THEME EXPLORATION

African landscape

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Destiny
Destiny
1944 · Julien Duvivier
Zone Moment
Zone Moment
1956 · Stan Brakhage
Black Panther
Black Panther
2018 · Ryan Coogler
Drei Wege zum See
Drei Wege zum See
1976 · Michael Haneke
Memoria, Boy at Sea
Memoria, Boy at Sea
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Don Valley
Don Valley
1972 · David Cronenberg
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
Lethal Weapon 2
Lethal Weapon 2
1989 · Richard Donner
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008 · Eric Darnell & Tom McGrath
Man No Run
Man No Run
1989 · Claire Denis
Journey on the Plain
Journey on the Plain
1995 · Béla Tarr
A Friendly Handshake
A Friendly Handshake
1997 · Jean Rouch
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ousmane Sembène Senegal

Pioneer of African cinema who depicted the African landscape as inseparable from the social and political struggles of post-colonial communities.

 Abderrahmane Sissako Mauritania

Master of capturing the vast Saharan landscape and African geography as a character itself, exploring themes of displacement and belonging.