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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Fluid Frames from the Palestinian Diaspora
March 19, 2021 – March 24, 2021 Fluid Frames from the Palestinian Diaspora showcases work from Palestinian filmmakers based in the country known as Canada, featuring filmmakers Muhammad Nour-Elkhairy, Razan Alsalah, Serene Husni, Rana Nazzal Hamadeh, and Rehab Nazzal. This program of provocative films visualizes displacement while exploring the paradox of simultaneously being temporary and permanent as a refugee, the distress […]
Land and Memory: From Gitksan Nation to Eastern Anatolia
Our On Demand titles this month feature two stories of displacement, settlement and generational memory in Nettie Wild’s BLOCKADE and Hale Güzin Kızılaslan’s THE RETURN.
Memories of Genocide in Burma and Indonesia
Denial, silence and memory bring together two of our On Demand films this month, depicting the stories of survivors who have overcome the most violent human rights atrocities in Burma and Indonesia.
CP Pandemic Playlist Vol 2: Health and Community Care
From front-line workers caring for those infected, to those working with grieving loved ones, to those providing crucial services – care has never been so urgent, nor so integral …
Mi’kmaq Fishing Rights and Food Security on World Food Day
On this World Food Day, we thought it worth highlighting the ongoing violation of sovereign Mi’kmaq fishing rights in Nova Scotia.
MANIC and SHADOWS OF LIBERTY Now Available for Streaming
We’ve added MANIC and SHADOWS OF LIBERTY, two award-winning and timely films by Quebec filmmakers, to our streaming services!
Cinema Politica Pandemic Playlist Vol 1: Labour and Community
Volume 1 of Cinema Politica’s Pandemic Playlists examines labour and community through a dozen feature and short films.
Colonialism & Indigenous Resistance on Film
A Playlist of films in Support of the Wet’suwet’en protests.
CiviCRM
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Māori-Made Collection
In collaboration with the New Zealand Film Commission, we are bringing you six previously unavailable Aotearoa gems by revered directors to stream or book for your institution.
RIDM 2019: ANOTHER WORD FOR LEARNING World Premiere
Cinema Politica is very excited to be premiering our newest distribution title, ANOTHER WORD FOR LEARNING!
Announcing Five Incredible Documentaries by Auteur Nettie Wild for Streaming Today
For the first time ever, documentary powerhouse Nettie Wild’s film collection is offered online courtesy of Cinema Politica On Demand.