This list includes, in short form, all the films recommended on various regional pages. Feel free to click on particular film titles to see annotated clips, and look for more annotations at a later date.
24 City. China, 2009, dir. Jia Zhanke
After This Our Exile. China, 2006, dir. Patrick Tam.
An American Tale. US.1986. dir Don Bluth.
An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker. Bosnia, 2013. Danis Tanović
Beyond the Hills. Romania, 2012. Dir. Cristian Mungiu.
Blood Diamond. US/Germany, 2006, dir. Edward Zwick
Blood of My Blood. Portugal 2011. Dir. João Canijo.
Born into Brothels. India, 2004. dir. Zana Briski.
Boy Eating the Bird’s Food. Greece, 2013.Dir. Ektoras Lygizos.
Boy. New Zealand. 2010. Dir. Taika Waititi.
Captain Phillips. US, 2013, dir. Paul Greengrass
Confusion Na Wa. Nigeria, 2013, dir. Kenneth Gyang
Crying Fist. South Korea, 2005. dir. Ryoo Seung-wan.
Dancehall Queen .Jamaica. 1997. Dir. Rick Elgood, Don Letts.1997
Dancer in the Dark. US/Denmark. .2000. dir. Lars von Trier.
Departures. Japan, 2008: dir. Yojiro Takita.
Diarios de Motocicleta. Bolivia, 2004. Walter Salles
District 9. South Africa, 2009, dir. Neill Blomkamp
Elefante Blanco. Argentina. 2012. dir. Pablo Trapero
Ernest and Celestine. France 2012. Dir. Benjamin Renner, Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar.
Euphoria Russia, 2006: dir. Ivan Vyrypayev
Faat Kine Senegal, 2000, dir. Sembene Ousmane
Factory Girl Egypt, 2014, dir. Mohamed Khan
Fish Tank. UK. 2009. Dir. Andrea Arnold.
Gerónima. Argentina. 1986. dir. Raul Alberto Tosso.
Himalaya. Nepal, 1999: dir. Eric Valli.
Horses of God Morocco, 2014, dir. Nabil Ayouch
In This World. UK. 2002. Dir. Michael Winterbottom.
Kami Malaysia, 2008; dir. Effendee Mazlan
Kenny. Australia. 2006. Dir Clayton Jacobson.
Kinatay Philippines, 2009. dir. Brillante Mendoza
Kubrador (The Bet Collector) Philippines, 2006. dir. Jeffrey Jeturian
L’Enfant. Belgium, 2005. Dirs. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.
Last Train Home. China, 2009. dir. Lixin Fan
Le Havre France/Finland 2011. Dir. Aki Kaurismäki
Leolo. Canada.1992.Dir Jean-Claud Lauzon.
Leviathan Russia, 2014: dir. Andrey Zvyagintsev
Lilya 4-Ever. Ukraine/Sweden. 2002. dir. Lukas Moodysson.
Little Big Master. China 2015: dir Adrian Kwan.
Lucky miles. Australia. 2007. Dir Michael Rowland
Mad Bastards. Australia. 2010. Dir. Brendan Fletcher.
Mad Max: Fury Road. Australia, 2015
Mauri. Australia. 1988
Mondays in the Sun. 2002.Dir. Fernando León de Aranoa.
Nairobi Half Life Kenya, 2012, dir. David Gitonga
Nobody Knows Japan, 2004, dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda.
Once. Ireland 2007. Dir. John Carney
One Night in Mongok China, 2004. dir. Yee Tung-shing
Pila Balde 1999. English title: Fetch a Pail of Water.
Pizza, Birra, Faso. Argentina. 1998. dir. Israel Caetano
Rocky V. USA. 1990. dir. John G. Avildsen
Sad Movie. South Korea, 2005. Dir. Kwon Jong-kwan
Salaam Bombay! India, 1998. Dir. Mira Nair.
Sampson & Delilah. Australia. 2009. Dir. Warwick Thornton
Sand Dollars.Dominican Republic. 2013 Dirs. Guzman and Cardenas
Satellite Boy. Australia. 2012. Catriona McKenzie.
Shaft in Africa US, 1973, dir. John Guillermin
Sin Nombre. 2009.Mexico -Honduras. Dir.
Skid Row is my Home.2010.LA.. dir. Thomas Q. Napper.
Smoke Signs.US/Canada. 1998. Dir. Chris Eyre.
Sunday Too Far Away. Australia. 1975. Dir. Ken Hannam
Sunlight Jr..USA .2013. Dir. Laurie Collver
Suzhou River. China, 2000. dir. Ye Lou
Texas Chainsaw Massacre. US. 1974. Dir. Tobe Hooper.
The Blood of Yingzhou District China, 2006. Dirs. Ruby Yang and Thomass Lemon
The Castle. Australia. 1997. dir. Rob Sitch
The Edukators. 2005. Dir. Hans Weingartner.
The Grapes of Wrath. USA. 1940. Dir. John Ford.
The Jammed Australia, 2007. Dir. Dee McLachlan.
The Match Factory Girl Finland, 1990. Dir. Aki Kaurismäki
The Rocket. Australia 2014. Dir. Kim Mordaunt
The Rover. Australia. 2014. Dir. David Michod.
The Thief. Russia, 1997: Dir. Pavel Chukhrai.
Timbuktu. Mauritania/Mali, 2014; dir. Abderrahmane Sissako
Traitors. Morocco, 2013 dir. Sean Gullette
Transit. Philippines/Israel, 2013. Dir. Hannah Espia
Trash. Brazil/Britain. 2014. Dir. Stephen Daldry
Tsotsi. South Africa, 2006, dir. Gavin Hood
Two Days, One Night. Belgium. 2014. Dir. Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne.
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall Past Lives. Thailand, 2010, dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Viva Riva! Democratic Republic of Congo, 2010, dir. Djo Tunda Wa Munga
Vodka Lemon Armenia, 2003, dir. Huner Saleem
White as Snow. Turkey. 2010. Dir. Selim Gunes
White Balloon. Iran, 1995, Dir. Jafar Panahi
Why Has Bodhi-dharma Left for the East? South Korea. 1989. Dir Yong-Kyun Bae.