News and Events
Marker of Change: The Story of the Women’s Monument
On December 6, 1989, 14 young women at Montréal’s Ecole Polytechnique were systematically murdered solely because they were female. A group of Vancouver feminists set out to create Canada’s first national monument to name and remember the 14 women.
Marker of Change: The Story of the Women’s Monument documents a seven-year struggle to create “something loving, something permanent” for all women murdered by men. Violence against women continues to increase with Indigenous women and girls being the most vulnerable.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with director Moira Simpson, the film’s producers, and members of the Women’s Monument Committee.
Everyone is welcome and admission is free, with donations to the Comox Valley Transition Society gratefully accepted. The film is presented by World Community, the Comox Valley Transition Society, the Comox Valley Art Gallery, and the Women’s Monument Committee.
On Dec. 6, the transition society will host a vigil on the plaza of the Comox Valley Art Gallery from noon to 1 p.m.
Black History Month Film Screenings
To celebrate Black History Month, we're screening several films online - available any time over the weekend of Feb. 26 - 28. CLICK HERE to PRE-ORDER TICKETS & watch trailers. This is a great opportunity to learn more about this history both in Canada and the US....
Thank you for attending the 30th Annual World Community Film Festival
Thank you for attending the 30th Annual World Community Film Festival - Feb. 5 - 13th
FILM SCREENING: I AM GRETA – JAN. 15-19TH
** Click Here to Pre-Order Tickets (Individual $10, Household $16, Low Income & Students $6) (2020, 100 min.) This is the compelling story of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg. Starting with her one-person school strike for climate action outside the...
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...
Past Events: Film Screening : Fractured Land
Wednesday, Nov. 4th - 7:00 pm at North Island College Theatre, Courtenay Come see the award-winning documentary film Fractured Land - the coming-of-age story of young Aboriginal lawyer Caleb Behn and his struggle to reconcile the fractures within himself and the...
Film Screening: The Wanted 18
Tuesday, October 27th 7:00 pm at the NIC Theatre, Courtenay Through a clever mix of animation and interviews, The Wanted 18 recreates an astonishing true story: the Israeli army’s pursuit of 18 cows, whose independent milk production on a Palestinian collective farm...
Film Screening: Tues, Sept 29, 7pm – NIC
World Community kicks off its fall film series at the North Island College theatre in Courtenay with the award-winning documentary... 'Til the Cows Come Home'. The cast of colourful characters includes irate farmers, passionate nuns, and endearing ex-cons. When the...
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FREE film screening: Highway of Tears - Tuesday, July 21 - 7 pm (76 min.) Stan Hagen Theatre, North Island College, Courtenay As part of the Walking With Our Sisters events commemorating missing and murdered Aboriginal women, World Community is honoured to present...
AGM & Film Screening: 24 Hour Drum
In our 25th year, World Community is holding our Annual General Meeting on Thursday, June 25 at 7pm at Creekside Commons, Courtenay. Everyone is welcome. Refreshments will be served. FMI: 250 337-5412 We're excited to present the premiere screening of Ed Carswell's...
World Community Screens Award-winning Film, The Secret Trial 5
Imagine spending years in a Canadian prison without being charged with a crime or knowing exactly what you’re accused of. This disturbing reality is exposed in the award-winning film, The Secret Trial 5, to be screened by World Community on...
Open Sesame; The Story of Seeds
Tuesday, March 31st 7:00pm – NIC Theatre Admission by donation. Seeds are essential to life, providing the basis for everything from fabric to food to fuels. Approximately 90 percent of the fruit and vegetable varieties that existed 100 years ago no longer exist...
A CHOCOLATE AFFAIR – Friday, March 20th
World Community presents A CHOCOLATE AFFAIR Celebrating FAIR TRADE Chocolate Friday, March 20th, 2015 - 7pm Upper Florence Filberg Hall Come enjoy chocolate treats created by local chefs, the music of Anela Kahiamoe, and a film screening! There will be a silent...
Film Screening: Becoming Bulletfproof & Bulletproof Jackson
By popular demand....... World Community is re-screening the opening night feature from the recent Film Festival. Becoming Bulletproof (82 min.) tells the story of a group of people with an array of mental and physical challenges who come together each year to...
Just Desserts: Film Screening & Guest Speakers
Tues, Feb 17th 7:00 pm North Island College Theatre, Courtenay. (Admission is by donation) “Just Desserts” is an evening of film and discussion about the impact our local investment decisions have around the world. Defensora (40 min.), is a film about indigenous...
World Community Film Festival
The World Community Film Festival, in its 24th year, is the longest-running social justice film festival held in BC. Every year hundreds of people participate in our festival. Over 25 of the finest documentaries from around the world cover topics including: arts and...