Welcome to Archive/Counterarchive
Archive/Counter-Archive is a project and research network dedicated to activating and preserving audiovisual archives created by Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Métis, Inuit), Black communities and People of Colour, women, LGBT2Q+ and immigrant communities. Political, resistant, and community-based, counter-archives disrupt conventional narratives and enrich our histories.
Established in 2018 through a Social Science and Humanities Partnership Grant, the network is committed to finding new ways to activate, preserve and restore Canada's diverse moving image heritage. Our evolving mandate combines education and advocacy to raise awareness and find resources to support audio-visual preservation -- with a special focus on short format media which have very few resources available for preservation.
activating Canada's audiovisual heritage
News and Events
Check out what's on at Archive/Counter-Archive below! Visit our News and Events page for complete listing.
Talking Archives, Season 2 Episode 1: Chantal Partamian
This episode features experimental filmmaker and archivist Chantal Partamian in conversation with Monika. In the interview, Chantal discusses her work around the preservation and restoration of reels from the Eastern Mediterranean, associated with research focused on archival practices in conflic
Creative Atelier with Film Artist Karel Doing | Oct 9, York University
We are excited to announce an upcoming collaborative talk and screening event co-organized by A/CA and CineMobilia.
AV/revoir les archives! Méthodes, théories et activations des archives queer et féministes | 28 Août, Cinémathèque québécoise
Cette journée d’études est concue comme un forum de rencontre entre des chercheur.e.s en médias, des archivistes et les programmateurs.rices de films, et des artistes basées au Québec qui partageront leurs questions théoriques et méthodologiques dans leurs recherches sur les médias féministes et
Case Studies
Our Case Studies examine a range of themes, media, histories, and geographies through a selection of Canadian, community-based, and independent archives and collections.
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Film Still: I Will Not Think About Death Anymore (dir. Irene Buncel, 1994)
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Women in Focus Society, from the Crista Dahl Media Archive, VIVO
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Arnait Video Productions
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CFMDC Come Down screening
Working Groups
Working Groups provide a resource for the Case Studies and extend the research through papers, policy recommendations, workshops, exhibitions, and public talks.
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