Imagine being deaf and being the defendant in a court case with no access to an interpreter. World Community’s film series continues with the award-winning documentary, Being Michelle (80 min). The film follows the astonishing journey of a deaf woman with autism who...
THE SEQUEL - As we enter 2020, it’s a great time to imagine our collective future. Join World Community for the documentary, The Sequel, at the Stan Hagen Theatre at North Island College. The film explores the work of environmental economist David Fleming and the...
As California farmers struggle with drought and other impacts of climate change, our ability to grow and access local food is becoming more important every year. World Community’s film series continues with the film Five Acres (30 min.) followed by a panel discussion...
Journey via film to Whale Point and Fin Island research outposts in the Great Bear coastal region and meet the remarkable people who call this place home including leaders of the Gitga’at First Nation and whale researchers Hermann Meuter and Janie Wray. World...
Our four-part series ‘Addressing the Climate Crisis: Activism, Adaptation, and Resilience’ continues on Tuesday September 17, 7 pm at Upper Native Sons’ Hall with a climate communications panel covering issues from personal...
World Community kicks off World Food Week with the film, Food Stamped (60 min.) - Wednesday, October 15 - 7pm at NIC Theatre, Courtenay. An award winning film, Food Stamped is an informative and humorous documentary following a couple as they attempt to eat a healthy,...
As part of Mayworks celebration of arts and labour, World Community screens the dramatic 1954 film“Salt of the Earth” May 20, 7pm at NIC theatre Courtenay. Based on an actual strike against the Empire Zinc Mine in New Mexico, the film deals with the prejudice against...
Come enjoy a variety of "Food Theme" Films, Guest Speakers, Community Garden Tours and Workshops. Learn about local sustainable food production , GMO concerns and more! ADMISSION BY DONATION Films will include: More than Honey, Harvesting Community, Ladies of the...
World Community continues its film series with “Status Quo? The Unfinished Business of Feminism in Canada” (87 min, 2012). This powerful documentary will screen Tuesday March 4th at 7:00 pm at the North Island College theatre in Courtenay. Feminism has shaped the...
Pete Seeger was one of the most important voices and influential musicians in America. He died at age 94 on January 27. In memorium, and due to popular demand, World Community will host a screening of the Emmy Award winning feature documentary, “Pete Seeger: The Power...
Tues. Jan. 14th 7:00pm NIC Theatre, Courtenay "Girls in the Band" tells the poignant, untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their fascinating, groundbreaking journeys from the late 30′s to the present day. These incredibly talented women...
The 23rd World Community Film Festival is coming to downtown Courtenay on Jan 31 & Feb 1, 2014. Once again, programmers have selected some great films that will make it difficult to decide which venue to attend. Get a head start on your festival viewing with...
Sunday, Nov. 24th, 7pm – 9pm Evergreen Seniors' Lounge, Florence Filberg Centre, Courtenay World Community hosts the inspiring film, The People and the Olive (70 min). Ultra marathoners from the US run across Palestine in 5 days and learn about the struggles of olive...
by Amnesty & World Community Tues, Nov. 12th - 7:30 pm, NIC Theatre, Courtenay Don't miss this! It will not be in our Film Festival (Jan 31 and Feb 1st) Courtenay will join dozens of communities worldwide to screen Gold Fever, an “eye-opening and inspiring”...
World Community celebrates World Food Week with a screening of the award-winning film, GROW! Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 pm in the Stan Hagen Theatre at North Island College. Currently, the average age of farmers in North America is over 55, so it’s critical to encourage...
What's this about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in our food system? World Community continues it's film series with the new film, GMO/OMG, which explores some of the questions currently being discussed in the Comox Valley and elsewhere around the world. GMO...
World Community kicks off its fall film series Tues, Sept. 24th at 7:30pm in the North Island College theatre... This provocative film tackles one of the key issues of our time, climate change and the causes. The award-winning (and not so subtly-titled)...
