THEME EXPLORATION

early childhood education

37 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
Thursday’s Children
Thursday’s Children
1954 · Lindsay Anderson
Scientists of Tomorrow
Scientists of Tomorrow
1967 · Ritwik Ghatak
The Stupid Teacher
The Stupid Teacher
1945 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
French Cops Learning English
French Cops Learning English
1908 · Georges Méliès
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Steven Spielberg
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Die Patriotin
Die Patriotin
1979 · Alexander Kluge
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Festen
Festen
1998 · Thomas Vinterberg
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Angel at Sea
Angel at Sea
2009 · Frédéric Dumont
Babai
Babai
2015 · Visar Morina
Kooky
Kooky
2010 · Jan Svěrák
Pelo Malo
Pelo Malo
2013 · Mariana Rondón
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
The Sex Thief
The Sex Thief
1998 · Christian Petzold
Erupcja
Erupcja
2026 · Pete Ohs
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
Don't Leave the Kids Alone
Don't Leave the Kids Alone
2026 · Emilio Portes
Young Mothers
Young Mothers
2026 · Jean-Pierre Dardenne
You Shall Not Sleep Tonight
You Shall Not Sleep Tonight
2026 · Luciano Montes de Oca
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003 · Bruce Beresford
Bread and Alley
Bread and Alley
1970 · Abbas Kiarostami
Bullet in the Head
Bullet in the Head
1990 · John Woo
Children (, short
Children (, short
1976 · Terence Davies
Ivan’s Childhood
Ivan’s Childhood
1962 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
2022 · Lee Chang-dong
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' deeply explore parental relationships, child development, and the formative experiences that shape early childhood.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Films such as 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' examine how socioeconomic conditions and institutional systems profoundly impact children's early experiences and futures.