Gulîstan, Land of Roses
They stand at the forefront of the fight for freedom in the Middle East. These young women belong to the armed wing of the PKK, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which is also an active guerrilla movement. From their camp hidden away in the mountains, the women lead a nomadic life, undergoing ideological and practical training […]
The Choir Boys!
For more than 125 years, meals have been served for a large number of homeless people in the reception centre L‘accueil Bonneau in Montreal, Canada. A few years ago, a choir of around twenty men was formed from the regular clientele of the centre. Initially, the choir sang and played mainly in the streets and […]
Big Fight in Little Chinatown
Avant-Drag! Radical Performers Re-Imagine Athens
Avant-Drag! offers an exhilarating look at ten Athenian drag performers who deconstruct gender, nationalism, belonging, identity, while facing police brutality, transphobia and racism. As entertaining as it is thought-provoking, Avant-Drag! challenges societal norms and reshapes perceptions about LGBTQ+ culture by capturing the intimate lives of a tightly-knit group of drag performers, proving that being othered […]
The Price of Peace
Through the story of the trial of the ‘Urewera Four’ and its aftermath, THE PRICE OF PEACE presents an enlightening and moving portrait of Tūhoe activist, artist and kaumātua Tame Iti. Director Kim Webby outlines the perils of surveillance in her account of the trial, in which Iti and three others were accused of plotting terrorist activities […]
Illusions of Control
Taking inspiration from the late cultural theorist Lauren Berlant’s influential scholarly work Cruel Optimism, Vancouver-based director Shannon Walsh delivers a philosophical portrait of five women’s stories of survival and transformation on a global scale. A compelling meditation on resilience in the face of disaster, ILLUSIONS OF CONTROL unfolds in landscapes that are irrevocably shaped by […]
Please Vote for Me
Is democracy a universal value that suits human nature? Do elections inevitably lead to manipulation? Please Vote for Me is a portrait of a society and a town in through a school, its children and its families. Wuhan is a city about the size of London located in central China. It is here that director […]
SILVICOLA – In Theatres at Cinéma Public
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 […]
Everything Must Fall
An unflinching look at the #FeesMustFall student movement that burst onto the South African political landscape in 2015 as a protest over the cost of education, and morphed into the most militant national revolt since the country’s first democratic elections in 1994. The story is told by four student leaders at Wits University and their […]
Gaza Strip
Gaza Strip follows a range of people and events following the election of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, including the first major armed incursion into “Area A” by IDF forces during this intifada. The film is filmed almost entirely in a verite style, presented without narration and with little explanation, focusing on ordinary Palestinians rather […]
THE GOLDEN THREAD
Outside Kolkata a few jute mills crank on, virtually unchanged since the industrial revolution. Powered by steam and sweat, work is a dance to the dictate of profit and century-old machines. The Golden Thread follows the weft and warp of jute work alongside the creative labour of the film’s own making. In this near dystopian […]
Cinema Politica x Vessel Contemporary presents: Silvicola
Innocence
Award-winning and Oscar-nominated director Guy Davidi (5 BROKEN CAMERAS) focuses on his country’s military industrial-cultural complex to reveal a searing and devastating story of war, propaganda, and a society that normalizes the corruption of childhood in the service of state violence. While exposing the workings of Israel’s recruitment and training machine, Davidi deftly stitches the […]
CP Concordia is hiring: Communications Coordinator
Cinema Politica Concordia is seeking a creative Communications Coordinator with experience in social marketing and graphic design. The Communications Coordinator plays a key role in creating graphic materials consistent with our visual identity, promoting our screenings, managing online communications, and supporting outreach efforts within the Concordia and Montreal communities.
Zinco
ZINCO is an urban chronicle of the construction material used in building Palestinian refugee homes in Al Talbieh Camp in Jordan. By retracing the transformations of habitats from tents of canvas to buildings of reinforced concrete, the film looks for visible evidence of displacement and reflects on the universal need for a home. An Arabic […]
