Film Series
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: Tues, Nov. 22nd, 7pm at NIC Theatre, Courtenay
Sonic Sea is a 60-minute documentary about the devastating impact of industrial and military ocean noise on whales and other marine life. The film begins with a mystery: the unexplained stranding and mass mortality of several species of whales in the Bahamas in March...
Film Screening: Two Trains Runnin’ – Monday Nov. 7th, 7pm at NIC
Music, history and politics are laced in Sam Pollard's rousing new documentary, Two Trains Runnin' You had to be very brave or very foolish to venture into Mississippi in the summer of 1964. The civil rights movement was coming to a boil. But three East Coast music...
Film Screening: Spirit Unforgettable – Tuesday, Oct. 25th 7pm
NIC Theatre, Courtenay Breaking News: Drummer of Spirit of the West, Vince Ditrich, will be at the screening and be available for questions - The story of iconic Canadian band Spirit of the West, and lead singer John Mann’s battle with early onset Alzheimer’s. The...
World Community and Transition Society partner with Amnesty Int’l for Film Screening at “Just Desserts”
Sunday, Oct. 2, 6:30pm at the K'omoks Band Hall, Courtenay A FREE event - “Just Desserts” is an annual film screening, discussion and sharing of homemade sweet treats offered by the local Amnesty Int'l Action Circle. World Community and the Comox Valley Transition...
World Community Film Series
- Where to Invade Next - Wed. Aug. 24, 7- 9pm - NIC Theatre, Courtenay Academy Award®-winning director Michael Moore is back with WHERE TO INVADE NEXT: a provocative and hilarious comedy in which Moore will stop at nothing to figure out how to actually...
Film Screening: Lowdown Tracks – Tues. March 29 – 7pm at NIC
Back by popular demand, World Community is screening the award-winning film, Lowdown Tracks (86 min.) at the Stan Hagen Theatre, North Island College. Music is an expression of the spirit for everyone. But for some who survive on the periphery of society, it can also...