THEME EXPLORATION

collective human experience

37 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
If All the Guys in the World
If All the Guys in the World
1956 · Christian-Jaque
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Coupling
Coupling
1999 · Stan Brakhage
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Godzilla Minus One
Godzilla Minus One
2023 · Takashi Yamazaki
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
8
8
2008 · Gaspar Noé & Gus Van Sant & Jan Kounen & Mira Nair
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
2013 · Steve McQueen
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra
The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past
2002 · Aki Kaurismäki
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Los amantes pasajeros (I’m So Excited!
Los amantes pasajeros (I’m So Excited!
2013 · Pedro Almodóvar
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
Marshal Tito's Spirit
Marshal Tito's Spirit
2000 · Vinko Brešan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films chronicle the lives of ordinary working-class people, revealing how systemic forces shape individual destinies and collective struggles for dignity.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

He explores how families and communities bond through shared rituals, grief, and love, capturing the profound connections that define our humanity.

 Ousmane Sembène Senegal

His pioneering work examines colonialism, tradition, and social change through the lens of everyday people navigating their place in history.