Founded in 1982 by Emeritus Professor Harbour Winn, the Film Institute plays an important role in the university‘s vision to provide a student-oriented learning environment and an inclusive, values-centered culture that engages the community and the world.
Each year, university faculty select a variety of classic and contemporary international and art house films to share with university audiences and our neighbors from throughout the greater Oklahoma City area. These screenings include discussions after each film, and the films are also available for university courses through the maintenance of an extensive .
The Film Series is supported by the Thatcher Hoffman Smith Endowment Fund for the Center for Interpersonal Studies Through Film & Literature, the ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñAV Film Institute Endowment in the Community Foundation of the Kirkpatrick Family Fund, and ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñAV.
The 43-year-old tradition of providing free screenings of select films for the ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñAV community and our neighbors continues with this year’s film series. This may be the only place in town where you’ll get the chance to see these movies on a large screen.
Each screening begins at 1 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month during the academic year, and the screenings will take place in the Norick Art Center, 1601 NW 26th Street. Parking is available to the west and north of the building, and if you get here early you’ll be able to take in the art on display in the Hulsey Gallery. Also, please make plans to stick around after each screening to share your thoughts on the film.
The Film Series is on temporary hiatus. Please check back here for more updates soon!
| Year | Series Name & Titles Shown |
| 2024 | Work/Life The Old Oak (UK, 2023) dir. Ken Loach |
| 2023 | "What, you too?" Friendship on Film Before Summer Ends (Iran/France, 2017) dir. Maryam Goormaghtigh |
| 2022 | Upheaval/Resilience Beans (Canada, 2020) dir. Tracey Deer |
| 2021 | 40th Anniversary Viewers' Choice Volver (Spain, 2006) dir. Pedro Almodóvar |
| 2020 | Pandemic Pop-Up Screenings Portrait of a Lady on Fire (France, 2019) dir. Celine Sciamma Sorry We Missed You (UK, 2019) dir. Ken Loach Isle of Dogs (USA/Japan, 2018) dir. Wes Anderson ´¡³¾Ã©±ô¾±±ð (France/Germany, 2001) dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet The Cordillera of Dreams (Chile, 2019) dir. Patricio Guzmán The Biggest Little Farm (USA, 2018) dir. John Chester |
| 2019 | Women Filmmakers Showcase Mustang (Turkey/France, 2015) dir. Deniz Game Ergüven Daughters of the Dust (USA, 1991) dir. Julie Dash Capernaum (Lebanon/France, 2018) dir. Nadine Labaki Cléo from 5 to 7 (France, 1962) dir. Agnès Varda The Stories We Tell (Canada, 2012) dir. Sarah Polley A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (Iran/USA, 2014) dir. Ana Lily Amirpour Nervous Translation (Philippines, 2018) dir. Shireen Seno |
| 2018 | The Power of Place Il Postino (Italy, 1994) dir. Trios Massimo & Michael Radford In America (Ireland, 2002) dir. James Sheridan Faces Places (France, 2017) dir. J.R. & Agnès Varda A River Called Titas (Bangladesh, 1973) dir. Ritwik Ghatak Persepolis (Iran/France, 2007) dir. Vincent Paronnaudand Marjane Satrapi Marborosi (Japan, 1995) dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda This May Be the Last Time (USA, 2014) dir. Sterlin Harjo Hunt for the Wilderpeople (New Zealand, 2016) dir. Taika Waititi Under Sandet (Denmark, 2015) dir. Martin Zandvliet El Espinazo del Diablo (Spain, 2001) dir. Guillermo del Toro Last Men in Aleppo (Syria, 2017) dir. Feras Fayyad The Insult (Lebanon, 2017) dir. Ziad Douieri The Last Picture Show (USA, 1971) dir. Peter Bogdanovich |
