Join World Community and the Comox Valley Hospice Society for a screening of the uplifting film Death is But a Dream on Thursday January 12th at 7 pm at the Stan Hagen Theatre, North Island College. Everyone is Welcome. Admission is by donation
Michael Holding
Threads – 8:00 pm SID 32 min.
Threads Closing Night 8:00 pm SID 32 min. Collective Eye Films, 2017 Director: Kathy Stevulak Torn from her family, her paintings, and her beloved Calcutta after the partition of India, artist Surayia Rahman finds a new life in Bangladesh teaching impoverished mothers...
Soufra – 8:40 pm SID 72 min.
Soufra Closing Night 8:40 pm SID 72 min. Hydro Studios, 2018 Director: Thomas MorganExecutive Producer: Susan Sarandon Soufra follows the inspirational story of intrepid social entrepreneur Mariam Shaar, a refugee who has spent her entire life in the 69 year-old Burl...
The Reluctant Radical – 10:00 am UNS 77 min.
The Reluctant Radical Saturday 10:00 am UNS 77 min. 2018 Director: Lindsey Grayzel www.thereluctantradicalmovie.com If a crime is committed in order to prevent a greater crime, is it forgivable? Is it, in fact, necessary? The documentary, The Reluctant Radical,...
Love and Bananas: An Elephant Story – 10:00 am LNS 75 min.
Love and Bananas: An Elephant Story Saturday 10:00 am LNS 75 min. Cargo Film and Releasing, 2018 Director: Ashley BellCinematography: Van Royko Elephant rescues in Thailand are rare, unpredictable and often life-threatening. There is no need to abuse an elephant to...
WAJD: Songs of Separation – 1:00 pm LNS 88 min.
WAJD: Songs of Separation Saturday 1:00 pm LNS 88 min. www.wajdfilm.com, 2018 Director: Amar Chebib Wajd: Songs of Separation introduces us to three men—Ibrahim, Abdulwahed, and Mohamad—all talented musicians, who have fled war-torn Syria and are re-assembling their...
Treeline – 1:00 pm SID 40 min.
Treeline Saturday 1:00 pm SID 40 min. Patagonia, 2018 Director: Jordan ManleyTreeline celebrates the forests on which our species have always depended, and around which some skiers and snowboarders have based their entire lives. Follow a group of snow-seekers,...
Save Space Nugget – 1:45 pm SID 41 min.
Save Space Nugget Saturday 1:45 pm SID 41 min. 2017 Director: Trish Neufeld Save Space Nugget is the story of the determined community of Cumberland coming together to save their forest from the timber company who intended to harvest it for profit. It’s a David and...
Family Venue Films – 1pm – 2:30 pm Lower SID
Family Films 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Lower SID Theme: Trees & ForestsOne Forest in the World 6 min. A film by Fox & Bee Studio Young members of the Cumberland community share how the Cumberland Community Forest is a part of their lives and why they value this...
Dust n’ Bones – 2:40 pm LNS 45 min.
Dust n' BonesSaturday 2:40 pm LNS 45 min. Less Bland Productions, 2018 Director: Leslie Bland Dust n' Bones examines the challenges and mysteries of dealing with the discovery, preservation, and re-interment of First Nations artefacts and remains. These themes are...
Celling Your Soul – 2:40 pm FFR 48 min.
Celling Your Soul Saturday 2:40 pm FFR 48 min. McNabb/ Connolly, 2017 Filmmaker: Joni Siani Celling Your Soul is a powerful and informative examination of how young people actually feel about connecting in the digital world and their love/hate relationship with...
Metamorphosis – 2:45 pm SID 95 min.
Metamorphosis Saturday 2:45 pm SID 95 min. NFB, 2018 Filmmakers: Nova Ami & Velcrow Ripper A poem for the planet, Nova Ami and Velcrow Ripper’s film Metamorphosis takes the pulse of our earth and bears witness to a moment of profound change: the loss of one...
Ecology Transforms Youth – 2:45 pm UNS 35 min.
Ecology Transforms Youth Saturday 2:45 pm UNS35 min.youthecology.ca, 2018Filmmaker: Ed CarswellCarswellfilm.ca Travel with several youth as they explore the rivers and estuaries of the Comox Valley. Created by Wendy Kotilla in 2004, the Youth & Ecological...
Call of the Forest: The Forgotten Wisdom of Trees – 3:40 pm UNS 52 min.
Call of the Forest: The Forgotten Wisdom of Trees Saturday 3:40 pm UNS 52 min. Treespeak Films, 2018 Director: Jeff McKay We follow visionary scientist, conservationist and author, Diana Beresford-Kroeger, on her journey to the most beautiful forests of the northern...
Being the Change: A New Kind of Climate Documentary – 3:40 pm LNS 58 min.
Being the Change: A New Kind of Climate Documentary Saturday 3:40 pm LNS 58 min. www.treehugger.com, 2018 Filmmakers: Mary Grandelis and Dave Davis Is it possible to move away from fossil fuels and live a more joyful life? That is the question NASA atmospheric...
The Radicals – 3:40 pm FFR 55 min.
The Radicals Saturday 3:40 pm FFR 55 min. www.theradicalsfilm.com, 2018 Filmmakers: Brian Hockenstein & Tamo Campos With breathtaking cinematography, The Radicals follows four snowboarders and surfers driven to become social and environmental stewards through...
Satan & Adam – 4:40 pm UNS 80 min.
Satan & Adam Saturday 4:40 pm UNS 80 min. Cargo Film and Releasing, 2018 Filmmaker: Scott Balcerek Sterling Magee experienced firsthand the music industry’s exploitation of black musicians. So he walked away to play music on the Harlem streets. Re-inventing...