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Commercialized education the Croatia edition
On Monday Oct. 22, Cinema Politica is premiering Blokada, a film that will resonate with those who opposed, witnessed or took part in the student movement in Quebec.
Many paper memories: feminism, art, and the 1970s
Dearest art aficionados, for those of you who, much like myself, associate the autumn season with new literary…
So you want to work in Canada?
The End of Immigration is a film that demonstrates one of the few things not to be proud of as a Canadian.
Through the eyes of the people
Cinema Politica’s Oct. 4 screening, The Suffering Grasses, is an educative and insightful film that reveals the social and political circumstances that Syrian civilians face on a day-to-day basis.
Movement, memory and mobilization
Touching upon themes of movement, memory and mobilization, The Concordian has your guide to this year’s most controversial documentaries.
Freedom to squat
Cinema Politica’s first feature film of the semester, Squat: The City Belongs to Us, is about a Barcelona-based activist group, Miles de Viviendas (Thousands of Homes), who occupy evicted and boarded up buildings and then turn them into inspired homes.
The view from up close
Documentaries are generally about reducing distances between the viewer and subject(s). A well-made doc will be able to…
What makes the man a woman?
Concordia has, over the past couple of years, been slowly adapting their policies to the needs of the…
So what’s up, docs?
The 1980s may be remembered for Madonna, Tom Petty and Phil Collins—or are those the the Superbowl halftime…
Sweet dreams are made of this
While the “rags to riches through hard work” narrative may anchor capitalist ethos, it lacks the glamour we…
How the Cold War was almost reignited
Back in 2007, the Bush administration was trying to install a anti-missile radar system at a military base…