THEME EXPLORATION

consciousness in cyberspace

18 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
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
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell
2017 · Rupert Sanders
Source Code
Source Code
2011 · Duncan Jones
Chappie
Chappie
2015 · Neill Blomkamp
Claro
Claro
1975 · Glauber Rocha
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
1997 · Luis García Berlanga
Dotanba
Dotanba
1957 · Tomu Uchida
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell
1995 · Mamoru Oshii
White Epilepsy
White Epilepsy
2012 · Philippe Grandrieux
A Hypnotic Television Experience
A Hypnotic Television Experience
1994 · Gaspar Noé
Metallic Attraction: Kungfu Cyborg
Metallic Attraction: Kungfu Cyborg
2009 · Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
Rich and Poor
Rich and Poor
1983 · Pasquale Festa Campanile
Simulant
Simulant
2023 · April Mullen
Sequence
Sequence
2013 · Carles Torrens
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lilly Wachowski United States

The Matrix trilogy directly explores consciousness, identity, and reality within simulated digital worlds.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

Blade Runner 2049 and Arrival examine consciousness, perception, and what defines humanity in technological contexts.

 Alex Garland United Kingdom

Ex Machina and Annihilation probe artificial consciousness, AI awareness, and the boundaries between human and digital minds.