THEME EXPLORATION

holiday gathering

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Rennsymphonie
1928 · Hans Richter

The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers

Florianópolis Dream

Florianópolis Dream
2018 · Ana Katz

The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993 · Henry Selick

Don's Party
1976 · Bruce Beresford

Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis
1944 · Vincente Minnelli

Inspector Bellamy

Inspector Bellamy
2009 · Claude Chabrol

General Assembly

General Assembly
1960 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Happy Dinosaur's Album

Happy Dinosaur's Album
1972 · Nobuhiko Obayashi

Kumbha Mela
1989 · Michelangelo Antonioni

¡Todos a la cárcel!

¡Todos a la cárcel!
1993 · Luis García Berlanga

Appointment with Death

Appointment with Death
1989 · Alfonso Cuarón

Aquesta nit o mai

Aquesta nit o mai
1992 · Ventura Pons

Kiss the Girls
1965 · Yannis Dalianidis

Rêve de Noël
1900 · Georges Méliès

A Grand Day Out

A Grand Day Out
1990 · Nick Park

Trolls Holiday
2017 · Joel Crawford

A Bramble House Christmas

A Bramble House Christmas
2017 · Steven R. Monroe

Borrowed Hearts

Borrowed Hearts
1997 · Ted Kotcheff

Deathcember
2019 · Ruggero Deodato

Designing Christmas with You

Designing Christmas with You
2023 · Jo-Anne Brechin

Ghost Soup
1992 · Shunji Iwai

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
2018 · Ben Wheatley

Jeans and T-Shirt

Jeans and T-Shirt
1983 · Mariano Laurenti

Shrek Stories
2013 · Simon J. Smith

The Penguins of Madagascar: Happy King Julien Day

The Penguins of Madagascar: Happy King Julien Day
2010 · Eric Darnell

The Tunnel
2019 · Pål Øie

Troublesome Night 4

Troublesome Night 4
1998 · Herman Yau

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His films capture intimate family moments and generational connections during seasonal gatherings with poetic visual storytelling.

Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He specializes in depicting multi-generational family reunions and holiday gatherings that reveal both warmth and underlying tensions.

Atom Egoyan Canada

His films explore how families navigate holiday gatherings and seasonal rituals, uncovering complex emotions beneath surface interactions.