Film Series
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 Series and will be held in the Stan Hagen Theatre at North Island College on Sunday May 5 th at 7 pm.
Pfenning is a family owner of Pfenning’s Organic Farm in New Hamburg, Ontario. She enjoys working alongside local and migrant workers to produce food that serves her passion for healthy living, food justice and strong community.
Depth of Field: Films About Farming is a series of short documentaries produced and presented by the National Farmers Union and March Forth Creative. The films showcase Canadian farmers and farm workers, and their sustainable farming practices on and off the land. Seed saving, building healthy soils, and working for social justice are some of the issues farmers are incorporating into their practices.
As farming unrest rises globally, the National Farmers Union’s Depth of Field screenings provide an opportunity to connect with the local community, meet farmers and to understand and dissect the complexities of farming in Canada. Together we’ll discuss what solutions are needed to create a sustainable and just food system for growers and
eaters alike.
Admission is by donation (optional). Everyone is welcome. FMI: Janet (250 334-1840)
Film Screening: Unarchived – Wednesday Oct 4th – 7pm
Whose stories are left out of historical archives? It has been said that history is written by the winners. World Community’s first film of the fall series, Unarchived (84 min) explores those left out of history in BC. All are welcome to watch this film together in the Stan Hagen Theatre at North Island College, Courtenay on Wednesday, October 4 at 7 pm.
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.
Film Screening and Discussion – ‘Love in the Time of Fentanyl’
As BC continues to lose an average of six people each day to the toxic drug poisoning crisis, what is the current situation in the Comox Valley? How can we get past stigma to respond with compassion?
Join World Community and partner groups on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 7pm at the Stan Hagen Theatre, North Island College, for an evening of film followed by a panel of Comox Valley advocates and agencies to learn about our local situation.
FILM SCREENING: Death is But a Dream (In Person and Virtual)
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
Dear Audrey – Thursday, December 1st -7pm
Dear Audrey (89 min.) is a new award-winning documentary about remarkable love that endures through all the challenges that Alzheimer’s can present. World Community’s film series continues with this extraordinary film on Thursday, December 1st at 7 pm in the Stan Hagen Theatre, North Island College, Courtenay. Everyone is welcome. Admission is by donation.
Free Film: Beans – Wednesday April 20th, 7pm at NIC
From July to September 1990, two Mohawk communities in Quebec — Kanehsatà:ke and Kahnawá:ke — were thrust into a resistance against the Sûreté du Québec, the RCMP, and the Canadian Armed Forces.
FILM SCREENING – Invisible: Gay Women in Southern Music (online & in-person)
This ground-breaking documentary explores the individual and collective journeys of a group of LGBTQ+ women and their allies who have successfully navigated the male-dominated landscape of southern music.
Fanny, The Right to Rock online from the morning of March 24th to March 27th at midnight.
Fighting barriers of race, gender and sexuality in the music industry, the incredible women of the 1960s rock band, Fanny, reunite to play music and cut a new record.