The 43-year-old tradition of providing free screenings of select films for the Oklahoma City University 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.
Work/Life
A selection of films about people looking for ways to make sense of their lives while making ends meet
September 8

The Old Oak
Directed by Ken Loach • UK • 2023 • 1h 53m
The Old Oak is a special place in a once thriving mining community. TJ Ballantyne, the proprietor, hangs on to The Old Oak by his fingertips, a hold that is threatened when The Old Oak becomes contested territory after the arrival of Syrian refugees in the village. (theoldoakfilm.co.uk)
October 13

Sorry to Bother You
Directed by Boots Riley • US • 2018 • 1h 52m
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a universe of greed. (imdb.com)
November 10

La Promesse
Directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne • Belgium • 1996 • 1h 30m
Roger uses his 15-year-old son, Igor, to help ruthlessly exploit illegal immigrant workers. When African immigrant Amidou tumbles from a scaffold, Igor finds him before he dies and promises that he will take care of his wife and baby. (rottentomatoes.com)
December 8

Life Is Sweet
Directed by Mike Leigh • UK • 1990 • 1h 42m
The working-class malaise of suburban London is captured in this comedic drama, which focuses on twin sisters Natalie and Nicola and their parents, Andy and Wendy. While Natalie has a plumbing job, Nicola is on the dole and perpetually dwells on the negative. (rottentomatoes.com)
January 12

Perfect Days
Directed by Wim Wenders • Japan/Germany • 2023 • 2h 4m
Hirayama seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his very structured everyday routine he enjoys his passion for music and for books. And he loves trees and takes photos of them. (filmaffinity.com)
March 9

Ressources humaines
Directed by Laurent Cantet • France • 1999 • 1h 43m
Frank, a business school graduate, returns to his hometown to take a management position alongside his father. First Frank makes the mistake of actually asking the workers on the assembly line for their opinions. Then upper management manipulates his findings to lay off employees. (imdb.com)
April 13

Certain Women
Directed by Kelly Reichardt • US • 2016 • 1h 47m
Three strong-willed women strive to forge their own paths: a lawyer who finds herself contending with office sexism and a hostage situation; a wife and mother at odds with the men in her life; and a law student who forms an ambiguous bond with a lonely ranch hand. (rottentomatoes.com)