Human Rights Archives - Page 4 of 10 - Le Cinéma sous les étoiles de Funambules Médias

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Twice Colonized

Aaju Peter embarks on a quest to recover her language and culture, from which she was cut off by colonial assimilation policies. Her personal journey, filmed over seven years, shows how courage, emotion and conviction can combine to have a lasting influence on the course of history.

, Colonialism, First nations, Human Rights, Racism

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Breaking Social

, Fredrik Gertten

Breaking Social explores the possibilities of overcoming injustice and corruption. The film aims to re-imagine the building blocks of our societies and ignite the hope that lives within us all.

, Culture, Feminism, Human Rights

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Suddenly TV

, Roopa Gogineni

During a demonstration in Khartoum, a group of young Sudanese create an imaginary TV channel to meet other revolutionaries.

, Culture, Human Rights, Politics, Social struggle

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Losing your home

, Emmanuel Rioux

The housing crisis is multifaceted. The harsh reality of eviction. The struggle against forced homelessness, a growing phenomenon.

, Human Rights, Precarity, Social struggle, Urbanity

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Loud & Here

, Josiane Blanc

After noticing too many cases of sexual violence going unreported or unpunished within their own schools, 23 teen girls decide to take matters into their own hands to make meaningful change to policy affecting school boards across Quebec.

, Feminism, Human Rights, Sexual violence, Social struggle

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Where Motion Has Not Yet Ceased

, Juliette Balthazard

Having found refuge from the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in Prague, two women and their young daughters face the expectation and hope of an imminent return to Ukraine.

, Human Rights, Sociology, War

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The Flag

, Joseph Paris

Yasser, a human rights activist, explores Paris to share a neglected truth, while Joseph, a filmmaker, accompanies him to analyze France's identitarian withdrawal through the evolution of political and media discourse over five decades. Their quest confronts the present with history to grasp the continuing regression of our freedoms.

, Democracy, Human Rights, Politics, Racism, Sociology

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The Ballad of Hard Times

, Pascal Gélinas, Richard Boutet

La Turlute des années dures released in 1983, explores the Quebecois Great Depression with poignant testimonials and popular songs. Forty years later, it remains relevant in the face of persistent social inequalities.

, Economy, Human Rights, Music, Sociology

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A Golden Life

, Boubacar Sangare

In Burkina Faso, young men look under the earth for gold – and a better future. As a result, 16-year-old Rasmané barely seems like a teenager any more. This mainly observational film follows him into the 100-metre abyss of small-scale mining.

, Environnement, Human Rights, Work

CSE 2024

Manufacturing the Threat

, Amy Miller

A poor couple, manipulated by undercover agents, is coerced into committing a terrorist attack in Canada. This documentary reveals police infiltration and incitement practices, exposing unchecked surveillance post-9/11.

, Human Rights, Politics, Sociology