Film Series
FILM SCREENING: Death is But a Dream (In Person and Virtual)
Christopher Kerr is a hospice doctor. All of his patients die. Yet he has cared for thousands of patients who, in the face of death, speak of love and grace.
Join World Community and the Comox Valley Hospice Society for a screening of the uplifting film Death is But a Dream on Thursday, January 12th, at 7 pm at the Stan Hagen Theatre, North Island College.
Everyone is welcome. Admission is by donation.
The film will also be available virtually from January 13 – 15. For links to the film trailer and to pre-order tickets, CLICK HERE.
This documentary explores the remarkably life-affirming processes that are happening beyond the physical realities of dying. These include dreams that are unlike any regular dream. Described as “more real than real,” these end-of-life experiences resurrect past relationships, meaningful events and themes of love and forgiveness; they restore life’s meaning and mark the transition from distress to comfort and acceptance.
Dr. Kerr leads the audience through intimate interviews with the dying where the viewer can experience the immense power of the dreams and visions first hand. The film paints a compelling and deeply moving portrait of the profoundly healing nature of the dying process and shows the great comfort these experiences can provide to the families they leave behind. A film of comfort, hope, and a genuinely uplifting look at death.
FMI: Janet (250 334-1840)
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: Tues Jan. 21st – 7pm at NIC
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...
Film Screening: Wajd: Songs of Separation – Tues. Oct. 30th, 7pm at NIC
After the trauma and dislocation of the war in Syria, how does one begin to pick up the pieces and heal? The documentary, WAJD: Songs of Separation looks at the important role music plays in the lives of refugees. Wajd: Songs of Separation introduces us to three...
FILM SCREENING: TUES. NOV. 13TH AT 7 PM – THE RELUCTANT RADICAL
(77 min) follows activist Ken Ward as he confronts his fears and puts himself in the direct path of the fossil fuel industry to combat climate change. “This film highlights the personal struggles and victories of one person’s path.” Bill McKibben A story of heroism...
Film Screening: Being the Change -Tues. October 9th at 7 pm – Stan Hagen Theatre at North Island College, Courtenay.
Is it possible to move away from fossil fuels and live a more joyful life? That is the question NASA atmospheric scientist Peter Kalmus explores in the film, Being the Change: A New Kind of Climate Documentary, presented by World Community. Peter, his wife Sharon, and...
Film Screening: After Spring – Tuesday Sept. 25th at 7pm
World Community is partnering with the Immigrant Welcome Centre for a special screening of the award-winning documentary, After Spring, at 7pm, Tuesday Sept. 25 in the Stan Hagen Theatre, North Island College, Courtenay. The film, produced by Jon Stewart, premiered at...
Celebrating The Tragically Hip & National Canadian Film Day
As part of the annual celebrations for National Canadian Film Day, the Sid Williams Theatre Society and World Community Development Education Society proudly present a screening of Long Time Running on Monday April 16 at the Sid Williams Theatre.
“I would have loved to say thank you face, to face, to face – to everybody, somehow,” Gord Downie declares in one of the interviews featured in the latest film from renowned Canadian documentary filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier (Manufactured Landscapes, Act of God, Watermark).
Film Screening: Directly Affected, Tues. April 3, 7pm at NIC
5 years ago, Vancouver filmmaker, Zack Embree set out on a mission: to understand the impacts of the Kinder Morgan pipeline on local communities and give a voice back to those who had been ignored by the National Energy Board process. He interviewed residents affected...