| 2017 | Picturing Reconciliation Paterson (USA, 2016) dir. Jim Jarmusch The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (France/USA, 2007) dir. Julian Schnabel Boy (New Zealand, 2010) dir. Taika Waititi The Salesman (Iran, 2016) dir. Ashgar Farhadi The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson (UK, 2015) dir. Julien Temple µþ²¹°ì²¹²õ³óû (Japan, 1951) dir. ³Û²¹²õ³ÜÂá¾±°ùô Ozu Ma Vie en Rose (France, 1997) dir. Alain Berliner Tanna (Vanuatu/Australia, 2015) dir. Brantley Dean & Martin Butler In the Name of the Father (Ireland/UK, 1993) dir. Jim Sheridan The Look of Silence (Indonesia/Denmark, 2014) dir. Joshua Oppenheimer Frantz (Germany/France, 2016) dir. François Ozon |
| 2016 | On Being Mortal Embrace of the Serpent (Colombia, 2015) dir. Ciro Guerra Fireworks Wednesday (Iran, 2006) dir. Asghar Farhadi My Life as a Dog (Sweden, 1985) dir. Lasse Hallstrom The Last Metro (France, 1980) dir. Francois Truffaut Theeb (Jordan, 2014) dir. Naja Abu Nowar Coming Home (China, 2014) dir. Zhang Yimou Phoenix (Germany, 2014) dir. Christian Petzold Ikiru (Japan, 1952) dir. Akira Kurosawa |
| 2015 | The Search for Meaning and Value Leviathan (Russia, 2014) dir. Andrey Zvyagintsev About Elly (Iran, 2009) dir. Asghar Farhadi The Lunchbox (India, 2013) dir. Ritesh Batra Blow-Up (UK, 1966) dir. Michelangelo Antonioni Two Days, One Night (Belgium, 2014) dir. Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne Ugetsu (Japan, 1953) dir. Kenji Mizoguchi Timbuktu (Mauritania, 2014) dir. Abdherrahmane Sissako Ida (Poland, 2013) dir. Pawel Pawlikowski |
| 2014 | Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World Ilo Ilo (Singapore, 2013) dir. Anthony Chen The Story of Adele H. (France, 1975) dir. Francois Truffaut The Past (Iran, 2013) dir. Asghar Farhadi A Touch of Sin (China, 2013) dir. Jia Zhangke Barbara (Germany, 2012) dir. Christian Petzold Memories of Murder (South Korea, 2003) dir. Bong Joon-Ho The Hunt (Denmark, 2012) dir. Thomas Vinterberg Like Father, Like Son (Japan, 2013) dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda |
| 2013 | Identity in Diversity: Religious Pluralism Incendies (Canada, 2010) dir. Denis Villeneuve Vanaja (India, 2007) dir. Rajnesh Domalpalli The White Meadows (Iran, 2009) dir. Mohammad Rasoulof The Violin (Mexico, 2006) dir. Francisco Vargas Secret Sunshine (South Korea, 2007) dir. Lee Chang-Dong The Other Son (France, 2012) dir. Lorraine Levy Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets (Morocco, 2000) dir. Nail Ayouch Lore (Germany, 2012) dir. Cate Shortland |
| 2012 | Escape From Freedom Breaker Morant (Australia, 1980) dir. Bruce Beresford The Kid with a Bike (Belgium, 2011) dir. Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne Treeless Mountain (South Korea, 2008) dir. So Yong Kim A Separation (Iran, 2011) dir. Asghar Farhadi The Double Life of Véronique (Norway, 1991) dir. Krzysztof Kieslowski The Colors of the Mountain (Colombia, 2010) dir. Carlos César Arbeláez The Flowers of War (China, 2011) dir. Zhang Yimou |
| 2011 | Compassion: The Radical Challenge Sansho the Baliff (Japan, 1954) dir. Kenji Mizoguchi The Milk of Sorrow (Spain, 2009) dir. Claudia Llosa Children of Heaven (Iran, 1997) dir. Majid Majidi The River (India, 1951) dir. Jean Renoir Kes (UK, 1969) dir. Ken Loach The Vanishing (USA, 1993) dir. George Sluizer Poetry (South Korea, 2010) dir. Lee Chang-Dong Black Orpheus (Brazil, 1959) dir. Marcel Camus |
| 2010 | The Cry for Myth Still Walking (Japan, 2008) dir. Hirokazu Kore-Eda The Red Desert (Italy, 1964) dir. Michelangelo Antonioni Wonderful Town (Thailand, 2007) dir. Aditya Assarat Paradise Now (Palestine, 2005) dir. Hany Abu-Assad Tulpan (Kazakhstan, 2008) dir. Sergei Dvortsevoy La Nana (Chile, 2009) dir. Sebastian Silva Madeo (South Korea, 2009) dir. Bong Joon-Ho Summer Hours (France, 2008) dir. Olivier Assayas |
