THEME EXPLORATION

human connection and healing

39 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
My Neighbor Totoro
My Neighbor Totoro
1988 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
The Line
The Line
2017 · Alice Cogin
Adam's Sake
Adam's Sake
2026 · Laura Wandel
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
2024 · Zhou Liya
Parallel Tales
Parallel Tales
2026 · Asghar Farhadi
Call of My Life
Call of My Life
2026 · Dammy Twitch
Second Life
Second Life
2026 · An Ching-hung
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Corsican Brothers
Corsican Brothers
1939 · Robert Siodmak
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Hiroshima Mon Amour
1959 · Alain Resnais
Chlorophyll
Chlorophyll
2024 · Ivana Gloria
Zizotek
Zizotek
2019 · Vardis Marinakis
Trans Memoria
Trans Memoria
2024 · Victoria Verseau
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
Bel Canto
Bel Canto
2018 · Paul Weitz
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
2013 · Steve McQueen
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra
The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past
2002 · Aki Kaurismäki
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
Cactus River
Cactus River
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Los amantes pasajeros (I’m So Excited!
Los amantes pasajeros (I’m So Excited!
2013 · Pedro Almodóvar
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films authentically capture how ordinary people forge meaningful connections and find resilience through shared struggle and compassion.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He explores the transformative power of unconventional families and human bonds in healing emotional wounds and finding belonging.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

His character-driven narratives reveal how vulnerability and genuine human connection facilitate emotional growth and personal healing.