THEME EXPLORATION

consciousness and humanity

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2013 · Jonathan Glazer
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Independence Day
Independence Day
1996 · Roland Emmerich
Altered States
Altered States
1980 · Ken Russell
Cemetery of Splendor
Cemetery of Splendor
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
Gojira
Gojira
1954 · —
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell
2017 · Rupert Sanders
The Bride!
The Bride!
2026 · Maggie Gyllenhaal
Essential Killing
Essential Killing
2010 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Claro
Claro
1975 · Glauber Rocha
Faraway, So Close!
Faraway, So Close!
1993 · Wim Wenders
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
1997 · Luis García Berlanga
The Thick-Walled Room
The Thick-Walled Room
1956 · Masaki Kobayashi
A Report on the Party and the Guests
A Report on the Party and the Guests
1966 · Søren Peter Langkjær Bojsen
The Land of the Sons
The Land of the Sons
2021 · Claudio Cupellini
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
Stars
Stars
1959 · Konrad Wolf
Dark City
Dark City
1998 · Alex Proyas
White Epilepsy
White Epilepsy
2012 · Philippe Grandrieux
The Zookeeper's Wife
The Zookeeper's Wife
2017 · Niki Caro
Metallic Attraction: Kungfu Cyborg
Metallic Attraction: Kungfu Cyborg
2009 · Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
Sequence
Sequence
2013 · Carles Torrens
Simulant
Simulant
2023 · April Mullen
Tiger Wolf Rabbit
Tiger Wolf Rabbit
2024 · Guo Shubo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Katsuhiro Otomo

Visionary animator merging hand-drawn spectacle with philosophical inquiry into post-human futures.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His meditative, metaphysical films like Stalker and Mirror probe the deepest recesses of human consciousness and spiritual meaning.

 David Lynch United States

He deconstructs consciousness itself through surrealism and dreamlogic, exploring the fragmented nature of human perception and identity.