Documentaries

Cinema Politica Concordia Presents: Hands On: Women, Climate, Change & The Good Neighbour

r.prudhomme — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:32:40 +0000

Mon Dec 8

city:

Montreal

Venue:

Concordia University

Address:

1455 de Maisonneuve West, Rm H110

Cost:

By donation

organizer contact:

concordia@cinemapolitica.org

Space Accessibiity:

Wheelchair accessible

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Link:

http://www.cinemapolitica.org/screening/concordia/good-neighbour-hands-women-climate-change

Join Cinema Politica Concordia for the Quebec premiere screenings of HAND ON: WOMEN, CLIMATE, CHANGE & THE GOOD NEIGHBOUR! These two films feature women who tackle the issue of climate justice with a focus on the Canadian Tar Sands. With filmmakers in attendance for a post-screening Q&A.

Cinema Politica Concordia Presents: Transgender Parents & Intersexion

r.prudhomme — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:29:17 +0000

Mon Dec 1

city:

Montreal

Venue:

Concordia University

Address:

1455 de Maisonneuve West, Rm H110

Cost:

By donation

organizer contact:

concordia@cinemapolitica.org

Space Accessibiity:

Wheelchair accessible

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Link:

http://www.cinemapolitica.org/screening/concordia/intersexion-transgender-parents

Join Cinema Politica Concordia for the Quebec premiere screenings of TRANSGENDER PARENTS & INTERSEXION, two docs that explore the fluidity of sex, gender and sexuality, and the ways in which families and communities build positive futures together. Filmmakers will be in attendance for a post-screening discussion.

Cinema Politica Concordia Presents: Huicholes: The Last Peyote Guardians

r.prudhomme — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:19:22 +0000

Mon Nov 24

city:

Montreal

Venue:

Concordia University

Address:

1455 de Maisonneuve West, Rm H110

Cost:

By donation

organizer contact:

concordia@cinemapolitica.org

Space Accessibiity:

Wheelchair accessible

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Link:

http://www.cinemapolitica.org/screening/concordia/huicholes-last-peyote-guardians

Join Cinema Politica Concordia for the Canadian premiere screening of HUICHOLES: THE LAST PEYOTE GUARDIANS. This beautifully shot documentary tells the urgent story of the mystical Wixarika People and their struggle against the Mexican government and Canadian mining companies.

Cinema Politica Concordia Presents: Sol

r.prudhomme — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:07:25 +0000

Fri Nov 21

city:

Montreal

Venue:

Concordia University

Address:

1455 de Maisonneuve West, Rm H110

Cost:

By donation

organizer contact:

concordia@cinemapolitica.org

Space Accessibiity:

Wheelchair accessible

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Link:

http://www.cinemapolitica.org/screening/concordia/sol

Join Cinema Politica Concordia for the Quebec premiere screening of SOL, a quiet meditation on the devastation of Inuit suicide. This doc manages to confront the legacy of colonization and urgently demands justice for Canada’s Indigenous peoples.

Cinema Politica Concordia Presents: Moug (Waves)

r.prudhomme — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 18:53:49 +0000

Mon Nov 17

city:

Montreal

Venue:

Concordia University

Address:

1455 de Maisonneuve West, Rm H110

Cost:

By donation

organizer contact:

concordia@cinemapolitica.org

Space Accessibiity:

Wheelchair accessible

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Link:

http://www.cinemapolitica.org/screening/concordia/moug-waves

Join Cinema Politica Concordia for the Quebec premiere screening of MOUG (WAVES). This deeply personal film reflects on revolution in Egypt as the lens lyrically moves among rich, captivating images framed by thoughtful narration.

Cinema Politica Concordia Presents: The Secret Trial 5

r.prudhomme — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 18:49:13 +0000

Fri Nov 14

city:

Montreal

Venue:

Concordia University

Address:

1455 de Maisonneuve West, Rm H110

Cost:

By donation

organizer contact:

concordia@cinemapolitica.org

Space Accessibiity:

Wheelchair accessible

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Link:

http://www.cinemapolitica.org/screening/concordia/secret-trial-5

Join Cinema Politica Concordia for the Quebec premiere screening of THE SECRET TRIAL 5, a film nearly five years in the making. This gripping doc is a sensitive and intelligent examination of Canada’s unjust security certificates and the people affected by them.

Cinema Politica Concordia Presents: Concerning Violence

r.prudhomme — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 18:41:40 +0000

Mon Nov 10

city:

Montreal

Venue:

Concordia University

Address:

1455 de Maisonneuve West, Rm H110

Cost:

By donation

organizer contact:

concordia@cinemapolitica.org

Space Accessibiity:

Wheelchair accessible

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Link:

http://www.cinemapolitica.org/screening/concordia/concerning-violence

Join Cinema Politica Concordia for the Quebec premiere screening of CONCERNING VIOLENCE, a new doc by the acclaimed director of The Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975. Göran Hugo Olsson returns with a powerful, retrospective exploration of African liberation struggles via Frantz Fanon’s text The Wretched of the Earth.

