Cinema Politica is a project organized by Montreal-based non-profit überculture , and comprises a network of several local film exhibition series across Canada, Europe and the USA. The Canadian component of the network has nearly 20 locals, most of which are located on college and university campuses and is co-sponsored by CitizenShift. überculture is committed to challenging and resisting the corporatization of culture and Cinema Politica is a project that creates pluralistic and inclusive democratic spaces on campuses, where admission is always by donation and everyone is welcome to participate.

Cinema Politica’s main objective is to promote, disseminate, exhibit and promote the discussion of political cinema by independent artists, with an emphasis on Canadian works. All pieces that are screened are political works - they represent cinema texts that engage an audience on important socio-political, cultural, environmental and economic issues that are provocative in challenging dominant ideologies and accepted norms. Exhibited works innovative and seek to educate, entertain and especially inspire audiences to participate in openly democratic practices. Emphasis is placed on works that tell stories underrepresented by mainstream media, including narratives around minority struggles within Canada, or gender and sexual identity for example. The position of the artist in society is taken into account in the curatorial process, with a focus on artists who are marginalized and/or struggle with oppression.