Film Series
Film Series: Moving Day
Moving Day, screens at 7pm, Thursday March 16 at the Stan Hagen Theatre, North
Island College. Doors will open at 6:15pm to check out the displays from local groups
working on these issues. Everyone is welcome. Admission by donation.
Moving Day (90 min) tells the story of the people who were left outside – quite literally –
during a global pandemic, the community that came together, and the day that could
pull them apart. This film chronicles the eviction of an encampment in Beacon Hill Park,
Victoria.
With the rise of Covid-19, shelters closed, jobs were lost, and the number of unhoused
people in Victoria swelled. A supportive community formed in the city’s biggest park and
as they learn of an ambitious plan to house everyone by March 31, 2021, uncertainty in
their futures mounts.
“Moving Day rehumanizes those experiencing homelessness, allowing the audience to
connect with and build compassion for displaced community members. We find
strength, motivation, purpose, and resilience in a connected community. This is
reaffirmed in Moving Day,” says Angela Fletcher, Coalition to End Homelessness
Coordinator.
After the film, hear from those supporting the frontlines of homelessness and
organizations working towards our community’s housing needs.
Content Warning – This story includes references to mental health, substance use,
aggression and death. Some coarse language. Support will be given to those in need.
Film Screening: River City Drumbeat. Dec 26-29
Bring some joy into your holiday season with World Community’s film series screening of River City Drumbeat (95 min), online from Dec. 26 – Dec 29th. The film is a reminder that there is kindness, compassion, and community in this world. This is a powerful story of...
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...
Guest Speaker: Andrew Nikiforuk
Tuesday, April 9 at 7pm - Stan Hagen Theatre, North Island College, Courtenay. Many politicians and environmentalists champion technology as the solution to all of our problems. What if technologies are accelerating our problems? What would the solutions be? These...
Film Screening: March 12th Sgaawaay K’uuna (Edge of the Knife) (105 min)
630pm - Sid Williams Theatre, Courtenay SGaawaay K’uuna (Edge of the Knife) is a 105 minute 2018 Canadian drama co-directed by Hluugitgaa Gwaai Edenshaw and Jaada Gyaahlangnaay Helen Haig-Brown. It is the first feature film spoken only in dialects of the Haida...
Film Series – The Devil We Know – Tues. March 5th, 7pm at NIC – Stan Hagen Theatre
The DuPont corporation revolutionized home cooking with Teflon's non-stick cookware and its key chemical ingredient, C8. But how safe is it? World Community’s film series continues with a screening of the eco-thriller, The Devil We Know (88 min. - North Island...
Film Series – “Best of Fest” Tuesday, Feb. 19th – 7pm at Stan Hagen Theatre, NIC, Courtenay.
The votes are in from the recent World Community Film Festival and the audience picks for “Best of Fest” resulted in a tie between two inspirational films to be shown as a double bill. First up will be Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives (63 min.) Singer, songwriter and...
Programmer Picks for World Community Film Festival
The 28th World Community Film Festival brings a dynamic program that will move and inspire
audiences in five venues in downtown Courtenay Feb. 1 and 2.
The Film Series will continue in February at Stan Hagen Theatre, NIC, Courtenay. Check back later for details.
"My people will sleep for 100 years, but when they awake, it will be the artists that give them their spirit back" Louis Riel (1885) Don't miss this special screening of the powerful film, When They Awake (92 min.), co-hosted by World Community and the Immigrant...