Founded in 1982 by Emeritus Professor Harbour Winn, the Film Institute plays an important role in the university鈥榮 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 野狼社区 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 OCU Film Institute Endowment in the Community Foundation of the Kirkpatrick Family Fund, and 野狼社区 University.
The 43-year-old tradition of providing free screenings of select films for the 野狼社区 University community and our neighbors continues with this year鈥檚 film series. This may be the only place in town where you鈥檒l 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鈥檒l 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.
Upcoming Film Events
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Community Film Conversation: Sinners
In partnership with Oklahoma Film Exchange, we are thrilled to host a screening of Sinners (2025) with a post-film conversation featuring Dr. Karlos K. Hill, who consulted on the film, and moderated by OCU's James Cooper.
Details: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, at Oklahoma Film Exchange
RSVP required: limited seating - Please feel free to join the waitlist if full!
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| 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听 Beans (Canada, 2020) dir. Tracey Deer听 |
| 2021 | 40th Anniversary Viewers' Choice听 Volver (Spain, 2006) dir. Pedro Almod贸var听 |
| 2020 | Pandemic Pop-Up Screenings听 Portrait of a Lady on Fire (France, 2019) dir. Celine Sciamma听 Sorry We Missed You (UK, 2019) dir. Ken Loach听 Isle of Dogs (USA/Japan, 2018) dir. Wes Anderson听 础尘茅濒颈别 (France/Germany, 2001) dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet听 The Cordillera of Dreams (Chile, 2019) dir. Patricio Guzm谩n听 The Biggest Little Farm (USA, 2018) dir. John Chester |
| 2019 | Women Filmmakers Showcase听 Mustang (Turkey/France, 2015) dir. Deniz Game Erg眉ven听 Daughters of the Dust (USA, 1991) dir. Julie Dash听 Capernaum (Lebanon/France, 2018) dir. Nadine Labaki听 Cl茅o from 5 to 7 (France, 1962) dir. Agn猫s Varda听 The Stories We Tell (Canada, 2012) dir. Sarah Polley听 A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (Iran/USA, 2014) dir. Ana Lily Amirpour听 Nervous Translation (Philippines, 2018) dir. Shireen Seno |
| 2018 | The Power of Place听 Il Postino (Italy, 1994) dir. Trios Massimo & Michael Radford听 In America (Ireland, 2002) dir. James Sheridan听 Faces Places (France, 2017) dir. J.R. & Agn猫s Varda听 A River Called Titas (Bangladesh, 1973) dir. Ritwik Ghatak听 Persepolis (Iran/France, 2007) dir. Vincent Paronnaudand Marjane Satrapi听 Marborosi (Japan, 1995) dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda听 This May Be the Last Time (USA, 2014) dir. Sterlin Harjo听 Hunt for the Wilderpeople (New Zealand, 2016) dir. Taika Waititi听 Under Sandet (Denmark, 2015) dir. Martin Zandvliet听 El Espinazo del Diablo (Spain, 2001) dir. Guillermo del Toro听 Last Men in Aleppo (Syria, 2017) dir. Feras Fayyad听 The Insult (Lebanon, 2017) dir. Ziad Douieri听 The Last Picture Show (USA, 1971) dir. Peter Bogdanovich听 |
| 2017 | Picturing Reconciliation听 Paterson (USA, 2016) dir. Jim Jarmusch听 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (France/USA, 2007) dir. Julian Schnabel听 Boy (New Zealand, 2010) dir. Taika Waititi听 The Salesman (Iran, 2016) dir. Ashgar Farhadi听 The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson (UK, 2015) dir. Julien Temple听 叠补办补蝉丑没 (Japan, 1951) dir. 驰补蝉耻箩颈谤么 Ozu听 Ma Vie en Rose (France, 1997) dir. Alain Berliner听 Tanna (Vanuatu/Australia, 2015) dir. Brantley Dean & Martin Butler听 In the Name of the Father (Ireland/UK, 1993) dir. Jim Sheridan听 The Look of Silence (Indonesia/Denmark, 2014) dir. Joshua Oppenheimer听 Frantz (Germany/France, 2016) dir. Fran莽ois Ozon |
