This November 21, join The Existence Project for a special screening of “Moving Day”, a documentary that intimately chronicles the eviction of a homeless encampment in downtown Victoria during the height of the pandemic. Held at Cinecenta at the University of Victoria from 2:00–4:30 PM, this event invites housed and unhoused communities, students, service providers, and advocates to come together in conversation, reflection, and action.
Event Details:
📍 Cinecenta, Student Union Building, UVic
🕑 2:00 PM – Doors Open
🎬 2:30 PM – Screening of “Moving Day”
🗣️ 4:00 PM – 30-Minute Q&A
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Why This Screening Matters on National Housing Day
National Housing Day in Canada is not just a time to highlight policy solutions or statistics—it’s a day to humanize the issue of housing. “Moving Day,” directed by Kendra Crighton and Meera Mathew, and produced by Marko Curuvija and The Existence Project, captures the lived realities that often go unseen in political discourse. It centers the stories of people who were, quite literally, left outside during a global health crisis—and the community that formed in response.
When shelters closed, jobs disappeared, and uncertainty grew during COVID-19, a makeshift village emerged in Victoria’s central park. As the deadline loomed to house everyone by March 31, 2021, tensions—and questions—intensified. What does safety mean when your only home is a tent? What happens when a solution comes with an eviction notice?
A Local Story with National Resonance
The Existence Project’s mission is to humanize homelessness through storytelling, community engagement, and systems change . Events like this screening support that mission by creating brave, empathetic spaces where housed and unhoused individuals can witness each other’s experiences—not through statistics, but through story.
We believe that change begins not with confrontation, but with connection. “Moving Day” reflects this ethos, offering a cinematic lens into how communities come together in crisis—and what it means to hold on to dignity in the face of displacement.
Join Us
Come for the film, stay for the conversation. Bring your questions, your curiosity, and your commitment to a more compassionate city. This National Housing Day, let’s gather not to problem-solve from a distance, but to listen, learn, and imagine together what home can truly mean.