THEME EXPLORATION

ancestral intervention

21 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty
2003 · Tom Shadyac
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Colours of Time
Colours of Time
2026 · Cédric Klapisch
Was It Us?
Was It Us?
1990 · Robert Iscove
Never After Dark
Never After Dark
2026 · Dave Boyle
钟馗
钟馗
2026 · Yuxi Wang
Chizuko's Younger Sister
Chizuko's Younger Sister
1991 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Casque Bleu
Casque Bleu
1995 · Chris Marker
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time
1922 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Stairs 1 Geneva
Stairs 1 Geneva
1994 · Peter Greenaway
Like a Fish on the Moon
Like a Fish on the Moon
2022 · Dornaz Hajiha
Baron Blood
Baron Blood
1972 · Mario Bava
The Battle of Chile: Part I
The Battle of Chile: Part I
1975 · Patricio Guzmán
The Fantastic Magic Baby
The Fantastic Magic Baby
1975 · Chang Cheh
Walker
Walker
1987 · Alex Cox
Moana 2
Moana 2
2024 · David G. Derrick Jr. & Jason Hand
Exhuma
Exhuma
2024 · Jang Jae-hyun
The Green Inferno
The Green Inferno
2013 · Eli Roth
Mortuary Blues
Mortuary Blues
1990 · Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
Naked Under the Moon
Naked Under the Moon
1999 · Lav Diaz
The Tree of Blood
The Tree of Blood
2018 · Julio Medem
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster USA

His films like Hereditary and Midsommar explore how ancestral trauma and family curses manifest across generations through supernatural and psychological horror.

 Karyn Kusama USA

The Wailing and her other works examine ancestral sins, generational guilt, and how the past violently intrudes upon the present through haunting and possession.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like After Life and Shoplifters explore how ancestors and family legacy shape identity, memory, and moral choices across time and generations.