THEME EXPLORATION

Identity and Self-Discovery

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
2008 · Paul Schrader
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
Nazarín
Nazarín
1958 · Luis Buñuel
Pilgrims
Pilgrims
2026 · Heo Pyoung-kang
Partner
Partner
1968 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Quick
Quick
1932 · Robert Siodmak
Reindeer Games
Reindeer Games
2000 · John Frankenheimer
The Man Without a Map
The Man Without a Map
1968 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Aga's House
Aga's House
2019 · Lendita Zeqiraj
Cabo Negro
Cabo Negro
2024 · Abdellah Taïa
Di che segno sei?
Di che segno sei?
1975 · Sergio Corbucci
My Dearest Señorita
My Dearest Señorita
2026 · Fernando González Molina
The Stupids
The Stupids
1996 · David Cronenberg & John Landis
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon
1902 · Georges Méliès
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Paradise Now
Paradise Now
2005 · Hany Abu-Assad
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
A Fantastic Woman
A Fantastic Woman
2017 · Sebastián Lelio
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Four Daughters
Four Daughters
2023 · Kaouther Ben Hania
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Justin K. Thompson USA

Visually inventive director who blends kinetic animation with emotional depth and stylistic innovation.

 Kemp Powers USA

Explores the interior lives of remarkable individuals navigating identity, art, and social change.

 Pete Docter USA

Pixar's poet of the inner life, transforming everyday moments into profound emotional odysseys.