THEME EXPLORATION

athletic bodies

10 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Short Plays
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger

Doubles Match
2026 · Hung Po-hao

Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era

Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era
2026 · Ken Yamamoto

I Want to Hear the Wind's Song

I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
1998 · Nobuhiko Obayashi

Ali
2001 · Michael Mann

Domestique
2018 · Adam Sedlák

Foreplay
2008 · Kenneth Anger

Renaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top

Renaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top
2016 · Cédric Klapisch

Fierrot le pou
1990 · Mathieu Kassovitz

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Ken Loach United Kingdom

His social realist films frequently explore working-class athletes and physical labor as expressions of human dignity and struggle.

Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her films celebrate resilient, physically capable bodies navigating harsh landscapes, emphasizing human endurance and strength.