The KFS has been showing films in Kalamazoo since 1988. Here is a listing of the films we’ve shown, beginning with the most recent and dating back to the mid-1990’s. Each is linked to its page at IMDb (Internet Movie Database).
We welcome your suggestions for future bookings.
2024
La Chimera Alice Rohrwacher
The Long Game Julio Quintana
20 Days in Mariupol Mstyslav Chernov
Wicked Little Letters Thea Sharrock
They Shot the Piano Player Javier Mariscal, Fernando Trueba
Problemista Julio Torres
Love Lies Bleeding Rose Glass
One Life James Hawes
Io Capitano Matteo Garrone
About Dry Grasses Nuri Bilge Ceylan
The Peasants DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman
Drive-Away Dolls Ethan Coen
Perfect Days Wim Wenders
The Taste of Things Anh Hung Tran
Oscar Nominated Shorts Various Directors
The Monk and the Gun Pawo Choyning Dorji
The Teacher’s Lounge Ilker Çatak
How To Have Sex Molly Manning Walker
Out of Darkness Andrew Cumming
The Settlers Felipe Gálvez Haberle
The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer
Driving Madeleine Christian Carion
Origin Ava DuVernay
Freud's Last Session Matt Brown
American Fiction Cord Jefferson
All of Us Strangers Andrew Haigh
Piotr Anderszewski - Voyageur Intranquille Bruno Monsaingeon
Fallen Leaves Aki Kaurismäki
2023
The Iron Claw Sean Durkin
Poor Things Yorgos Lanthimos
Maestro Bradley Cooper
Monster Kore-eda Hirokazu
The Boy and The Heron Hayao Miyazaki
Eileen William Oldroyd
Dream Scenario Kristoffer Borgli
Godzilla Minus One Takashi Yamazaki
Saltburn Emerald Fennell
What Happens Later Meg Ryan
The Holdovers Alexander Payne
The Marsh King's Daughter Neil Burger
Anatomy of a Fall Justine Triet
The Persian Version Maryam Keshavarz
Priscilla Sofia Coppola
Foe Garth Davis
The Human Voice & Strange Way of Life Pedro Almodóvar
The Storms of Jeremy Thomas Mark Cousins
She Came To Me Rebecca Miller
Stop Making Sense Jonathan Demme
It Lives Inside Bishal Dutta
The Good Mother Miles Joris-Peyrafitte
Golda Guy Nattiv
Jules Marc Turtletaub
Shortcomings Randall Park
Theater Camp Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman
Talk To Me Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou
The Miracle Club Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Biosphere Mel Eslyn
Past Lives Celine Song
Asteroid City Wes Anderson
The Eight Mountains Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch
Carmen Benjamin Millepied
You Hurt My Feelings Nicole Holofcener
Master Gardener Paul Shrader
Monica Andrea Pallaoro
BlackBerry Matt Johnson
Everything Went Fine François Ozon
Polite Society Nida Manzoor
How to Blow Up a Pipeline Daniel Goldhaber
Beau Is Afraid Ari Aster
Chevalier Stephen Williams
Sweetwater Martin Guigui
Paint Brit McAdams
Turn Every Page - The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb Lizzie Gottlieb
One Fine Morning Mia Hansen-Løve
Return to Seoul Davy Chou
A Good Person Zach Braff
Spinning Gold Timothy Scott Bogart
A Thousand and One A.V. Rockwell
The Lost King Stephen Frears
The Quiet Girl Colm Bairéad
Inside Vasilis Katsoupis
RRR S.S. Rajamouli
Oscar Nominated Shorts Various Directors
80 for Brady Kyle Marvin
EO Jerzy Skolimowski
Women Talking Sarah Polley
Living Oliver Hermanus
The Son Florian Zeller
