THEME EXPLORATION

gender transformation

35 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Nazarín
Nazarín
1958 · Luis Buñuel
12 Chapters About Women
12 Chapters About Women
1954 · Kon Ichikawa
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
1908 · D.W. Griffith
Ladies First
Ladies First
2026 · Thea Sharrock
Cinema Jazireh
Cinema Jazireh
2025 · Gözde Kural
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Company’s in Love
The Company’s in Love
1932 · Max Ophuls
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
Carne trémula
Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
Angel at Sea
Angel at Sea
2009 · Frédéric Dumont
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
District 9
District 9
2009 · Neill Blomkamp
Kung Fu Hustle
Kung Fu Hustle
2004 · —
My Life in Pink
My Life in Pink
1997 · Alain Berliner
My Nikifor
My Nikifor
2005 · Krzysztof Krauze
Pelo Malo
Pelo Malo
2013 · Mariana Rondón
Parfait amour!
Parfait amour!
1996 · Catherine Breillat
The Art of Negative Thinking
The Art of Negative Thinking
2007 · Bård Breien
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Deool Band 2
Deool Band 2
2026 · Pravin Tarde
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
Dhabkaaro
Dhabkaaro
2026 · Abhishek Shah
Fuori
Fuori
2026 · Mario Martone
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
2026 · Giddens Ko
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
Wild Sing
Wild Sing
2026 · Son Jae-gon
Agostino d’Ippona
Agostino d’Ippona
1972 · Roberto Rossellini
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Tom Hooper United Kingdom

The Danish Girl (2015) provides an intimate portrayal of one of history's first gender transition journeys with nuanced emotional depth.

 Lilly Wachowski United States

Her solo works like Bound and V for Vendetta subtly weave themes of hidden identity and personal transformation throughout narratives of resistance and self-discovery.