THEME EXPLORATION

African American culture

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
1976 · Jean Rouch
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
1976 · Robert Altman
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak
Easy Rider
Easy Rider
1969 · Dennis Hopper
Destiny
Destiny
1944 · Julien Duvivier
Electro show
Electro show
1966 · Patricio Guzmán
The Woman King
The Woman King
2022 · Gina Prince-Bythewood
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Embrace of the Serpent
Embrace of the Serpent
2015 · Ciro Guerra
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
1967 · Aleksandar Petrović
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Joel Coen
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj
Entre tinieblas
Entre tinieblas
1983 · Pedro Almodóvar
Letter from Michelangelo
Letter from Michelangelo
1971 · David Cronenberg
A Children's Story
A Children's Story
2004 · Andrea Frazzi & Antonio Frazzi
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
Lionheart
Lionheart
2018 · Genevieve Nnaji
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue
1997 · Satoshi Kon
The Ride
The Ride
1995 · Amanda Micheli
The Wedding Party
The Wedding Party
2016 · Kemi Adetiba
A Confucian Confusion
A Confucian Confusion
1994 · Edward Yang
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Malcolm D. Lee USA

Malcolm D. Lee crafts comedies celebrating Black life with heart, humor, and cultural specificity.

 John Lee Hancock United States

His films like 'Do the Right Thing' and 'Malcolm X' directly examine African American identity, racism, and social justice through provocative storytelling.

 Barry Jenkins United States

His poetic films 'Moonlight' and 'If Beale Street Could Talk' intimately explore Black identity, love, and resilience in contemporary America.