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A few years ago, I started hosting a monthly film night that almost exclusively focused on foreign language film. I’m seldom interested in the latest Hollywood “shoot-em-ups” on offer at the local multiplex and while there is a semi-decent amount of independent film screened where I live, there is virtually no outlet for those of us interested in world cinema that’s not in English. Having to read subtitles has never inhibited my enjoyment of a film and I find it incredibly stifling to limit my cinematic intake to films in English, the only language I speak fluently.

During those film nights (which still continue), I began to explore well outside of the cinematic hotbeds of France, Spain, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, etc. While I love many of the genius directors and films produced by those countries with a rich film history, I also was interested about what kind of films are produced in Albania, Thailand, Georgia, Chile, Iran, Lebanon, Serbia, Kenya, Romania, etc. In constantly scouring for movies to show on my “film nights” (usually attended by 5-10 people) I started realizing there is so much out there worth exploring from places we don’t consider cinematic epicenters.

That’s how this idea was born. I have no set time limit on this project, but this blog exists to chronicle my attempt to see at least one film produced in every country on earth. I imagine it’ll be difficult and at times I’m sure I’ll have to stretch the interpretation of what attaches a film to a certain country as I don’t imagine there are a lot of films produced by some of the smaller countries in Oceania or the Caribbean or in some of the more remote corners of the planet. I’m sure the films are produced, but they’re probably not widely available. I imagine it’ll take a combination of Netflix, the library, YouTube, etc. to achieve this…if I ever do. It should be and entertaining and enlightening attempt at the very least.

One additional note: I don’t pretend to be an expert or a film critic. I simply like what I like.