THEME EXPLORATION

first experience

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
In Bloom
In Bloom
2013 · Nana Ekvtimishvili
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
2017 · Rian Johnson
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
The State of the World
The State of the World
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
36 Fillette
36 Fillette
1988 · Catherine Breillat
Babai
Babai
2015 · Visar Morina
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Meet the Fockers
Meet the Fockers
2004 · Jay Roach
Nowhere in Africa
Nowhere in Africa
2002 · Caroline Link
Naruto
Naruto
2002 · —
Jerichow
Jerichow
2009 · Christian Petzold
100 Nights of Hero
100 Nights of Hero
2026 · Julia Jackman
404 Still Remain
404 Still Remain
2026 · Uhm Ha-neul
Little Trouble Girls
Little Trouble Girls
2026 · Urška Djukić
Be with You
Be with You
2026 · Zheng Runqi
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
2026
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
The Last First Time
The Last First Time
2026 · Rafael Ruiz Espejo
Ae Fond Kiss
Ae Fond Kiss
2004 · Ken Loach
Sånt händer inte här
Sånt händer inte här
1950 · Ingmar Bergman
Seances
Seances
2016 · Guy Maddin
Teresa
Teresa
1951 · Fred Zinnemann
King Kong 360 3-D
King Kong 360 3-D
2010 · Peter Jackson
Miriam Lies
Miriam Lies
2018 · Natalia Cabral & Oriol Estrada
Reconstruction
Reconstruction
1970 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Shack and puppets
Shack and puppets
1954 · Sergio Corbucci
Patriots Day
Patriots Day
2016 · Peter Berg
A Most Violent Year
A Most Violent Year
2014 · J.C. Chandor
It Was Just an Accident
It Was Just an Accident
2025 · Jafar Panahi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

His semi-autobiographical films, particularly the Antoine Doinel cycle, intimately chronicle the formative moments and first experiences of adolescence and coming-of-age.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His humanistic films delicately explore children's first encounters with loss, wonder, and moral complexity, treating innocence with profound tenderness.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her films capture the disorienting sensory and emotional intensity of childhood's pivotal moments through innovative visual and narrative techniques.