Corsage Marie Kreutzer
2022
The Whale Darren Aronofsky
Empire of Light Sam Mendes
Spoiler Alert Michael Showalter
To The End Rachel Lears
Nanny Nikyatu Jusu
Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams Luca Guadagnino
Bad Axe David Siev
Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Decision to Leave Park Chan-wook
The Banshees of Inisherin Martin McDonagh
The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile Kathlyn Horan
Something in the Dirt Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead
Tar Todd Field
Triangle of Sadness Ruben Östlund
Call Jane Aaron Schillinger
My Policeman Michael Grandage
Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale Aaron Schillinger
Riotsville, U.S.A. Sierra Pettengill
God's Country Julian Higgins
The Story of Film: A New Generation Mark Cousins
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. Adamma Ebo
Official Selection Mariano Cohn & Gastón Duprat
The Good Boss Fernando León de Aranoa
Emily the Criminal John Patton Ford
Mack & Rita Katie Aselton
My Old School Jono McLeod
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song Daniel Geller & Dayna Goldfine
Resurrection Andrew Semans
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On Dean Fleischer-Camp
Both Sides of the Blade Claire Denis
The Phantom of the Open Craig Roberts
Brian and Charles Jim Archer
Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story Frank Marshall & Ryan Suffern
Crimes of the Future David Cronenberg
Emergency Carey Williams
Men Alex Garland
Happening Audrey Diwan
Petite Maman Céline Sciamma
The Duke Roger Michell
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Tom Gormican
The Northman Robert Eggers
Cow Andrea Arnold
Coda Sian Heder
Compartment Number 6 Juho Kuosmanen
Master Mariama Diallo
Drive My Car Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Oscar Nominated Shorts Various Directors
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America Emily Kunstler & Sarah Kunstler
The Worst Person in the World Joachim Trier
The Tragedy of Macbeth Joel Coen
Flee Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Jockey Clint Bentley
Parallel Mothers Pedro Almodóvar
The Lost Daughter Maggie Gyllenhaal
C’mon C’mon Mike Mills
A Hero Asghar Farhadi
2021
Licorice Pizza Paul Thomas Anderson
The Green Knight David Lowery
Wolf Nathalie Biancheri
Julia Julie Cohen & Betsy West
Belfast Kenneth Branagh
Spencer Pablo Larraín
The French Dispatch Wes Anderson
Last Night in Soho Edgar Wright
Lamb Valdimar Jóhannsson
The Velvet Underground Todd Haynes
Titane Julia Ducournau
The Lost Leonardo Andreas Koefoed
The Nowhere Inn Bill Benz
Pig Michael Sarnoski
The Card Counter Paul Schrader
Together Stephen Daldry & Justin Martin
The Night House David Bruckner
Cryptozoo Dash Shaw
Nine Days Edson Oda
Annette Leos Carax
I Carry You with Me Heidi Ewing
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain Morgan Neville
Summer of Soul Questlove (as Ahmir-Khalib Thompson)
Zola Janicza Bravo
Censor Prano Bailey-Bond
Profile Timur Bekmambetov
The Truffle Hunters Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw
The Human Factor Dror Moreh
Together Together Nikole Beckwith
Shiva Baby Emma Seligman
French Exit Azazel Jacobs
The Father Florian Zeller
