Cinema Politica UCalgary – A Fidai Film
Cinema Politica Vienna – A Fidai Film
Three Powerful Docs Showcasing Community Medicine
From Honduras to New York, this trio of docs captures three community-lead movements to create healthcare access for neglected populations.
Cinema Politica x Vessel Contemporary – 17 Dec
St Andrews Cinema Politica- Where Olive Trees Weep
20 Years, 20 Films: Commemorating Two Decades of Screening Truth to Power at Cinema Politica
Cinema Politica initially hatched at Montreal’s Concordia University in 2003, filling a lacuna in the world of contemporary film exhibition. Between the barrage of multiplexes and selective programming of repertory cinemas, there was a noted absence of bold political documentaries in the ecosystem. Over the following years, Cinema Politica launched a mission to refute neoliberal […]
My Prairie Home
In this feature documentary-musical by Chelsea McMullan, indie singer Rae Spoon takes us on a playful, meditative and at times melancholic journey. Set against majestic images of the infinite expanses of the Canadian Prairies, the film features Spoon crooning about their queer and musical coming of age. Interviews, performances and music sequences reveal Spoon’s inspiring […]
The Corporation
Provoking, witty, stylish and sweepingly informative, The Corporation explores the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time. Part film and part movement, The Corporation is transforming audiences and dazzling critics with its insightful and compelling analysis. Taking its status as a legal « person » to the logical conclusion, the film puts the […]
Call for Programmers
Do you love political cinema, especially documentaries? Cinema Politica is looking for enthusiastic and informed film programmers to join our Programming Committee!
The Sense of Violence
The film traces the trajectory of cinema by uncovering the specific intersections shared within the historical context of “anti-communist art” during the Park Chung-hee regime (1970s~1970s). In particular, the censorship of anti-communist film imagery by the Korean Central Intelligence Agency symbolically reveals the presence of power and ideology in the space between image and reality […]
First Peoples First Screens at the Cinema / Activism / Education Conference
Urban Disobedience Toolkit
Urban Disobedience Toolkit explores the evolving dynamics of public space in big cities, showing how art can inspire people to reclaim and reshape their urban environments. Through artistic interventions and performative lectures, the film illustrates ways to “take back the city.” These elements are seamlessly interwoven under the direction of artist and filmmaker Vladimír Turner, […]
Khartoum
In 2022, four Sudanese filmmakers, along with a British director-writer, began filming the lives and dreams of five very different citizens in Khartoum: Street boy LOKAIN (12) and his best friend WILSON (11) embark on a mission in Khartoum’s rubbish dumps to buy two beautiful shirts. KHADMALLAH (28) a single mum and tea vendor engages […]
Dear Future Children
Sabren
“Sabren” is a Sudanese short film by Eythar Gubara, which focuses on the struggles of Sudanese revolutionaries after the October 2021 coup and was filmed before the devastating war began in 2023. It translates to “patience” in Sudanese Arabic and showcases the resilience and artistic spirit of a generation of youth fighting for a democratic […]
