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I always find the integration of spirituality, destruction and resistance inspiring, especially with the personal testimonies and the stunning photography.

Audience member at Cinema Politica Tatamgouche at screening of HEART OF SKY, HEART OF EARTH #DivineDocs

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Divine Interventions

Visual Identity and poster/brochure design for Cinema Politica's Divine Interventions screening series, showcasing documentaries that explore the interesection of spirituality and social justice.

http://www.lokidesign.net/divine-interventions/

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"Cinema Politica is on the cutting edge of the cinematic zeitgeist, and once again is tapping into the heart of the times, by showcasing the power of connecting spirit with action with their new project “Divine Interventions.”

Velcrow Ripper, Director of OCCUPY LOVE

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Cinema Politica Regina screens #DivineDocs film GENTLY WHISPERING THE CIRCLE BACK tonight at the Artful Dodger!

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A GRIPPING THRILLER: LET THE FIRE BURN PLAYS AT CP YORK

As part of Cinema Politica’s Divine Interventions program and Black History Month, Cinema Politica York recently (Feb 25) screened the powerful, award-winning doc LET THE FIRE BURN.

This unique documentary, directed by Jason Osder, artfully combines ominous archival footage of a forgotten moment in American history: May 13, 1985, when a feud between the city of Philadelphia and MOVE, a radical urban group, came to a deadly climax. By order of local authorities, police dropped military-grade explosives onto a MOVE-occupied row house, resulting in the tragic deaths of 11 people (including five children) and the destruction of 61 homes in the surrounding neighbourhood.

The audience in York was moved by this gripping documentary, which unfurls with the tension of a great thriller (however with real political consequences). Following the screening, filmmaker Alison Duke moderated a panel discussion with Professor Warren Crichlow, activist and community organizer janaya khan, and filmmaker Chevy X.

CP York is proud to be part of a larger movement of activists fighting to bring attention to critical historical moments that are overlooked and distorted by the mainstream media.

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This week, Cinema Politica Regina screens Divine Docs GENTLY WHISPERING THE CIRCLE BACK, a doc commissioned by Blue Quills First Nations College as a "Community Ressource for Healing and Reconciliation". Watch the trailer here.

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LET THE FIRE BURN screening at Cinema Politica York. Part of DivineInterventions 2.0 & Black History Month. Panel discussion moderated by Alison Duke, with Professor Warren Crichlow, activist and community organizer janaya khan, and filmmaker Chevy X.

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LOCAL SPOTLIGHT: CINEMA POLITICA ST JOHN'S

As part of Cinema Politica’s Divine Interventions programming, CP St John’s screened HUICHOLES: THE LAST PEYOTE GUARDIANS on February 18 at Memorial University. The event provided a rich learning environment, where attendees became aware of the traditional beliefs and ritual ceremonies of the Huichol people. The film also highlighted the struggle of the Huichol to preserve their sacred land, since companies are now exploiting their territory for natural resources.  This screening event was also featured in an article in The Independent, where author Paula Graham writes:

"Not only are the Huichol people not millionaires, they crawl through barbed wire to access their traditional lands and must lobby their own government to respect the status of the Wirikuta area as a tentative UNESCO World Heritage site."

Read the full article here.