Cinema Politica is Turning 15
Join us on September 15 as we celebrate 15 years of Screening Truth to Power with headliner Yamantaka // Sonic Titan and more!
CAMFRANGLAIS Wins the CP 2019 Audience Choice Award
CAMFRANGLAIS, a futuristic story about linguistic sovereignty, melds streams of Indigenous futurism with Afrofuturism to imagine a not-so-distant world in 2117 …
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 Acquires THIS STAINED DAWN for Distribution
Cinema Politica acquires up THIS STAINED DAWN – Anam Abbas standout feature directorial-debut that follows Karachi’s feminist movement in preparation for the Pakistan’s multi-city Aurat March.
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 …
Cinema Politica Launches New Subscription Based VOD Service
Tired of Hollywood fluff? We’ve got the rad stuff. Cinema Politica’s newest effort to stream truth to power means audiences can pay a monthly fee to access a library of online content.
Useful Resources for our Documentary Futurism Project, The Next 150
As promised, here is a list of resources that will help introduce anyone interested in submitting a proposal to The Next 150 project.
Report Back on OSER RÊVER DE JUSTICE
A successful QC tour of Migrant Dreams. Status for All! Justice for Migrant Workers!
Pay Tribute to Black History Month with a Selection of CP On Demand Titles
We’ve compiled a list of titles to watch in honour of BHM.
Cinema Politica co-presents screening as part of Queer Cinema for Palestine
Cinema Politica is proud to co-present the QUEER FOR PALESTINE program as part of the inaugural Queer Cinema for Palestine (QCP) festival. QCP runs from 11-20 November and is hosting more than a dozen events across five continents, both online and in person.
Ariel Nasr’s THE MOSQUE: A COMMUNITY’S STRUGGLE
As we commemorate the fourth anniversary of the Quebec City mosque shooting, we can turn to documentary film as a powerful medium of remembrance and dialogue. THE MOSQUE: A COMMUNITY’S STRUGGLE by filmmaker Ariel Nasr offers a vital glimpse at the resilience of a Muslim community in Ste-Foy, Québec in the aftermath of January 29th, 2017 when […]
Solidarity with Black Lives Matter
We stand in defiance of oppressive and violent systems and institutions founded on centuries-long histories of slavery and genocide and the vile legacy of white supremacy and colonialism …
DEAR JACKIE receives Magnus Isacsson Award at RIDM 2021
Cinema Politica is thrilled to announce that Henri Pardo’s feature-length documentary DEAR JACKIE was awarded the Magnus Isacsson Award at Recontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (RIDM) 2021! The Magnus Isacsson Award is presented in collaboration with ARRQ, DOC Québec, Funambules Médias, Cinema Politica and Main Film.
ADOPT-A-DOC
In 2010 Cinema Politica initiated a program to support independent Canadian documentaries during the production stage, and before broadcasters and/or financiers have “come on board.” In other words, we started Adopt-a-doc to offer our support to independent films struggling to get made in the very tough climate of documentary in Canada. Click on the film pages below to learn about each project.
Twyla Roscovich: A Dedicated Activist and Filmmaker Whose Legacy Will Last Lifetimes
Cinema Politica’s Ezra Winton remembers a friend and ally.
Monica Gutierrez on Canada’s debt
#ComfortableTruth: Migrants owe Canada for the opportunity to be here. Check out Monica Gutierrez’s reflections and video response here.