Nomadland Chloé Zhao
The World to Come Mona Fastvold
Land Robin Wright
Judas and the Black Messiah Shaka King
Minari Lee Isaac Chung
Our Friend Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Supernova Harry Macqueen
One Night in Miami Regina King
2020
Promising Young Woman Emerald Fennell
The Dissident Bryan Fogel
The Climb Michael Angelo Covino
Ammonite Francis Lee
The Trial of the Chicago 7 Aaron Sorkin
On the Rocks Sofia Coppola
Portrait of a Lady on Fire Céline Sciamma
A Hidden Life Terrence Malick
Clemency Chinonye Chukwu
1917 Sam Mendes
2019
Uncut Gems Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie
Parasite Bong Joon Ho
Jojo Rabbit Taika Waititi
The Lighthouse Robert Eggers
Monos Alejandro Landes
Give Me Liberty Kirill Mikhanovsky
Tel Aviv on Fire Sameh Zoabi
For Sama Waad Al-Khateab, Edward Watts
The Nightingale Jennifer Kent
Maiden Alex Holmes
Honeyland Tamara Kotevska, Ljubomir Stefanov
David Crosby: Remember My Name A.J. Eaton
The Peanut Butter Falcon Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz
LuceJulius Onah
Blinded by the Light Gurinder Chadha
Where’d You Go, Bernadette Richard Linklater
The Farewell Lulu Wang
Midsommar Ari Aster
The Dead Don’t Die Jim Jarmusch
Late Night Nisha Ganatra
Booksmart Olivia Wilde
Amazing Grace Alan Elliott, Sydney Pollack
Birds of Passage Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra
The Hummingbird Project Kim Nguyen
Transit Christian Petzold
Gloria Bell Sebastián Lelio
They Shall Not Grow Old Peter Jackson
Never Look Away Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Capernaum Nadine Labaki
The Image Book Jean-Luc Godard
Cold War Pawel Pawlikowski
At Eternity’s Gate Julian Schnabel
Shoplifters Hirokazu Koreeda
Free Solo Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
The Favourite Yorgos Lanthimos
Stan & Ollie Jon S. Baird
On the Basis of Sex Mimi Leder
If Beale Street Could Talk Barry Jenkins
2018
Mary Queen of ScotsJosie Rourke
ViceAdam McKay
Green BookPeter Farrelly
Boy ErasedJoel Edgerton
The Old Man & the GunDavid Lowery
We the AnimalsJeremiah Zagar
Pick of the LitterDon Hardy Jr., Dana Nachman
Love, GildaLisa Dapolito
BlazeEthan Hawke
Dark Money Kimberly Reed
The Miseducation of Cameron Post Desiree Akhavan
Three Identical Strangers Tim Wardle
Puzzle Marc Turtletaub
BlacKkKlansman Spike Lee
Eighth Grade Bo Burnham
Sorry to Bother You Boots Riley
First Reformed Paul Schrader
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Morgan Neville
RBG Julie Cohen, Betsy West
FoxtrotSamuel Maoz
LovelessAndrey Zvyagintsev
A Fantastic WomanSebastián Lelio
Oh Lucy!Atsuko Hirayanagi
ItzhakAlison Chernick
Film Stars Don’t Die in LiverpoolPaul McGuigan
Faces PlacesJR and Agnès Varda
Call Me by Your NameLuca Guadagnino
Happy EndMichael Haneke
2017 Oscar Nominated Short Films
In The FadeFatih Akin
The Florida ProjectSean Baker
Loving VincentDorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman
The Shape of WaterGuillermo del Toro
I, TonyaCraig Gillespie
2017
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriMartin McDonagh
Lady BirdGreta Gerwig
LuckyJohn Carroll Lynch
Human FlowAi Weiwei
78/52Alexandre O. Philippe
School Life Neasa Ní Chianáin, David Rane
MenasheJoshua Z Weinstein
In Search of FelliniTaron Lexton
