On December 6, 1989, 14 young women at Montréal’s Ecole Polytechnique were systematically murdered solely because they were female. A group of Vancouver feminists set out to create Canada’s first national monument to name and remember the 14 women.
Film Series
Film Screening: Under Thin Ice – Nov 27-29
Swim with polar bears and whales in the arctic! Or watch from the comfort of your home as the experts do it in the beautiful film Under Thin Ice (88 min). World Community’s online film series continues all weekend from 6 pm Friday Nov. 27 through Sunday Nov. 29...
Film Screening: Jimmy Carter, Rock & Roll President
World Community’s film series continues November 6 - 8 with the new uplifting film Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President (96 min) screening online into the comfort of your home. Programmer Wayne Bradley comments “This music-filled documentary is a much-needed...
Film Screening – The Great Disconnect
World Community resumes our film series with The Great Disconnect (one hour), available to stream on Tues. Oct. 20th at 6pm and continuing to be available through midnight on Wed. Oct. 21. Link to the film: https://xerb.tv/channel/worldcommunityca/virtual-events Even...
Film Screening: 2040, Tues. Feb. 11th, 7pm at NIC
The votes have been tallied from the recent World Community Film Festival. Audience pick for “Best of Fest” is the inspirational film “2040” which will be re-screened at the Stan Hagen Theatre, North Island College. Award-winning director Damon Gameau embarks on a...
Film Screening: The Wanted 18
Tuesday, October 27th 7:00 pm at the NIC Theatre, Courtenay Through a clever mix of animation and interviews, The Wanted 18 recreates an astonishing true story: the Israeli army’s pursuit of 18 cows, whose independent milk production on a Palestinian collective farm...
Film Screening: Tues, Sept 29, 7pm – NIC
World Community kicks off its fall film series at the North Island College theatre in Courtenay with the award-winning documentary... 'Til the Cows Come Home'. The cast of colourful characters includes irate farmers, passionate nuns, and endearing ex-cons. When the...
FREE film screening: Highway of Tears - Tuesday, July 21 - 7 pm (76 min.) Stan Hagen Theatre, North Island College, Courtenay As part of the Walking With Our Sisters events commemorating missing and murdered Aboriginal women, World Community is honoured to present...
World Community Screens Award-winning Film, The Secret Trial 5
Imagine spending years in a Canadian prison without being charged with a crime or knowing exactly what you’re accused of. This disturbing reality is exposed in the award-winning film, The Secret Trial 5, to be screened by World Community on...
Open Sesame; The Story of Seeds
Tuesday, March 31st 7:00pm – NIC Theatre Admission by donation. Seeds are essential to life, providing the basis for everything from fabric to food to fuels. Approximately 90 percent of the fruit and vegetable varieties that existed 100 years ago no longer exist...
Film Screening: Becoming Bulletfproof & Bulletproof Jackson
By popular demand....... World Community is re-screening the opening night feature from the recent Film Festival. Becoming Bulletproof (82 min.) tells the story of a group of people with an array of mental and physical challenges who come together each year to...
Just Desserts: Film Screening & Guest Speakers
Tues, Feb 17th 7:00 pm North Island College Theatre, Courtenay. (Admission is by donation) “Just Desserts” is an evening of film and discussion about the impact our local investment decisions have around the world. Defensora (40 min.), is a film about indigenous...
World Community Film Festival
The World Community Film Festival, in its 24th year, is the longest-running social justice film festival held in BC. Every year hundreds of people participate in our festival. Over 25 of the finest documentaries from around the world cover topics including: arts and...
Film Screening: Above All Else
Get a head start on the World Community Film Festival with a sneak preview of the award winning documentary, Above All Else, Tuesday, Jan. 20th - 7pm North Island College Theatre, Courtenay. (Admission is by donation) Above All Else is an intimate portrait of...
Final Film Screening for 2014
Now for some good news...come see The Future of Energy (79 min.), a positive film about the renewable energy revolution and the creative people who are re- imagining their relationship with the earth and with each other. The screening will be held at the North Island...
Filmmaker to attend World Community Film Screening
Film Screening: Coastal Tarsands Wed, Nov 19 at 7pm at the NIC theatre, Courtenay. Remember the Enbridge Corporation's $350 million animated TV ads that deleted islands, flattened the Rockies and widened the passages in order to convince us that pipelines and tanker...
Film Series: Tues, Oct. 28, 7pm, NIC
World Community will screen the new film On the Side of the Road Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 7pm at the NIC theatre, Courtenay. Filmmaker Lia Tarachansky will be in attendance for a discussion after the screening. Tarachansky grew up in Israel's largest settlement, Ariel....