| 2016 | On Being Mortal听 Embrace of the Serpent (Colombia, 2015) dir. Ciro Guerra听 Fireworks Wednesday (Iran, 2006) dir. Asghar Farhadi听 My Life as a Dog (Sweden, 1985) dir. Lasse Hallstrom听 The Last Metro (France, 1980) dir. Francois Truffaut听 Theeb (Jordan, 2014) dir. Naja Abu Nowar听 Coming Home (China, 2014) dir. Zhang Yimou听 Phoenix (Germany, 2014) dir. Christian Petzold听 Ikiru (Japan, 1952) dir. Akira Kurosawa |
| 2015 | The Search for Meaning and Value听 Leviathan (Russia, 2014) dir. Andrey Zvyagintsev听 About Elly (Iran, 2009) dir. Asghar Farhadi听 The Lunchbox (India, 2013) dir. Ritesh Batra听 Blow-Up (UK, 1966) dir. Michelangelo Antonioni听 Two Days, One Night (Belgium, 2014) dir. Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne听 Ugetsu (Japan, 1953) dir. Kenji Mizoguchi听 Timbuktu (Mauritania, 2014) dir. Abdherrahmane Sissako听 Ida (Poland, 2013) dir. Pawel Pawlikowski听 |
| 2014 | Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World听 Ilo Ilo (Singapore, 2013) dir. Anthony Chen听 The Story of Adele H. (France, 1975) dir. Francois Truffaut听 The Past (Iran, 2013) dir. Asghar Farhadi听 A Touch of Sin (China, 2013) dir. Jia Zhangke听 Barbara (Germany, 2012) dir. Christian Petzold听 Memories of Murder (South Korea, 2003) dir. Bong Joon-Ho听 The Hunt (Denmark, 2012) dir. Thomas Vinterberg听 Like Father, Like Son (Japan, 2013) dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda听 |
| 2013 | Identity in Diversity: Religious Pluralism听 Incendies (Canada, 2010) dir. Denis Villeneuve听 Vanaja (India, 2007) dir. Rajnesh Domalpalli听 The White Meadows (Iran, 2009) dir. Mohammad Rasoulof听 The Violin (Mexico, 2006) dir. Francisco Vargas听 Secret Sunshine (South Korea, 2007) dir. Lee Chang-Dong听 The Other Son (France, 2012) dir. Lorraine Levy听 Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets (Morocco, 2000) dir. Nail Ayouch听 Lore (Germany, 2012) dir. Cate Shortland听 |
| 2012 | Escape From Freedom听听 Breaker Morant (Australia, 1980) dir. Bruce Beresford听 The Kid with a Bike (Belgium, 2011) dir. Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne听 Treeless Mountain (South Korea, 2008) dir. So Yong Kim听 A Separation (Iran, 2011) dir. Asghar Farhadi听 The Double Life of V茅ronique (Norway, 1991) dir. Krzysztof Kieslowski听 The Colors of the Mountain (Colombia, 2010) dir. Carlos C茅sar Arbel谩ez听 The Flowers of War (China, 2011) dir. Zhang Yimou听 |
| 2011 | Compassion: The Radical Challenge听 Sansho the Baliff (Japan, 1954) dir. Kenji Mizoguchi听 The Milk of Sorrow (Spain, 2009) dir. Claudia Llosa听 Children of Heaven (Iran, 1997) dir. Majid Majidi听 The River (India, 1951) dir. Jean Renoir听 Kes (UK, 1969) dir. Ken Loach听 The Vanishing (USA, 1993) dir. George Sluizer听 Poetry (South Korea, 2010) dir. Lee Chang-Dong听 Black Orpheus (Brazil, 1959) dir. Marcel Camus听 |
| 2010 | The Cry for Myth听 Still Walking (Japan, 2008) dir. Hirokazu Kore-Eda听 The Red Desert (Italy, 1964) dir. Michelangelo Antonioni听 Wonderful Town (Thailand, 2007) dir. Aditya Assarat听 Paradise Now (Palestine, 2005) dir. Hany Abu-Assad听 Tulpan (Kazakhstan, 2008) dir. Sergei Dvortsevoy听 La Nana (Chile, 2009) dir. Sebastian Silva听 Madeo (South Korea, 2009) dir. Bong Joon-Ho听 Summer Hours (France, 2008) dir. Olivier Assayas听 |
| 2009 | Beyond Belief听 Lorna's Silence (Belgium, 2008) dir. Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne听 Song of Sparrows (Iran, 2008) dir. Majid Majidi听 Tuya's Marriage (China, 2006) dir. Quan An Wang听 Fanny and Alexander (Sweden, 1982) dir. Ingmar Bergman听 12 (Russia, 2007) dir. Nikita Mikhalkov听 Danzon (Mexico, 1991) dir. Maria Novaro听 Still Life (China, 2006) dir. Jia Zhang听 The Edge of Heaven (Germany, 2007) dir. Fatih Akin |
