THEME EXPLORATION

independent filmmaking

22 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
2017
2017
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Ciné-mafia
Ciné-mafia
1980 · Jean Rouch
Filmmaker
Filmmaker
1968 · George Lucas
Thorntons: Stuck
Thorntons: Stuck
2007 · Harmony Korine
Chambre 666
Chambre 666
1982 · Wim Wenders
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Day for Night
Day for Night
1973 · François Truffaut
Film Lesson
Film Lesson
1991 · Werner Herzog
La ley de deseo
La ley de deseo
1987 · Pedro Almodóvar
Year of the Devil
Year of the Devil
2002 · Petr Zelenka
Diamonds
Diamonds
2026 · Ferzan Özpetek
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
1970 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
A Time and a Place
A Time and a Place
1977 · Gillian Armstrong
Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
2014 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Death Day
Death Day
1934 · Sergei Eisenstein
Far From the Madding Crowd
Far From the Madding Crowd
1967 · John Schlesinger
French Dressing
French Dressing
1963 · Ken Russell
Puruliar Chhau
Puruliar Chhau
1970 · Ritwik Ghatak
The Man of the Moment / Timely Mediator
The Man of the Moment / Timely Mediator
1932 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Crossing the Line
Crossing the Line
2008 · Peter Jackson
21-87
21-87
1963 · Arthur Lipsett
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Robert Rodriguez USA

High-octane visionary who democratizes filmmaking through technical innovation and audacious genre-blending storytelling.

 Cauleen Smith United States

Pioneered the modern independent film movement by self-financing Clerks on a shoestring budget and building a career outside studio systems.

 Agnès Varda France

Cofounded the French New Wave as a champion of personal, low-budget filmmaking that prioritized artistic vision over commercial constraints.