As the omicron variant continues its rapid spread and Bay Area residents reconfigure New Year’s plans, Pass the Remote is coming up with an in-home entertainment alternative to help count down another strange year. One cinematic way to mark the occasion is to hop onto the Smith Rafael Film Center website and allow it to fly you around the globe. How so? The California Film Institute continues its annual tradition of highlighting a sampling of global submissions (92 this year) that are vying for a spot in the international feature category at the upcoming Oscars. On Dec. 21, the Academy whittled that imposing list to 15.