THEME EXPLORATION

civil rights movement

31 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
1992 · Spike Lee
Stories on Human Rights
Stories on Human Rights
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
We Can’t Make the Same Mistake Twice
We Can’t Make the Same Mistake Twice
2016 · Alanis Obomsawin
Offside
Offside
2006 · Jafar Panahi
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Zweigroschenzauber
Zweigroschenzauber
1929 · Hans Richter
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
Where Do We Go Now
Where Do We Go Now
2011 · Nadine Labaki
Aquarius
Aquarius
2016 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
Against Oblivion
Against Oblivion
1991 · Bertrand Tavernier
All the Invisible Children
All the Invisible Children
2006 · John Woo & Spike Lee
Behold a Pale Horse
Behold a Pale Horse
1964 · Fred Zinnemann
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973 · J. Lee Thompson
Evelyn
Evelyn
2002 · Bruce Beresford
Fire Island
Fire Island
1974 · Derek Jarman
Fountainhead
Fountainhead
1956 · Masaki Kobayashi
Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion
1956 · William Wyler
La vaquilla
La vaquilla
1985 · Luis García Berlanga
Moolaadé
Moolaadé
2004 · Ousmane Sembène
Letters to Ali
Letters to Ali
2004 · Clara Law
My Love Has Been Burning
My Love Has Been Burning
1949 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Ride With the Devil
Ride With the Devil
1999 · Ang Lee
Skammen
Skammen
1968 · Ingmar Bergman
Amir
Amir
2018 · Nima Eghlima
Okja
Okja
2017 · Bong Joon-ho
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lee Hancock United States

His filmography directly confronts racism and civil rights through works like 'Do the Right Thing' and 'Malcolm X,' examining systemic injustice and Black resistance.

 Steven Spielberg United States

His films 'Amistad' and 'Lincoln' deeply explore pivotal moments in American civil rights history and the fight against slavery and racial oppression.