Film Categories: Politics + Policy

  • Cathode Ray Tube

    “Cathode Ray Tube” explores society’s obsession with television. While indulging in his favourite past time, Raymond’s brain goes into overdrive.

  • Meat

    A taxidermist talks about his philosophies on life and his experiences during more than 25 years in a small but competitive business.

  • Fat of the Land

    In the first kitchen-grease-powered road movie, five women tour America fueling up on the waste oil their fellow travelers have left behind. From New York to San Francisco, the women careen across the nation in their modified van, fueled only by leftover restaurant frying oil. Through interviews and chance encounters, the video sardonically critiques the stranglehold petroleum has on our economy, while investigating the possibility of bio-diesel as an alternative. Shot in an energetic style, consistent with the do-it-yourself impetus of the project, this documentary humourously engages ordinary people in a serious discussion about transportation fuel. Selected screenings: MACBA, Barcelona,…

  • Through Your Eyes

    “Through Your Eyes” tells the story of Maria, a young Latin-American woman whose parents disappeared under the Argentinian military dictatorship when she was a child. Risking it all to uncover the mystery of their disappearance, Maria delves into her memories and history – a history which struggles to stay alive in a society which attempts to silence it. In Spanish with English sub-titles.

  • Retrato Oficial 1 | Official Portrait 1

    After declared unfit to stand trial in England, former dictator Augusto Pinochet stands up out of his wheelchair and greets supporters.

  • City of Dreams

    “City of Dreams” is the story of Marcel “Bambi” Commanda, an Ojibway man from Rama First Nation. Marcel sits in a prison cell, reciting a passage from his life. The film touches on his marginalization and displacement in the urban environment, the loss of culture, language and traditions, and his attempt to regain what he has lost. A poet, performer, drummer and emerging film and video maker, Marcel passed away in 1994 just after filming was finished. Selected screenings: Sundance Film Festival, USA, 1999; International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Cuba, 1996; Figueira da Foz International Film Festival, Portugal,…

  • Sick in the Head

    An unprofessional examination and diagnosis.

  • Oh Me!

    “Oh Me!” is in the form of a diary written by the animator, who is trying to take an account of his life 20 years after his film “Oh Dad!” was created. As in all of Amitay’s films, the animation was done by using fine chains and coloured sand.

  • Invisible Hand, The

    A dazzling confluence of stop-motion chalk drawings illustrate this story about greed, gambling, bankruptcy and confession. The cast of characters includes Dennis Kozlowski (Tyco), Kenneth Lay (Enron), Jeffrey Skilling (Enron), Andrew Fastow (Enron), Bernard Ebbers (Worldcom), Sam Waksal (ImClone) and Martha Stewart (ImClone), among others. Selected screenings & awards: Ann Arbor Film Festival Tour, 2004; Best Short Documentary, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Montana, USA, 2005; MadCat Women’s International Film Festival, San Francisco, CA, 2005

  • Rats and Welfare

    Set to a potent activist song by Zoe Chilco, “Rats and Welfare” takes aim at corporate greed and the rats in power.