THEME EXPLORATION

cultural preservation

44 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai
2003 · Edward Zwick
Les Statues meurent aussi
Les Statues meurent aussi
1953 · Chris Marker
The Train
The Train
1965 · John Frankenheimer
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
All the World's Memory
All the World's Memory
1956 · Alain Resnais
Royal Rendezvous
Royal Rendezvous
2023 · Christine Luby
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Summertime
Summertime
1955 · David Lean
La Habanera
La Habanera
1937 · Douglas Sirk
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Toni Erdmann
Toni Erdmann
2016 · Maren Ade
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
Cold War
Cold War
2018 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Farewell My Concubine
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Chen Kaige
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Wadjda
Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour
Four Daughters
Four Daughters
2023 · Kaouther Ben Hania
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
Yellow Earth
Yellow Earth
1984 · Zhang Yimou
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
Fireworks Sketch
Fireworks Sketch
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tulpan
Tulpan
2008 · Sergei Dvortsevoy
Florianópolis Dream
Florianópolis Dream
2018 · Ana Katz
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
Khaled
Khaled
2002 · Asghar Massombagi
Krapatchouk
Krapatchouk
1992 · Enrique Gabriel
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1988 · Nils Gaup
Prisoner of the Mountains
Prisoner of the Mountains
1996 · Sergei Bodrov
Undertow
Undertow
2009 · Javier Fuentes-León
What a Wonderful Place
What a Wonderful Place
2005 · Eyal Halfon
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Bhooth Bangla
Bhooth Bangla
2026 · Priyadarshan
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Kokuho
Kokuho
2025 · Sang-il Lee
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
Tales of Taipei
Tales of Taipei
2026 · Pawo Choyning Dorji
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea
2026 · Yasuhito Kikuchi
Tekenchu: The Rite of the Nahuales
Tekenchu: The Rite of the Nahuales
2026 · Carlos Matienzo Serment
The Last Dance
The Last Dance
2026 · Anselm Chan Mau-Yin
The Captive
The Captive
2026 · Alejandro Amenábar
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Donnie Yen China

Choreographs philosophical warriors navigating duty, tradition, and personal honor through balletic violence.

 Peter MacDonald USA

Advocates for Native American rights and Navajo Nation independence through political leadership.

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His films explore Thai memory, spirituality, and cultural identity through experimental narratives that preserve disappearing aspects of Thai life and consciousness.