THEME EXPLORATION

art and survival

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
“Pop Goes the Easel”
“Pop Goes the Easel”
1962 · Ken Russell
Morris at Ornette's Art Show
Morris at Ornette's Art Show
1972 · Shirley Clarke
Art Talent Show
Art Talent Show
2022 · Adéla Komrzý & Tomáš Bojar
Sculpture Mouvante – Jean Tinguely
Sculpture Mouvante – Jean Tinguely
1981 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Ocaña, retrat intermitent
Ocaña, retrat intermitent
1978 · Ventura Pons
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
Pittsburgh Trilogy
Pittsburgh Trilogy
1983 · Peggy Ahwesh
Hilma
Hilma
2022 · Lasse Hallström
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Filmstudie
Filmstudie
1926 · Hans Richter
The Time of the Wolf
The Time of the Wolf
2003 · Michael Haneke
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
2017
2017
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Letter from Michelangelo
Letter from Michelangelo
1971 · David Cronenberg
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films explore humanity's spiritual survival through art, memory, and meaning-making in hostile or indifferent worlds.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His work uses cinema as a weapon for cultural and political survival, confronting death, desire, and the preservation of human dignity against oppressive systems.

 Agnès Varda France

Her films celebrate art and creativity as essential acts of survival and resistance, finding beauty and meaning in life's fragments and human connection.