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THEME EXPLORATION

belonging and displacement

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Krapatchouk
Krapatchouk
1992 · Enrique Gabriel
As Far as I Can Walk
As Far as I Can Walk
2021 · Stefan Arsenijević
Nowhere in Africa
Nowhere in Africa
2002 · Caroline Link
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Monsoon
Monsoon
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Calle Malaga
Calle Malaga
2026 · Maryam Touzani
Le Mystère Koumiko
Le Mystère Koumiko
1965 · Chris Marker
Monsoon
Monsoon
2019 · Hong Khaou
Rebuilding
Rebuilding
2025 · Max Walker-Silverman
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Xoftex
Xoftex
2024 · Noaz Deshe
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda → Japan

His films intimately explore fractured families and individuals searching for connection and home, examining how belonging is constructed through relationships rather than blood or place.

Agnès Varda → France

She documented marginalized communities and wanderers throughout her career, creating poetic portraits of those displaced from society while celebrating their resilience and search for connection.

Chloé Zhao → China/USA

Her films follow economically displaced individuals navigating modern America, capturing the tension between rootlessness and the human need for community with lyrical authenticity.

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