Film Festival | World Community

Coming Home to Grandmother’s Garden

Nov 8, 2024

1:40 PM (17 min)

Filmmaker: Ed Carswell

Coming Home to Grandmother’s Garden is a beautiful film about Garry Oak ecosystems
from a Cowichan First Nation perspective. Hul’q’umi’nim-speaking people have lived on southern Vancouver Island since time immemorial and have tended and maintained p’hwulhp (Garry Oak) ecosystems as critical food gardens and hunting grounds. As Sulatiye’ (Maiya Modeste) says “When you have a relationship with the land, there is more initiative and passion toward saving it.”

Breaking the News

Oct 20, 2023

Filmmakers: Heather Courtney, Princess Hairston, Chelsea Hernandez
4:10 PM – 99 min

Go behind the scenes at The 19th*, a digital news start-up led by a scrappy group of fearless women and LGBTQ+ journalists to buck status quo reporting by asking “who is omitted from the story and how can they be included?”

Common Ground

Oct 20, 2023

Directors: Josh Tickell & Rebecca Tickell
8 PM – 105 min

Fusing journalistic exposé with deeply personal stories from those on the front lines of the sustainable food movement, Common Ground unveils a dark web of money, power, and politics behind a broken food system. The film reveals how racist practices forged the current farm system in the US.

A Crack in the Mountain

Oct 20, 2023

Director: Alistair Evans
7:30 PM – 100 min

Deep in the jungle of Central Vietnam, lies a magnificent underground kingdom. Hang Son Doòng which translates as “mountain river cave, is located in Quang Bình Province. In the middle of a UNESCO world heritage site, it is the largest cave passage in the world and a place of spectacular beauty.

Tiny

Oct 20, 2023

Filmmakers: Ritchie Hemphill and Ryan Haché
7:30 PM – 15 min

Tiny is a stop-motion animation highlighting the life of ‘Nakwaxda’xw Elder Colleen Hemphill and her experiences growing up on a float house near Alert Bay. Colleen is featured telling stories about her relationships with family, the community and nature.

Doctrine of Discovery: Stolen Lands, Strong Hearts – 3:00 pm LNS 66 min.

Nov 25, 2019

Doctrine of Discovery: Stolen Lands, Strong Hearts Saturday Films 3:00 pm LNS 66 min. 2019 Anglican Church of Canada Filmmaker: Lisa Barry The Doctrine of Discovery, proclaimed over 500 years ago, continues to profoundly impact Indigenous and Settler people...

Fashion’s Dirty Secrets – 3:05pm FFR 47 min.

Nov 25, 2019

Fashion's Dirty Secrets Saturday Films 3:05 pm FFR 47 min. 2019 BBC Filmmaker: Lucy Siegle ‘Fast fashion’ has taken the clothing industry by storm. Retailers churn out affordable versions of the latest fashions from the runway to the store shelf, and we’re...

2040 – 4:10 pm UNS 92 min.

Nov 25, 2019

2040 Saturday Films 4:10 UNS 92 min. 2019 LevelFILM Filmmaker: Damon Gameau Award-winning director Damon Gameau embarks on a journey to explore what the future would look like by the year 2040 if we simply embraced the best solutions to the climate crisis...

Assholes: A Theory – 4:15 pm FFR 81 min.

Nov 25, 2019

Assholes: A Theory Saturday Films 4:15 pm FFR 81 min. 2019 NFB Filmmaker: John Walker Some grapple with the challenge of treating other human beings decently. Others are just… assholes, claims Professor Aaron James in his New York Times bestselling book,...

Finding Solitude – 8:00 pm SID 22 min

Nov 25, 2019

Finding Solitude Closing Night 8:00 pm SID 22 min. 2019 www.findingsolitudefilm.com Filmmakers: Jaiden George & Tristan Hinder-Hohlweg Filmmakers attending. Finding Solitude is about saving the alpine, glaciers and forests on Vancouver Island....

From Seed to Seed – 8:00 pm SID 87 min.

Nov 25, 2019

From Seed to Seed Closing Night 8:00 SID 87 min. 2017 Bullfrog Films Filmmaker: Katharina Stieffenhofer In Southern Manitoba,Terry and Monique are pouring their hearts into a small, ecological farm. In love with the land, their methods are derived from...

Film Festival Feast 2019

Dec 7, 2018

Saturday 2 Feb - 6pm - Upper Filberg Hall Join us for a delicious vegetarian feast on Saturday Night at the World Community Film Festival. This annual feast is a wonderful place to gather and connect to reflect on the incredible stories shared at the 2019 festival....

Threads – 8:00 pm SID 32 min.

Dec 1, 2018

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.

Dec 1, 2018

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.

Dec 1, 2018

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.

Dec 1, 2018

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...

1948: Creation and Catastrophe – 10:00 am FFR 85 min.

Dec 1, 2018

1948: Creation and Catastrophe Saturday 10:00 am FFR 85 min. Collective Eye Distribution, 2018 Director: Andy Trimlett & Ahlam Muhtaseb Through riveting and moving personal recollections of both Palestinians and Israelis, 1948: Creation & Catastrophe reveals...

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