THEME EXPLORATION

cinema as life documentation

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
And the Show Goes On
And the Show Goes On
1996 · Mrinal Sen
La rosa blanca
La rosa blanca
1954 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
Symphony of Lianhua
Symphony of Lianhua
1937 · Fei Mu
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee
The Salesman
The Salesman
2016 · Asghar Farhadi
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
Brussels Loops
Brussels Loops
1958 · Shirley Clarke
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
Children (, short
Children (, short
1976 · Terence Davies
Le Train en marche
Le Train en marche
1971 · Chris Marker
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Cinema Paradiso
Cinema Paradiso
1988 · Giuseppe Tornatore
Vertical Features Remake
Vertical Features Remake
1978 · Peter Greenaway
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
1995 · Nagisa Oshima
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
1990 · Zhang Yimou
At Avrat Silah
At Avrat Silah
1966 · Yílmaz Güney
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
El perquè de tot plegat
El perquè de tot plegat
1994 · Ventura Pons
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Experimental Film
Experimental Film
1963 · Arthur Lipsett
Kino-week
Kino-week
1918 · Dziga Vertov
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
1974 · Phillip Noyce
The Princess's Little Boy
The Princess's Little Boy
1972 · Yannis Dalianidis
Walker
Walker
2012 · Tsai Ming-liang
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films use naturalistic storytelling and non-professional actors to document the lived experiences of working-class communities and social struggles.

 Abbas Kiarostami Iran

He blurred the boundaries between documentary and fiction to authentically capture the rhythms of everyday Iranian life and human relationships.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her films integrate non-professional actors and real locations to document marginalized lives and contemporary American experiences with journalistic intimacy.