The 2018 Collection was compiled with members of the American University Class of 2022, as part of the AU Scholars program. Click through to individual essays, then come back to look at others.
- ARGENTINA: Wild Tales (2014) | Essay by Owen McCoy
- AUSTRALIA: Mad Max: Fury Road, 2015 | Essay by Alejandro Irizarry
- BRAZIL: City of God, 2002 | Essay by Olivia Schwalm
- CZECH REPUBLIC: Lunacy, 2005 | Essay by Nikhil Clayton (cited as one of the Best Video Essays of 2018 collected at Sight and Sound)
- EGYPT: Clash, 2016 | Essay by Melissa Burnham
- GERMANY: Downfall, 2004 | Essay by Will Scott
- HONDURAS: A Few with Courage, 2010 | Essay by Victoria Joya Euceda
- HONG KONG: In the Mood for Love, 2000 | Essay by Gwyn Morgan
- INDIA: Go! India, 2007 | Essay by Priya Koliwad
- IRAN: Offside, 2006 | Essay by Piper Neulander
- ITALY: Vincere, 2009 | Essay by Emily Paglicci
- JAPAN: Spirited Away, 2001 | Essay by Andriana Gregovic
- NIGERIA: Alakada, 2013 | Essay by Yasmine Dehghani
- PERU: The Bad Intentions, 2011 | Essay by Mariana Espinoza
- PHILIPPINES: How to Disappear Completely, 2013 | Essay by Nolan Spaulding
- SOUTH KOREA: Midnight Runners, 2017 | Essay by Renaldie Paul
- SPAIN: Pan’s Labyrinth, 2006 | Essay by Allison Green
- SYRIA: Passion (2005) | Essay by Jonah Kaufman-Cohen
- TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Play the Devil, 2016 | Essay by Caroline Powell
Wow! Looks great! It’s nice to see someone continuing the German tradition after me. Can’t wait to watch all of them.