Cinema Politica Concordia Presents: Vessel

r.prudhomme — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 18:33:52 +0000

Mon Nov 3

city:

Montreal

Venue:

Concordia University

Address:

1455 de Maisonneuve West, Rm H110

Cost:

By donation

organizer contact:

concordia@cinemapolitica.org

Space Accessibiity:

Wheelchair accessible

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Link:

http://www.cinemapolitica.org/screening/concordia/vessel

Join Cinema Politica Concordia for the Quebec premiere screening of VESSEL. This doc follows brave activists as they sail across the world to provide safe abortion to women with no access to it, and to exchange know-how with local reproductive rights groups. The director will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A.

Cinema Politica Concordia Presents: Everyday Rebellion

r.prudhomme — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 18:28:25 +0000

Mon Oct 27

city:

Montreal

Venue:

Concordia University

Address:

1455 de Maisonneuve West, Rm H110

Cost:

By donation

organizer contact:

concordia@cinemapolitica.org

Space Accessibiity:

Wheelchair accessible

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Link:

http://www.cinemapolitica.org/screening/concordia/everyday-rebellion

Join Cinema Politica Concordia for the Quebec premiere screening of EVERYDAY REBELLION, an inspiring film that travels the globe to highlight creative nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience, revisiting The Yes Men, Femen and the Spanish Indignados along the way. The event is co-presented with The Radical Imagination Project, and will also feature a book launch!

Cinema Politica Concordia Presents: Article 12: Waking Up In A Surveillance Society

r.prudhomme — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 18:26:01 +0000

Mon Oct 20

city:

Montreal

Venue:

Concordia University

Address:

1455 de Maisonneuve West, Rm H110

Cost:

By donation

organizer contact:

concordia@cinemapolitica.org

Space Accessibiity:

Wheelchair accessible

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Link:

http://www.cinemapolitica.org/screening/concordia/article-12-waking-surveillance-society

Join Cinema Politica Concordia on Monday October 20th for the screening of ARTICLE 12: WAKING UP IN A SURVEILLANCE SOCIETY. Has the march of technological advancements also eroded personal freedoms? This provocative doc answers the questions as it explores privacy, security and the state.

Cinema Politica Concordia Presents: The Price We Pay

r.prudhomme — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 18:22:00 +0000

Wed Oct 15

city:

Montreal

Venue:

Concordia University

Address:

1455 de Maisonneuve West, Rm H110

Cost:

By donation

organizer contact:

concordia@cinemapolitica.org

Space Accessibiity:

Wheelchair accessible

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Link:

http://www.cinemapolitica.org/screening/concordia/price-we-pay

Join Cinema Politica Concordia for the Quebec premiere screening of THE PRICE WE PAY, a searing indictment of corporate greed and malfeasance. This doc digs deep into the dirty world of corporate tax evasion and off-shore havens for the world’s biggest companies. The event is in collaboration with Festival du nouveau cinema, and director Harold Crooks will be in attendance.

Cinema Politica Concordia Presents: Gulabi Gang

r.prudhomme — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 18:12:32 +0000

Mon Oct 6

city:

Montreal

Venue:

Concordia University

Address:

1455 de Maisonneuve West, Rm H110

Cost:

By donation

organizer contact:

concordia@cinemapolitica.org

Space Accessibiity:

Wheelchair accessible

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Link:

http://www.cinemapolitica.org/screening/concordia/gulabi-gang

Join Cinema Politica Concordia for the Quebec premiere screening of GULABI GANG, an impeccably shot film that follows a group of fearless women who fight gender violence in India with great ferocity. The event is in collaboration with the Kabir Cultural Centre, and will feature a Q&A with director Nishtha Jain. Entrance is by donation.

Cinema Politica Concordia Presents: Rainforest: The Limit of Splendour & Salmon Confidential

r.prudhomme — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 19:17:17 +0000

Mon Feb 17

city:

Montreal

Venue:

D.B. Clarke Theatre, Concordia University

Address:

1455 de Maisonneuve West

Cost:

By donation

organizer contact:

concordia@cinemapolitica.org

Space Accessibiity:

Wheelchair Accessible

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Link:

http://www.cinemapolitica.org/screening/concordia/salmon-confidential-rainforest-limit-splendour

Join Cinema Politica Concordia for the double-bill screening of RAINFOREST: THE LIMIT OF SPLENDOUR & SALMON CONFIDENTIAL, two great docs from British Columbia that look at our relationship with the natural world. These films focus on resource management and sustainability issues in Canada, specifically in the form of tree and fish farming. Entrance is by donation.

Cinema Politica Concordia Presents: Seeking Netukulimk & Honour your Word

r.prudhomme — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 19:08:23 +0000

Mon Feb 10

city:

Montreal

Venue:

D.B. Clarke Theatre, Concordia University

Address:

1455 de Maisonneuve West

Cost:

By donation

organizer contact:

concordia@cinemapolitica.org

Space Accessibiity:

Wheelchair Accessible

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Link:

http://www.cinemapolitica.org/screening/concordia/honour-your-word-seeking-netukulimk

Cinema Politica Concordia Presents: Valentine Road

r.prudhomme — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 19:04:51 +0000

Mon Feb 3

city:

Montreal

Venue:

D.B. Clarke Theatre, Concordia University

Address:

1455 de Maisonneuve West

Cost:

By donation

organizer contact:

concordia@cinemapolitica.org

Space Accessibiity:

Wheelchair Accessible

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Link:

http://www.cinemapolitica.org/screening/concordia/valentine-road