Dina Antonio Santini, Dan Sickles
The Trip to Spain Michael Winterbottom
A Ghost Story David Lowery
The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography Errol Morris
The Girl Without Hands Sébastien Laudenbach
Score: A Film Music Documentary Matt Schrader
Patti Cake$ Geremy Jasper
Brigsby Bear Dave McCary
Maudie Aisling Walsh
The Hero Brett Haley
Kedi Ceyda Torun
The Salesman Asghar Farhadi
The Red Turtle Michael Dudok de Wit
I Am Not Your Negro Raoul Peck
Jackie Pablo Larraín
Lion Garth Davis
2016
Manchester by the Sea Kenneth Lonergan
Moonlight Barry Jenkins
The Handmaiden Chan-wook Park
American Honey Andrea Arnold
Dheepan Jacques Audiard
Captain Fantastic Matt Ross
Don’t Think Twice Mike Birbiglia
Cafe Society Woody Allen
Swiss Army Man Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
A Bigger Splash Luca Guadagnino
The Lobster Yorgos Lanthimos
Eye in the Sky Gavin Hood
Midnight Special Jeff Nichols
Son of Saul László Nemes
The Lady in the VanNicholas Hytner
Only YesterdayIsao Takahata
YouthPaolo Sorrentino
CarolTom Haynes
The Danish GirlTom Hooper
2015
SpotlightTom McCarthy
The Keeping RoomDaniel Barber
TruthJames Vanderbilt
He Named Me MalalaDavis Guggenheim
GrandmaPaul Weitz
The Diary of a Teenage GirlMarielle Heller
The Look of SilenceJoshua Oppenheimer
Irrational ManWoody Allen
Mr. HolmesBill Condon
Me, Earl and the Dying GirlAlfonso Gomez-Rejon
I’ll See You In My DreamsBrett Haley
The Connection Cédric Jimenez
Far from the Madding Crowd Thomas Vinterberg
While We’re YoungNoah Baumbach
What We Do in the ShadowsJemaine Clement, Taika Waititi
Mr. TurnerMike Leigh
Still AliceRichard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland
FoxcatcherBennett Miller
2014
WildJean-Marc Vallée
The Theory of Everything James Marsh
Love Is Strange Ira Sachs
Birdman Alejandro González Iñárritu
20,000 Days On Earth Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard
Land Ho!Martha Stephens and Aaron Katz
CalvaryJohn Michael McDonagh
The DogAllison Berg & Frank Keraudren
BoyhoodRichard Linklater
Mood IndigoMichel Gondry
Begin AgainJohn Carney
The ImmigrantJames Gray
Only Lovers Left AliveJim Jarmusch
BelleAmma Asante
The LunchboxRitesh Batra
The Great BeautyPaolo Sorrentino
The Invisible WomanRalph Fiennes
All Is LostJ.C. Chandor
2013
The Spectacular NowJames Ponsoldt
The AttackZiad Doueiri
I’m So Excited!Pedro Almodóvar
Before MidnightRichard Linklater
Frances HaNoah Baumbach
The SapphiresWayne Blair
The Company You KeepRobert Redford
QuartetDustin Hoffman
AmourMichael Haneke
The ImpossibleJ.A. Bayona
Anna KareninaJoe Wright
Holy MotorsLeos Carax
2012
Searching For Sugar ManMalik Bendjelloul
Sleepwalk With MeMike Birbiglia
Robot & FrankJake Schreier
Your Sister’s SisterLynn Shelton
HysteriaTanya Wexler
Damsels in DistressWhit Stillman
The Kid With A BikeLuc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
CoriolanusRalph Fiennes
PinaWim Wenders
Le HavreAki Kaurismaki
The Skin I Live InPedro Almodovar
Take ShelterJeff Nichols
2011
The GuardJohn Michael McDonagh
The Whistle BlowerLarysa Kondracki
TabloidErrol Morris
BeginnersMike Mills
Cave of Forgotten DreamsWerner Herzog
The Greatest Movie Ever SoldMorgan Spurlock
Of Gods and MenXavier Beauvois
PoetryChang-dong Lee