| 2008 | Finding Selfhood Through Exploring One鈥檚 Own History听 Golden Door (Italy, 2006) dir. Emanuele Crialese听 The Spirit of the Beehive (Spain, 1973) dir. Victor Erice听 L'Enfant (Belgium, 2005) dir. Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne听 Father (Iran, 1996) dir. Majid Majidi听 The Syrian Bride (Israel, 2004) dir. Eran Riklis听 To Live (China, 1994) dir. Zhang Yimou听 |
| 2007 | Myth and Imagination: Shaping Meaning听 Hard Goodbyes: My Father (Greece, 2002) dir. Penny Panayotopoulou听 Buffalo Boy (Vietnam, 2004) dir. Nguyen-Vo Nghiem-Minh听 Schizo (Kazakhstan, 2004) dir. Gulshat Omarova听 The Discreet Charm of Bourgeoisie (France, 1972) dir. Luis Bu帽uel听 Masai: The Rain Warriors (Kenya, 2004) dir. Pascal Plisson听 Innocent Voices (Mexico, 2004) dir. Luis Mandoki听 Ten Canoes (Australia, 2006) dir. Rolf de Heer听 Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (Hong Kong, 2006) dir. Zhang Yimou |
| 2006 | From Patriarchy to Democracy: Charting a New Path for Love听 Mountain Patrol: Kekexili (China, 2004) dir. Lu Chuan听 Since Otar Left (Republic of Georgia, 2003) dir. Julie Bertucelli听 Jules and Jim (France, 1961) dir. Francois Truffaut听 Iron Island (Iran, 2004) dir. Mohammad Rasoulof听 Machuca (Chile, 2004) dir. Andres Wood听 The Seven Samurai (Japan, 1954) dir. Akira Kurosawa听 Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (Germany, 2005) dir. Marc Rothemund |
| 2004 | Beyond Polarization: The Transformative Power of Reconciliation听 Happy Times (China, 2002) dir. Zhang Yimou听 The Return (Russia, 2003) dir. Andrey Zvyagintsev听 Secret Ballot (Iran, 2001) dir. Babak Payami听 Autumn Sonata (Sweden, 1974) dir. Ingmar Bergman听 Monsoon Wedding (India, 2001) dir. Mira Nair听 Honey for Oshun (Cuba, 2001) dir. Humberto Solas听 The Sun (Poland, 2002) dir. Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne听 Good Bye, Lenin! (Poland, 2013) dir. Wolfgang Becker |
| 2003 | Renewing the Virtue of Reverence: Becoming Aware of Our Limits and Capacity for Awe听 Madadayo (Japan, 1993) dir. Akira Kurosawa听 Behind the Sun (Brazil, 2001) dir. Walter Selles听 The Cyclist (Iran, 1989) dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf听 Lacombe Lucien (France, 1974) dir. Louis Malle听 Nowhere in Africa (Germany, 2002) dir. Caroline Link听 Rabbit-Proof Fence (Australia, 2002) dir. Phillip Noyce听 Hero (China, 2002) dir. Zhang Yimou听 Bloody Sunday (UK/Ireland, 2002) dir. Paul Greengrass |
| 2002 | The Cry for Moral Leadership Amidst the Battle for God听 The Road Home (China, 1999) dir. Zhang Yimou听 Kippur (Israel, 2000) dir. Amos Gitai听 Baran (Iran, 2001) dir. Majid Majidi听 The Way We Laughed (Italy, 1998) dir. Gianni Amelio听 The Legend of Rita (Germany, 2000) dir. Volker Schlondorff听 Kandahar (Iran, 2001) dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf听 No Man's Land (Bosnia/Herzegovina, 2001) dir. Danis Tanovic听 Himalaya (Nepal, 1999) dir. Eric Valli |
| 2001 | Living in the Secular and Sacred Worlds听 The Sweet Hereafter (Canada, 1997) dir. Atom Egoyan听 A Time for Drunken Horses (Iran, 2000) dir. Bahman Ghobabi听 Kadosh (Israel, 1999) dir. Amos Gitai听 Angry Harvest (Germany, 1985) dir. Agnieszka Holland听 The Ballad of Narayama (Japan, 1983) dir. Shohei Imamura听 Beau Travail (France, 1999) dir. Claire Denis听 Tilai (Burkina Faso, 1990) dir. Idrissa Ouedraogo听 Oedipus Rex (Morocco, 1967) dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini |
