First Series: Winter-Spring 2013
- Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, A Screaming Man (Chad, 2010, 1h42)
- Fernando Eimbcke, Lake Tahoe (Mexico, 2008, 1h21)
- Kenneth Bi, The Drummer (Hong Kong, 2007, 1h58)
- Olivier Masset-Depasse, Illegal (Belgium, 2010, 1h30)
- Rufus Norris, Broken (UK, 2012, 1h30)
- Mitsuo Yanagimachi, Who’s Camus, Anyway? (Japan, 2006, 1h55)
Second Series: Summer-Fall 2013
- Andrea Staka, Fraulein (Switzerland, 2006, 1h21)
- Adrián Biniez, Gigante (Uruguay, 2009, 1h25)
- Jens Lien, The Bothersome Man (Norway, 2006, 1h35)
- Srdan Golubovic, The Trap (Serbia, 2007, 1h46)
- Aleksey Popogrebskiy, How I Ended This Summer (Russia, 2010, 2h10)
Third Series: Winter-Spring 2014
- Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, The Lives of Others (Germany, 2006, 2h17)
- Fransisco Vargus, The Violin (Mexico, 2005, 1h38))
- Susanne Bier, In a Better World (Denmark, 2010, 1h58))
- Philippe Lioret, Welcome (France, 2010, 1h50)
- Ciro Guerra, The Wind Journeys (Colombia, 2009, 2h)
- Klaus Härö, Mother of Mine (Finland/Sweden, 2005, 1h44)
Fourth Series: Summer-Fall 2014
- Kenji Uchida, Key of Life (Japan, 2012, 2h08)
- Kay Pollak, As it is in Heaven (Sweden, 2004, 2h12)
- [*Local Filmmakers Showcase: Marshall Curry, If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front (U.S.A., 2011, 1h25). Documentary]
- Matthew Saville, Noise (Australia, 2006, 1h49)
- Andrea Segre, Shun Li and the Poet. 2011, 1h38 (Italy, in Italian and Mandarin w. Eng. subtitles)
- Nic Balthazar, Ben X (Netherlands/Belgium, 2007, 1h33).
Fifth Series: Winter-Spring 2015
- Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano, The Intouchables (France, 2011, 1h52)
- Thomas Vinterberg, The Hunt (Denmark, 2012, 1h55)
- Erik Poppe, Troubled Water (Norway, 2008, 2h)
- Ana Guevara, Tanta Agua (Uruguay, 2013, 1h42)
- Miraz Bezar, Before Your Eyes (Turkey, 2009, 1h41)
- Marius Holst, King of Devil’s Island (Norway, 2010, 1h56)
Sixth Series: Summer-Fall 2015
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Amélie (France, 2001, 2h02)
- Anthony Chen, Ilo Ilo (Singapore, 2013, 1h39)
- Sarah Watt, Look Both Ways (Australia, 2005, 1h40)
- Chang-dong Lee, Poetry (South Korea, 2010, 2h19)
- Sebastián Lelio, Gloria (Chili, 2013, 1h50)
Seventh Series: Winter-Spring 2016
- Asghar Farhadi, A Separation (Iran, 2011, 2h03)
- Abderrahmane Sissako, Timbuktu (Mauritania, 2014, 1h37)
- Emanele Crialese, Terraferma (Italy, 2011, 1h34)
- Fatih Aiken, The Edge of Heaven (Turkey/Germany, 2007, 1h56)
- [*Local Filmmakers Showcase: Shea Sizemore, “My Luchador” (12’50”), Mary Beth Ross, “Le Terroriste” (12’58”), Peter Carolla, “Calling the Cops on Jesus” (7’35”): Film Shorts by Charlotte area filmmakers]
- Aléjandro Amenábar, The Sea Inside (Spain, 2004, 2h05)
- Julian Schnabel. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (France, 2007, 1h51)
Eighth Series: Summer-Fall 2016
- Pedro Almodóvar, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Spain, 1988, 1h28)
- Tom Hooper, The Danish Girl (UK, 2015, 2h)
- Louise Archambault, Gabrielle (Canada, 2014, 1h44)
- Pawel Pawlikowski, Ida (Poland, 2014, 1h22)
- Joan José Campanella, The Secret in Their Eyes (Argentina, 2009, 2h02)
Ninth Series: Winter-Spring 2017
- Alfonso Arau, Like Water for Chocolate (Mexico, 1992, 1h45)
- Richard Loncraine, Richard III (UK, 1995, 1h45)
- Guillaume Canet, Tell No One (France, 2006, 2h11)
- Anh Hung Tran, The Scent of Green Papaya (Vietnam, 1993, 1h44)
- Paolo Virzi, Human Capital (Italy, 2013, 1h51).
- Joshua Marston, Maria Full of Grace (Colombia, 2004, 1h41)
Tenth Series: Summer-Fall 2017
- Gabriel Axel, Babette’s Feast (Denmark, 1987, 1h42)
- Jayro Bustamente, Ixcanul/Volcano (Guatemala, 2015, 1h33)
- Shea Sizemore, County Line (USA, 2017, 1h29)
- Michael Haneke, Amour (France/Austria, 2012, 2h07)
- Maren Ade, Toni Erdmann (Germany, 2016, 2h42)
- Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Mustang (Turkey/France, 2015, 1h37)
Eleventh Series: Winter-Spring 2018
- David Wnendt, Look Who’s Back (Germany, 2015, 1h56)
- Pedro Almovódar, Talk to Her (Spain, 2002, 1h52)
- Local Student Filmmakers Showcase: UNCC, NC School of the Arts, Davidson College
- Ang Lee, Eat Drink Man Woman (Taiwan, 1994, 2h04)
- Paul Verhoeven, Elle (France, 2016, 2h10)
- Denis Villeneuve, Incendies (Canada, 2010, 2h10)
Twelfth Series: Summer-Fall 2018
- Yôhirô Takita, Departures (Japan, 2008, 2h10)
- Shubhashian Bhutiani, Hotel Salvation (India, 2016, 1h42)
- Michael Haneke, The White Ribbon (Germany, 2009, 2h24)
- Shlomi and Ronit Elkabetz, The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (Israel, 2014, 1h55)
- Lázló Nemes, Son of Saul (Hungary, 2015, 1h47)
Thirteenth Series: Winter-Spring 2019
- Antonio Naharro and Álvaro Pastor, Me too (Yo, también) (Spain, 2009, 1h43)
- Ken Loach, I, Daniel Blake (UK, 2016, 1h40)
- Quan’an Wang, Tuya’s Marriage (China, 2006, 1h26)
- Hirokazu Kore-eda, Shoplifters (Japan, 2018, 2h01)
- Jeffrey Mittelstadt, Staring Down Fate (USA, 2017, 1h41)
- Christophe Barratier, The Chorus (France, 2004, 1h37)
- Fatih Akin, Soul Kitchen (Germany, 2009, 1h39)
Fourteenth Series: Summer-Fall 2019
- Robert Schwentke, The Captain (Germany, 2017, 1h58)
- Asghar Farhadi, , The Salesman (Iran, 2016, 2h04)
- Pablo Berger, Blancanieves (Spain, 2012, 1h44)
- Xavier Giannoli, Shoplifters (France, 2015, 2h09)
- Local Filmmakers Showcase: UNCC, Wake Forest University, Davidson College
- Ken Loach, Kes (UK, 1969, 1h54)
Fifteenth Series: Winter-Spring 2020
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- Haifaa Al-Mansour, Wadjda (Saudi Arabia, 2012, 1h38)
- Naji Abu Nowar, , Theeb (Jordan, 2014, 1h41)
Screening of the remaining four films in this series has been postponed until the COVID-19 pandemic has passed, and we can return to the Armour Street Theatre.
