Film Series

FILM SCREENING: THE GIANTS – TUES, FEB. 11th – 7pm
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 Mountain Film Festival

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PAST EVENTS

Award-winning film screening – Thursday, July 18th at 7pm at NIC
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
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...

Film Screening: Safe Haven, July 20th and 21st.
Film Screening: Safe Haven, July 20th and 21st.

World Community Film Festival and Cumberland Museum and Archives are collaborating to host filmmakers, Lisa Molomot and Alison Mountz, for two screenings of their award-winning documentary, Safe Haven (80 min). The film exposes realities and myths of Canada as a refuge for war resisters.

The first screening will be held on Thursday, July 20th at 7 pm at the Stan Hagen
Theatre, North Island College.

On Friday, July 21 st the second screening will be held at
the Cumberland Museum and Archives. The museum has limited seating so it is on a ‘first come’ basis.