Class of '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25
Foreword
Hello friends! I am thrilled to host the 10th (!!) year of the Film School Drop Outs challenge. I don't think we count as drop-outs anymore at this point, more like failed PhD students dragging out their dissertations. Thanks to previous professors Disgustipated, Bobby Jones, Steve Geiler, eightandahalf, Fabianm, and of course Elena for facilitating our addiction— I mean education, all these years. After pouring over my spreadsheets, I tried to find some blind spots spanning the history of film. I hope you enjoy. Please fill out your course evaluations at the end of the semester, your feedback is important.…
List by kasarin Patron
Film School Drop Outs 2026
Class of '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25
Foreword
Hello friends! I am thrilled to host the 10th (!!) year of the Film School Drop Outs challenge. I don't think we count as drop-outs anymore at this point, more like failed PhD students dragging out their dissertations. Thanks to previous professors Disgustipated, Bobby Jones, Steve Geiler, eightandahalf, Fabianm, and of course Elena for facilitating our addiction— I mean education, all these years. After pouring over my spreadsheets, I tried to find some blind spots spanning the history of film. I hope you enjoy. Please fill out your course evaluations at the end of the semester, your feedback is important.
The Class of '26:
(Voluntary) Rules 📢1. Each week you must watch the film that you have selected for that week's topic;2. After having watched each film you should write and post a review of at least five sentences;3. Ensure that you tag each film with the challenge tag FSDO2026. Also make sure you tag it with the weekly tag, for example, FSDO2026Week1. This will enable other students to find your reviews;4. Read other student's reviews and share comments with one another.
Please Note ✏️- All of these rules are voluntary;- If you are unable to watch the listed movie in any given week you can skip it or watch it later;- Feel free to make up your own topics for any given week if you don't like the existing topic or if you are unable to gain access to a movie that fits it;- Feel free to change any movie on your list at any time. The availability of a film often makes this necessary;- If you don't like writing reviews you don't have to. Maybe comment on other people's reviews so you can still be a part of the dialogue (although you don't have to do that either).
2026 Syllabus:
Week 1 - Producer - Howard HughesWeek 2 - Studio - Early Shochiku (40s or Earlier)Week 3 - Actor - Claudette ColbertWeek 4 - Auteur - Germaine DulacWeek 5 - Writer - Ben HechtWeek 6 - Movement - Sirkian CinemaWeek 7 - Auteur - Hiroshi ShimizuWeek 8 - Actor - Michel SimonWeek 9 - Editor - Nino BaragliWeek 10 - Awards - Oscars Best Animated ShortWeek 11 - Movement - Film BlancWeek 12 - Composer - Toshi IchiyanagiWeek 13 - Actor - Lena HorneWeek 14 - Auteur - Edith Carlmar Week 15 - Studio - KyivnaukfilmWeek 16 - Book - Amos Vogel’s Film as a Subversive ArtWeek 17 - Technology - VistaVisionWeek 18 - Movement - Revolutionary DocumentariesWeek 19 - Auteur - Jacques RozierWeek 20 - Actor - Tatsuya NakadaiWeek 21 - Genre - Eastern European Sci-fiWeek 22 - Movement - ’80s New York SleazeWeek 23 - Award- Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Awards: Best Narrative PictureWeek 24 - Costume Design - Piero TosiWeek 25 - Auteur- Nutsa or Lana GogoberidzeWeek 26 - Movement - NunsploitationWeek 27 - Actor- Charlotte RamplingWeek 28 - Actor Golden Lion at the Venice Film FestivalWeek 29 - Movement - Slow CinemaWeek 30 - Studio - Toei in the 1970sWeek 31 - Auteur - Ana CarolinaWeek 32 - Distributor - Canyon CinemaWeek 33 - Movement - Québecois CinemaWeek 34 - Auteur - Melvin van PeeblesWeek 35 - Genre - Japanese Video ArtWeek 36 - Movement - Indigenous CinemaWeek 37 - Auteur - John WatersWeek 38 - Production Design - Kenji KawaiWeek 39 - Cinematographer - Agnès GodardWeek 40 - Award - Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA): Best Picture NomineesWeek 41 - Auteur - Nancy Savoca Week 42 - Studio - GOBELINSWeek 43 - Actor- Joan ChenWeek 44 - Composer - Trent ReznorWeek 45 - Auteur - Radu JudeWeek 46 - Movement - Hong Kong Category IIIWeek 47 - Actor - Michael ShannonWeek 48 - Book- 50 Years Of Maghrebi CinemaWeek 49 - Awards- TIFF People's ChoiceWeek 50 - Auteur- Stephen SoderberghWeek 51 - Movement - Sapphic Coming of Age FilmWeek 52 - Actor - Lily Gladstone
-
1
-
2
-
3
-
4
-
5
-
6
-
7
-
8
-
9
-
10
-
11
-
12
-
13
-
14
-
15
-
16
-
17
-
18
-
19
-
20
-
21
-
22
-
23
-
24
-
25
-
26
-
27
-
28
-
29
-
30
-
31
-
32
-
33
-
34
-
35
-
36
-
37
-
38
-
39
-
40
-
41
-
42
-
43
-
44
-
45
-
46
-
47
-
48
-
49
-
50
-
51
-
52