- Nadine Labaki, Capernaum (Lebanon, 2018, 2h05)
- Nabil Ayouch, Horses of God (Morocco/Belgium, 2012, 1h55)
- Pawel Pawlikowski, Cold War (Poland, 2018, 1h29)
- Ritesh Batra, The Lunchbox (India, 2013, 1h44)
Sixteenth Series: Summer-Fall 2020
- Alex Garland, Ex Machina (UK, 2014, 1h48)
- Sebastián Lelio, A Fantastic Woman (Chile, 2017, 1h44)
- Jacques Audiard, A Prophet (France, 2009, 2h35)
- Jan Komasa, Corpus Christi (Poland, 2019, 1h55)
- Aki Kaurismäki, The Man Without a Past (Finland, 2002, 1h37)
- Lenny Abrahamson, Room (Canada, 2015, 1h58)
Seventeenth Series: Winter-Spring 2021
- George Tillman Jr., The Hate U Give (USA, 2018, 2h13)
- Ruben Östland, Force majeure (Sweden, 2017, 2h00)
- Jayro Bustamante, Tremors (Guatemala, 2009, 1h47)
- Garth Davis, Lion (UK/Australia, 2016, 1h58)
- Melina León, Song Without a Name (Peru, 2019, 1h37)
- Cristian Mungiu, Graduation (Romania, 2016, 2h08)
Eighteenth Series: Summer-Fall 2021
- Jean-Jacques Beinex, Diva (France, 1981, 2h05)
- Joe Lawlor & Christine Molloy, Rose Plays Julie (Ireland, 2019, 1h40)
- Nabil Ayouch, Horses of God (Morocco, 2012, 1h55)
- Ndadine Labaki, Capernaum (Lebanon, 2018, 2h05)
- Ritesh Batra, The Lunchbox (India, 2013, 1h44)
Nineteenth Series: Winter-Spring 2022
- Pawel Pawlikowski, Cold War (Poland, 2018, 1h29)
- Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot (UK, 2000, 1h50)
- Christian Petzold, Phoenix (Germany, 2014, 1h38)
- Massoud Bakhshi, Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness (Iran, 2019, 1h26)
- Sarah Polley, Away from Her (Canada, 2006, 1h50)
- Thomas Vinterberg, Another Round (Denmark, 2020, 1h57)
Twentieth Series: Summer-Fall 2022
- Ferenc Török, 1945 (Hungary, 2017, 1h31)
- Lila Avilès, The Chambermaid (Mexico, 2018, 1h42)
- Jan Sverák, Kolya (Czech Republic 1996, 1h45)
- Walter Salles, Central Station, (Brazil, 1998, 1h50)
- Ameen Nayfeh, 200 Meters (Jordan, 2020, 1h36)
Twenty-First Series: Winter-Spring 2023
- Audrey Diwan, Happening (France, 2021, 1h40)
- Stephen Frears, Dirty Pretty Things (UK, 2002, 1h37)
- Joachim Trier, The Worst Person in the World (Norway, 2021, 2h08)
- Pawo Choyning Dorji, Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (Bhutan, 2019, 1h50)
- Kamila Andini, Before, Now & Then (Indonesia, 2022, 1h43)
- Ivaylo Hristov, Fear (Bulgaria, 2020, 1h41)
Twenty-Second Series: Summer-Fall 2023
- Mike Leigh, Secrets & Lies (UK, 1996, 2h20)
- Céline Sciamma, Portrait of a Lady on Fire (France, 2019, 2h01)
- Lee Isaac Chung, Minari (South Korea, 2020, 1h55)
- Jonas Rasmussen, Flee (Denmark, 2021, 1h30)
- J. A. Bayona, The Impossible (Spain, 2012, 1h54)
Twenty-Third Series: Winter-Spring 2024
- Guillermo del Toro, Pan’s Labyrinth (Mexico, 2006, 1h58)
- Martin Butler and Bentley Dean, Tanna (Australia, 2015, 1h44)
- Oliver Hirschbiegel, Downfall (Germany, 2003, 2h36)
- Ziad Doueiri, The Insult (Lebanon, 2017, 1h53)
- Fernando Meirelles, The Constant Gardener (UK, 2005, 2h09)
- Thomas Vinterberg, The Celebration (Denmark, 1998, 1h45)