THEME EXPLORATION

West African communities

17 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Destiny
Destiny
1944 · Julien Duvivier
Hombroï
Hombroï
1948 · Jean Rouch
Black Panther
Black Panther
2018 · Ryan Coogler
Escape from East Berlin
Escape from East Berlin
1962 · Robert Siodmak
Ghost of Asia
Ghost of Asia
2005 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Lethal Weapon 2
Lethal Weapon 2
1989 · Richard Donner
Eastward
Eastward
1991 · Christian Petzold
Akt
Akt
1961 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
1970 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Chung Kuo Cina
Chung Kuo Cina
1972 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
Film For Guitar
Film For Guitar
1966 · Bruce Beresford
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
1955 · Fred Zinnemann
The Life of the Adivasis
The Life of the Adivasis
1955 · Ritwik Ghatak
To Love Again
To Love Again
1971 · Kon Ichikawa
The Exile
The Exile
1981 · Peter Greenaway
Barriers of Solitude
Barriers of Solitude
1995 · Patricio Guzmán
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ousmane Sembène Senegal

Pioneered African cinema while deeply exploring West African social structures, colonialism's legacy, and community struggles through films like 'Black Girl' and 'Ceddo'.

 Abderrahmane Sissako Mauritania

Creates poetic, humanistic portraits of West African life and identity, examining community resilience amid conflict and displacement in works like 'Bamako' and 'Timbuktu'.