Film Series
Film Series: Sea to Land
PAST EVENTS
Award-winning film screening – Thursday, July 18th at 7pm at NIC
What would you do if your land was threatened? Audience Award-winner at HotDocs Film Festival, YINTAH (125 min) is a documentary film about environmental racism and the power of Indigenous resistance and resilience. World Community is honoured to present this compelling film on Thursday, July 18 th at 7pm in the Stan Hagen Theatre, North Island College. (Visit the post to view this trailer.)
Film Screening: Tantura
Weird Cinema Hosts Tantura Documentary to Mark 76 th Anniversary of the Nakba On Saturday, May 18 th at 7 pm, Weird Cinema at Weird Church in Cumberland will showcase a documentary that marks the anniversary of the Nakba, This Arabic term means “catastrophe”, and...
Future of Canadian Farming – Films and Discussion (click here for more info)
In a changing climate, who will grow our food? Join National Farmers Union President Jenn Pfenning for an engaging evening of short films and discussion looking at the challenges and opportunities for Canadian farmers. The event is part of the World Community Film...
FILM SCREENING: THE GIANTS – TUES, FEB. 11th – 7pm
THE GIANTS explores the intertwined fates of trees and humans in this poetic and cinematic portrait of environmental folk hero and gay icon, Dr. Bob Brown, who took Green politics to the centre of power in Australia's government. Best Environmental Film - 2024 Banff...
Film Series 2024
Film Series: Tuesday December 3 – Singing Back the Buffalo - North Island College, Courtenay. (99 min) 2024 - Filmmaker: Tasha HubbardDriven to the point of extinction in the 19th century, the buffalo is proving more resilient than once feared. Tasha Hubbard's...
SPECIAL SCREENING – ANALOGUE REVOLUTION: HOW FEMINIST MEDIA CHANGED THE WORLD
March 10 2024 / 3:00pm - 5:00pm CO-PRESENTATION | WORLD COMMUNITY FILM FESTIVAL + CVAG — Public | Free Event A special screening of Analogue Revolution: How Feminist Media Changed the World will take place on Sunday, March 10 at 3PM at North Island College’s Stan...
Marker of Change: The Story of the Women’s Monument
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 Screening: Being Michelle – Online Oct. 27 – 29th
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...