Tracing the thread…
His films explore grotesque social rituals and the breakdown of human connection through absurdist scenarios that reveal hospitality's performative and sinister underbelly.
Ruben Östlund SwedenHe dissects social hierarchies and the collapse of civility in confined spaces, examining how hospitality masks power dynamics and class tensions.
Ari Aster United StatesHis films weaponize intimate domestic and communal spaces, transforming hospitality into psychological horror where welcome becomes entrapment and trust becomes terror.