| 2009 | Beyond Belief Lorna's Silence (Belgium, 2008) dir. Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne Song of Sparrows (Iran, 2008) dir. Majid Majidi Tuya's Marriage (China, 2006) dir. Quan An Wang Fanny and Alexander (Sweden, 1982) dir. Ingmar Bergman 12 (Russia, 2007) dir. Nikita Mikhalkov Danzon (Mexico, 1991) dir. Maria Novaro Still Life (China, 2006) dir. Jia Zhang The Edge of Heaven (Germany, 2007) dir. Fatih Akin |
| 2008 | Finding Selfhood Through Exploring One’s Own History Golden Door (Italy, 2006) dir. Emanuele Crialese The Spirit of the Beehive (Spain, 1973) dir. Victor Erice L'Enfant (Belgium, 2005) dir. Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne Father (Iran, 1996) dir. Majid Majidi The Syrian Bride (Israel, 2004) dir. Eran Riklis To Live (China, 1994) dir. Zhang Yimou |
| 2007 | Myth and Imagination: Shaping Meaning Hard Goodbyes: My Father (Greece, 2002) dir. Penny Panayotopoulou Buffalo Boy (Vietnam, 2004) dir. Nguyen-Vo Nghiem-Minh Schizo (Kazakhstan, 2004) dir. Gulshat Omarova The Discreet Charm of Bourgeoisie (France, 1972) dir. Luis Buñuel Masai: The Rain Warriors (Kenya, 2004) dir. Pascal Plisson Innocent Voices (Mexico, 2004) dir. Luis Mandoki Ten Canoes (Australia, 2006) dir. Rolf de Heer Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (Hong Kong, 2006) dir. Zhang Yimou |
| 2006 | From Patriarchy to Democracy: Charting a New Path for Love Mountain Patrol: Kekexili (China, 2004) dir. Lu Chuan Since Otar Left (Republic of Georgia, 2003) dir. Julie Bertucelli Jules and Jim (France, 1961) dir. Francois Truffaut Iron Island (Iran, 2004) dir. Mohammad Rasoulof Machuca (Chile, 2004) dir. Andres Wood The Seven Samurai (Japan, 1954) dir. Akira Kurosawa Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (Germany, 2005) dir. Marc Rothemund |
| 2004 | Beyond Polarization: The Transformative Power of Reconciliation Happy Times (China, 2002) dir. Zhang Yimou The Return (Russia, 2003) dir. Andrey Zvyagintsev Secret Ballot (Iran, 2001) dir. Babak Payami Autumn Sonata (Sweden, 1974) dir. Ingmar Bergman Monsoon Wedding (India, 2001) dir. Mira Nair Honey for Oshun (Cuba, 2001) dir. Humberto Solas The Sun (Poland, 2002) dir. Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne Good Bye, Lenin! (Poland, 2013) dir. Wolfgang Becker |
| 2003 | Renewing the Virtue of Reverence: Becoming Aware of Our Limits and Capacity for Awe Madadayo (Japan, 1993) dir. Akira Kurosawa Behind the Sun (Brazil, 2001) dir. Walter Selles The Cyclist (Iran, 1989) dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf Lacombe Lucien (France, 1974) dir. Louis Malle Nowhere in Africa (Germany, 2002) dir. Caroline Link Rabbit-Proof Fence (Australia, 2002) dir. Phillip Noyce Hero (China, 2002) dir. Zhang Yimou Bloody Sunday (UK/Ireland, 2002) dir. Paul Greengrass |
| 2002 | The Cry for Moral Leadership Amidst the Battle for God The Road Home (China, 1999) dir. Zhang Yimou Kippur (Israel, 2000) dir. Amos Gitai Baran (Iran, 2001) dir. Majid Majidi The Way We Laughed (Italy, 1998) dir. Gianni Amelio The Legend of Rita (Germany, 2000) dir. Volker Schlondorff Kandahar (Iran, 2001) dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf No Man's Land (Bosnia/Herzegovina, 2001) dir. Danis Tanovic Himalaya (Nepal, 1999) dir. Eric Valli |
| 2001 | Living in the Secular and Sacred Worlds The Sweet Hereafter (Canada, 1997) dir. Atom Egoyan A Time for Drunken Horses (Iran, 2000) dir. Bahman Ghobabi Kadosh (Israel, 1999) dir. Amos Gitai Angry Harvest (Germany, 1985) dir. Agnieszka Holland The Ballad of Narayama (Japan, 1983) dir. Shohei Imamura Beau Travail (France, 1999) dir. Claire Denis Tilai (Burkina Faso, 1990) dir. Idrissa Ouedraogo Oedipus Rex (Morocco, 1967) dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini |
