THEME EXPLORATION

immigration and reinvention

34 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
Toni Erdmann
Toni Erdmann
2016 · Maren Ade
Katzelmacher
Katzelmacher
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Grease
Grease
1978 · Randal Kleiser
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
Blissfully Yours
Blissfully Yours
2002 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
Tacones lejanos
Tacones lejanos
1991 · Pedro Almodóvar
As Far as I Can Walk
As Far as I Can Walk
2021 · Stefan Arsenijević
Babai
Babai
2015 · Visar Morina
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
Khaled
Khaled
2002 · Asghar Massombagi
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Yana's Friends
Yana's Friends
1999 · Arik Kaplun
Diamonds
Diamonds
2026 · Ferzan Özpetek
All Greens
All Greens
2026 · Takashi Koyama
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Patriot
Patriot
2026 · Mahesh Narayanan
The Silent Run
The Silent Run
2026 · Marta Bergman
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
1976 · Federico Fellini
Farewell China
Farewell China
1990 · Clara Law
La caméra de Claire
La caméra de Claire
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
Sydney: A Story of a City
Sydney: A Story of a City
1999 · Bruce Beresford
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
2015 · Peter Greenaway
The Possibility of Hope
The Possibility of Hope
2007 · Alfonso Cuarón
Nobody's Calling
Nobody's Calling
1960 · Kazimierz Kutz
Via Carpatia
Via Carpatia
2018 · Kasper Bajon & Klara Kochańska
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie
1980 · Isao Takahata
Baba
Baba
1971 · Yílmaz Güney
Drifters
Drifters
2003 · Wang Xiaoshuai
The Five Obstructions
The Five Obstructions
2003 · Lars von Trier
The Parisian Lady
The Parisian Lady
1969 · Yannis Dalianidis
Sin Nombre
Sin Nombre
2009 · Cary Joji Fukunaga
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Chloé Zhao China

Her films explore marginalized individuals navigating displacement and survival in contemporary America, examining reinvention through economic and social precarity.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His work examines the psychological and social consequences of migration, displacement, and the search for belonging in post-communist Europe and beyond.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her narratives delve into fractured identities and psychological reinvention, often depicting characters grappling with trauma, displacement, and transformation.