THEME EXPLORATION

Black representation

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica
Persona
Persona
1966 · Ingmar Bergman
Obituary for a Murderer
Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke
The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows
1959 · François Truffaut
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Charulata
Charulata
1964 · Satyajit Ray
Harakiri
Harakiri
1962 · Masaki Kobayashi
Yojimbo
Yojimbo
1961 · Akira Kurosawa
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Sarit
Sarit
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad
2016 · David Ayer
Eraserhead
Eraserhead
1976 · David Lynch
Au Hasard Balthazar
Au Hasard Balthazar
1966 · Robert Bresson
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
Gertrud
Gertrud
1964 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
High Noon
High Noon
1952 · Fred Zinnemann
L'Avventura
L'Avventura
1960 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Scrubbers
Scrubbers
1982 · Mai Zetterling
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo Cruz
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo Cruz
1955 · Luis Buñuel
This Sporting Life
This Sporting Life
1963 · Lindsay Anderson
Windtalkers
Windtalkers
2002 · John Woo
H Is for House
H Is for House
1976 · Peter Greenaway
Silent Days
Silent Days
2019 · Pavol Pekarčík
Cairo Station
Cairo Station
1958 · Youssef Chahine
Lords of Chaos
Lords of Chaos
2018 · Jonas Åkerlund
Mute
Mute
2018 · Duncan Jones
Angel
Angel
1982 · Neil Jordan
Art of the Devil 2
Art of the Devil 2
2005 · Art Thamthrakul & Isara Nadee & Kongkiat Khomsiri & Pasith Buranajan & Putipong Saisikaew & Seree Phongnithi
Black Magic 2
Black Magic 2
1976 · Ho Meng-Hua
Blind Massage
Blind Massage
2014 · Lou Ye
The Trace of Your Lips
The Trace of Your Lips
2023 · Julián Hernández
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Cauleen Smith USA · Riverside

Cinema as visual resistance: dissolving narrative into color, rhythm, and the politics of the Black gaze.

 Barry Jenkins United States

His films like 'Moonlight' and 'If Beale Street Could Talk' intimately explore Black identity, masculinity, and love through poetic cinematography and deeply personal narratives.

 Steve McQueen United Kingdom

His films 'Hunger' and '12 Years a Slave' unflinchingly confront themes of Black suffering, resistance, and dignity through visually striking and historically grounded storytelling.