THEME EXPLORATION

creative disruption

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942 · Robert Siodmak
Pain and Glory
Pain and Glory
2019 · Pedro Almodóvar
8 ½
8 ½
1963 · Federico Fellini
One Water
One Water
2013 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Savage Messiah
Savage Messiah
1972 · Ken Russell
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
My Nikifor
My Nikifor
2005 · Krzysztof Krauze
Year of the Devil
Year of the Devil
2002 · Petr Zelenka
Vers Mathilde
Vers Mathilde
2005 · Claire Denis
Twin Peaks: The Return
Twin Peaks: The Return
2017 · David Lynch
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Chinese Animation: A Century
Chinese Animation: A Century
2026 · Lijun Sun
Fuori
Fuori
2026 · Mario Martone
Parallel Tales
Parallel Tales
2026 · Asghar Farhadi
Power Ballad
Power Ballad
2026 · John Carney
Mollywood Times
Mollywood Times
2026 · Abhinav Sunder Nayak
The Day She Returns
The Day She Returns
2026 · Hong Sang-soo
April Fish
April Fish
1986 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Black River
Black River
1957 · Masaki Kobayashi
Fellow Citizen
Fellow Citizen
1983 · Abbas Kiarostami
Ramkinkar Baij
Ramkinkar Baij
1975 · Ritwik Ghatak
California Dreamin'
California Dreamin'
2007 · Cristian Nemescu
The Girls Are Alright
The Girls Are Alright
2023 · Itsaso Arana
The Five Obstructions
The Five Obstructions
2003 · Lars von Trier
Saving Mr. Banks
Saving Mr. Banks
2013 · John Lee Hancock
Three in the Drift of the Creative Act
Three in the Drift of the Creative Act
2021 · Fernando Solanas
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher United States

His films dissect how technology and unconventional ideas disrupt established systems, from social networks to corporate hierarchies.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

He explores how individuals and ideas challenge the status quo, examining the tension between innovation and tradition across sci-fi and thriller narratives.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His surreal, rule-breaking cinema deliberately dismantles narrative conventions and social norms, creating entirely new cinematic languages.