The IllusionistSylvain Chomet
SomewhereSofia Coppola
Another YearMike Leigh
My Dog TulipPaul and Sandra Fierlinger
You Will Meet A Tall Dark StrangerWoody Allen
2010
Mao’s Last DancerBruce Beresford
Cairo TimeRuba Nadda
Joan Rivers: A Piece of WorkRicki Stern and Annie Sundberg
Please GiveNicole Holofcener
Exit Through The Gift ShopBanksy
The Secret in Their EyesJuan Jose Campanella
GreenbergNoah Baumbach
The Last StationMichael Hoffman
The Imaginarium of Dr. ParnassusTerry Gilliam
Broken EmbracesPedro Almodovar
The MessengerOren Moverman
Bright StarJane Campion
2009
Cold SoulsSophie Barthes
In The LoopArmando Iannucci
Whatever WorksWoody Allen
Away We GoSam Mendes
Goodbye SoloRamin Bahrani
Anvil! The Story of AnvilSacha Gervasi
Two LoversJames Gray
The ClassLaurent Cantet
Waltz With BashirAri Folman
Wendy and LucyKelly Reichardt
Synecdoche, New YorkCharlie Kaufman
A Christmas TaleArnaud Desplechin
Happy-Go-LuckyMike Leigh
2008
ElegyIsabel Coixet
Tell No OneGuillaume Canet
The Rules of the GameJean Renoir
The Lady EvePreston Sturges
City LightsCharlie Chaplin
The VisitorTom McCarthy
Young@HeartStephan Walker
The Band’s VisitEran Kolirin
Taxi To The Dark SideAlex Gibney
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 DaysCristian Mungiu
PersepolisMarjane Satrapi
Lars and the Real GirlCraig Gillespie
Starting Out in the EveningAndrew Wagner
Lust, CautionAng Lee
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordAndrew Dominik
2007
In The Shadow Of The MoonDavid Sington
PaprikaSatoshi Kon
La Vie en RoseOlivier Dahan
OnceJohn Carney
Away From HerSarah Polley
The Lives of OthersFlorian von Donnersmarcks
Black BookPaul Verhoeven
The Wind That Shakes The BarleyKen Loach
VenusRoger Michell
VolverPedro Almodóvar
Sweet LandAli Selim
Short BusJohn Cameron Mitchell
Fast Food NationRichard Linklater
Army of ShadowsJean-Pierre Melville
Old JoyKelly Reichardt
2006
QuinceaneraGlatzer and Westmoreland
Half NelsonRyan Fleck
GabriellePatrice Chéreau
The PropositionJohn Hillcoat
WaterDeepa Mehta
BrickRian Johnson
TsotsiGavin Hood
CachéMichael Haneke
Neil Young: Heart of GoldJonathan Demme
The Three Burials of Melquiades EstradaTommy Lee Jones
The New WorldTerrence Malick
CapoteBennett Miller
The PassengerMichelangelo Antonioni
JunebugPhil Morrison
DumaCarroll Ballard
2005
2046Wong Kar-Wai
SarabandIngmar Bergman
Mad Hot BallroomMarilyn Agrelo
Howl’s Moving CastleHayao Miyazaki
Look At MeAgnes Jaoui
Nobody KnowsHirokazu Kore-eda
MillionsDanny Boyle
Melinda and MelindaWoody Allen
A Very Long EngagementJean-Paul Jeunet
Enduring LoveRoger Michell
Bad EducationPedro Almodóvar
Notre MusiqueJean-Luc Godard
The Motorcycle DiariesWalter Salles
Red LightsCédric Kahn
2004
The Story of the Weeping CamelDavaa and Falorni
Maria Full of GraceJoshua Marston
Before SunsetRichard Linklater
Baadasssss !Mario VanPeeble
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and SpringKim Ki Duk
Super Size MeMorgan Spurlock
Since Otar Left…Julie Bertuccelli
Monsieur IbrahimFrancois Dupeyron
The Barbarian InvasionsDenys Arcand
Touching the VoidKevin MacDonald
The Fog of WarErrol Morris
The Triplets of BellevilleSylvain Chomet
In AmericaJim Sheridan
Pieces of AprilPeter Hedge
American SplendorShari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
