THEME EXPLORATION

dust bowl migration

29 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Manila in the Claws of Light

Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka

Dust in the Wind

Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien

Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty

Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop

Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch

Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante

Ice Age: The Meltdown

Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006 · Carlos Saldanha

Mountains May Depart

Mountains May Depart
2015 · Jia Zhangke

Second Love in Hong Kong

Second Love in Hong Kong
2002 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Black Sunday
1977 · John Frankenheimer

Kings of the Sun

Kings of the Sun
1963 · J. Lee Thompson

Nacional III
1982 · Luis García Berlanga

Runaway
1958 · Ritwik Ghatak

Sydney: A Story of a City

Sydney: A Story of a City
1999 · Bruce Beresford

The Approach of Autumn

The Approach of Autumn
1960 · Mikio Naruse

Crystal Swan
2018 · Darya Zhuk

Let There Be Light

Let There Be Light
2019 · Marko Škop

Barren Lives
1963 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Inhabitants
1970 · Artavazd Pelechian

In This World
2002 · Michael Winterbottom

Siempre tuya
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández

The Beekeeper
1986 · Theodoros Angelopoulos

Cado dalle nubi

Cado dalle nubi
2009 · Gennaro Nunziante

Brief Encounters

Brief Encounters
1967 · Kira Muratova

DiDi Hollywood
2010 · Bigas Luna & Seth Gordon

Ley Lines
1999 · Takashi Miike

No Bears
2022 · Jafar Panahi

Pamasahe
2022 · Roman Perez Jr.

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Francis Ford Coppola United States

His 1940 masterpiece 'The Grapes of Wrath' is the definitive cinematic portrayal of Dust Bowl migration, depicting the Joad family's journey from Oklahoma to California with unprecedented emotional depth.

Terrence Malick United States

His lyrical, poetic filmmaking style captures the spiritual devastation and resilience of rural America during economic collapse, particularly evident in works exploring American landscape and displacement.