublemakers’ for speaking out and secretively denied employment. Activists uncovered alarming links […]
The Take
“…a story of every-day heroism, that also offers a model for productive change by repositioning the people as the power-brokers…” – THE VANCOUVER SUN “Lewis and Klein have done something extraordinary…The workers in THE TAKE are so admirable, displaying a melancholy eloquence and a genuine revolutionary spirit.” – THE NEW YORKER THE TAKE opens in […]
Just Do It: A Tale of Modern- Day Outlaws
JUST DO IT: A TALE OF MODERN-DAY OUTLAWS lifts the lid on climate activism and the daring troublemakers who have crossed the line to become modern-day outlaws. Documented over the course of a year, Emily James’ film follows these activists as they blockade factories, attack coal power stations and glue themselves to the trading floors […]
THE KLABONA KEEPERS—Special Screening at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment, McGill
Black History Month Collection
This special collection, curated for Black History Month 2020, speaks to issues of civil rights, labour activism, Black fatherhood, and QTPOC life. BLACK MEN LOVING is a series of intimate portraits of Black fathers in Toronto, challenging stereotypes of Black men in the media. THE LITTLE BLACK SCHOOL HOUSE unearths the little known story of […]