2003
Capturing the FriedmansAndrew Jarecki
The Secret Lives of DentistsAlan Rudolph
SpellboundJeff Blitz
Man On The TrainPatrice Leconte
City of GodFernando Meirelles
Raising Victor VargasPeter Sollett
The Man Without A PastAki Kaurasmäki
Divine InterventionElia Suleiman
Talk To HerPedro Almodóvar
The PianistRoman Polanski
Russian ArkAlexander Sokurov
Far From HeavenTodd Haynes
Spirited AwayHayao Miyazaki
The Kid Stays in the PictureMorgen and Burstein
2002
Mostly MarthaSandra Nettelbeck
Lovely and AmazingNicole Holofcener
AtanarjuatZacharias Kunuk
Nine QueensFabián Bielinsky
The Piano TeacherMichael Haneke
Y Tu Mamá TambiénAlfonso Cuarón
The Last WaltzMartin Scorsese
Kissing Jessica SteinCharles Herman-Wurmfeld
KandaharMohsen Makhmalbaf
No Man’s LandDanis Tanovic
TogetherLukas Moodysson
InnocencePaul Cox
Mulholland Dr.David Lynch
2001
The Princess and the WarriorTom Tykwer
The ClosetFrancis Veber
Sexy BeastJonathon Glazer
Calle 54Fernando Trueba
The DishRob Sitch
The Gleaners and IAgnes Varda
In The Mood For LoveWong Kar-wai
Before Night FallsJulian Schnabel
State and MainDavid Mamet
Requiem For A DreamDarren Aronofsky
MadadayoAkira Kurosawa
The Wind Will Carry UsAbbas Kiarostami
2000
Girl on the BridgePatrice Leconte
ButterflyJosé Luis Cuerda
Up At the VillaPhillip Haas
Jesus’ SonAlison Maclean
The Virgin SuicidesSophia Coppola
Ghost DogJim Jarmusch
Sweet and LowdownWoody Allen
All About My MotherPedro Almodóvar
Princess MononokeHayao Miyazaki
The Third ManSir Carol Reed
Felicia’s JourneyAtom Egoyan
GuinevereAudrey Wells
The LimeySteven Soderbergh
1999
West BeirutZiad Doueiri
The Dinner GameFrancis Verber
The Buena Vista Social ClubWim Wenders
LimboJohn Sayles
Three SeasonsTony Bui
The Dreamlife of AngelsErick Zonca
God Said “Ha!”Julia Sweeney
Central StationWalter Salles
The CelebrationThomas Vinterberg
HappinessTodd Solondz
Touch of EvilOrson Welle
The EelShohei Imamura
A Soldiers’ Daughter Never CriesJames Ivory
1998
The Straight StoryDavid Lynch
RosettaLuc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Felicia’s JourneyAtom Egoyan
Lovers of the Arctic CircleJulio Medem
BesiegedBernardo Bertolucci
Autumn TaleEric Rohmer
The Dinner GameFrancis Verber
After LifeKore-Eda Hirokazu
CelebrityWoody Allen
HappinessTodd Solondz
Next Stop WonderlandBrad Anderson
Smoke SignalsChris Eyre
1997
WesternManuel Poirier
Marius and JeannetteRobert Guédiguian
Junk MailPäl Sletaune
The ThiefPavel Chukhraj
Beyond SilenceCaroline Link
The ShiningStanley Kubrick
Kurt and CourtneyNick Broomfield
Henry FoolHal Hartley
Wild Man BluesBarbara Kopple
Buffalo ’66Vincent Gallo
CharacterMike van Diem
The Butcher BoyNeil Jordan
1996
Men with GunsJohn Sayles
Ma Vie en RosaAlain Berliner
Oscar and LucindaGillian Armstrong
UndergroundEmir Kusturica
The Sweet HereafterAtom Egoyan
Deep CrimsonArturo Ripstein
Eye of GodTim Blake Nelson
Fast, Cheap & Out of ControlErrol Morris
GabbehMohsen Makhmalbaf
La PromesseLuc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Shall we DanceMasayuki Suo
KoljaJan Svrák
1995
In the Company of MenNeil LaBute
Waiting for GuffmanChristopher Guest
The Pillow BookPeter Greenaway
Prisoner of the MountainsSergei Bodrov
CosiMark Joffe
Chasing AmyKevin Smith
Twelve MonkeysTerry Gilliam