THEME EXPLORATION

institutional history

43 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures
2016 · Theodore Melfi
Die Patriotin
Die Patriotin
1979 · Alexander Kluge
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Chile, a Galaxy of Problems
Chile, a Galaxy of Problems
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
1964 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
The Great Moment
The Great Moment
1944 · Preston Sturges
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
2016 · Lav Diaz
The Book of Fish
The Book of Fish
2021 · Lee Joon-ik
Gdansk
Gdansk
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · Peter Greenaway
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 · Tony Richardson
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
Men Don’t Cry
Men Don’t Cry
2017 · Alen Drljević
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
2012 · Marco Tullio Giordana
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
Aakhri Sawal
Aakhri Sawal
2026 · Abhijeet Mohan Warang
823 Hostage Crisis
823 Hostage Crisis
2026 · Tony Leung Hung-Wah
Adam's Sake
Adam's Sake
2026 · Laura Wandel
Athiradi
Athiradi
2026 · Arun Anirudhan
Chinese Animation: A Century
Chinese Animation: A Century
2026 · Lijun Sun
Diamonds
Diamonds
2026 · Ferzan Özpetek
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
Ghost in the Cell
Ghost in the Cell
2026 · Joko Anwar
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent
2026 · Kenji Nakamura
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Actress
Actress
1987 · Kon Ichikawa
A Cruz na praça
A Cruz na praça
1959 · Glauber Rocha
Akt
Akt
1961 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Amorosa
Amorosa
1986 · Mai Zetterling
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003 · Bruce Beresford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films systematically critique how institutions (welfare, education, legal systems) fail ordinary people, exposing bureaucratic indifference and systemic injustice.

 Len Wiseman United States

His observational documentaries provide unflinching examinations of major institutions (hospitals, prisons, courts, schools) revealing their operations, contradictions, and historical trajectories.