THEME EXPLORATION

environmental observation

37 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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2009 · James Cameron
For Monkeys Only
For Monkeys Only
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire
1987 · Wim Wenders
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019 · Dean DeBlois
In the Dirt
In the Dirt
1972 · David Cronenberg
Utama
Utama
2022 · Alejandro Loayza Grisi
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer
2013 · Bong Joon-ho
Valérian and Laureline
Valérian and Laureline
2017 · —
Vers Mathilde
Vers Mathilde
2005 · Claire Denis
Iron Lung
Iron Lung
2026 · Mark Fischbach
Minions & Monsters
Minions & Monsters
2026 · Pierre Coffin
Amazonas, Amazonas
Amazonas, Amazonas
1966 · Glauber Rocha
Cumbite
Cumbite
1964 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Diario napoletano
Diario napoletano
1992 · Francesco Rosi
Flint
Flint
2017 · Bruce Beresford
Laughing Times
Laughing Times
1980 · John Woo
So Can I
So Can I
1975 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Mosquito Coast
The Mosquito Coast
1986 · Peter Weir
The Water Diary
The Water Diary
2006 · Jane Campion
5 Postcards from Capital Cities
5 Postcards from Capital Cities
1967 · Peter Greenaway
A Report on the Party and the Guests
A Report on the Party and the Guests
1966 · Søren Peter Langkjær Bojsen
Brutal Heat
Brutal Heat
2023 · Albert Hospodářský
Divia
Divia
2025 · Dmytro Hreshko
Vesper
Vesper
2022 · Kristina Buožytė & Bruno Samper
A Journey to the Fumigated Towns
A Journey to the Fumigated Towns
2018 · Fernando Solanas
Alien from the Deep
Alien from the Deep
1989 · Antonio Margheriti
Barren Lives
Barren Lives
1963 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Animals and Psychology
Animals and Psychology
1965 · Arthur Lipsett
El sol del membrillo
El sol del membrillo
1992 · Victor Erice
Inhabitants
Inhabitants
1970 · Artavazd Pelechian
Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope
1981 · Mrinal Sen
María Teresa and the Brown Dwarf
María Teresa and the Brown Dwarf
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Flow
Flow
2024 · Gints Zilbalodis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries obsessively document extreme natural landscapes and human relationships with wilderness, from volcanoes to jungles, revealing how environments shape human existence.

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His work intensely observes how people inhabit specific landscapes and environments, using long takes to reveal the subtle relationships between human presence and natural surroundings.