THEME EXPLORATION

ancestral traditions

23 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Ceremony
The Ceremony
1971 · Nagisa Oshima
Yellow Earth
Yellow Earth
1984 · Zhang Yimou
Bhooth Bangla
Bhooth Bangla
2026 · Priyadarshan
The Last Dance
The Last Dance
2026 · Anselm Chan Mau-Yin
Colours of Time
Colours of Time
2026 · Cédric Klapisch
Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm
Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm
1966 · Jean Rouch
I clowns
I clowns
1970 · Federico Fellini
Gion Festival
Gion Festival
1933 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Idea di un’isola
Idea di un’isola
1967 · Roberto Rossellini
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944 · Vincente Minnelli
Longing For Innocence
Longing For Innocence
2023 · Leni Riefenstahl
Moana: A Romance of the Golden Age
Moana: A Romance of the Golden Age
1926 · Robert Flaherty
Plácido
Plácido
1961 · Luis García Berlanga
Our Lovely Pig Slaughter
Our Lovely Pig Slaughter
2024 · Adam Martinec
Exhuma
Exhuma
2024 · Jang Jae-hyun
Moana 2
Moana 2
2024 · David G. Derrick Jr. & Jason Hand
Mirreyes contra Godínez: Un Especial de Navidad
Mirreyes contra Godínez: Un Especial de Navidad
2025 · Chava Cartas
Mortuary Blues
Mortuary Blues
1990 · Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
Naked Under the Moon
Naked Under the Moon
1999 · Lav Diaz
Strictly Ballroom
Strictly Ballroom
1992 · Baz Luhrmann
The Namesake
The Namesake
2006 · Mira Nair
The Tree of Blood
The Tree of Blood
2018 · Julio Medem
Wolf Totem
Wolf Totem
2015 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lee Hancock Taiwan

His films like 'Eat Drink Man Woman' and 'The Wedding Banquet' explore the tensions between ancestral customs and modern values within family structures.

 Carlos Reygadas Mexico

His films like 'Post Tenebras Lux' and 'Our Time' investigate inherited trauma, family legacy, and the cyclical nature of ancestral patterns across generations.