THEME EXPLORATION

isolated communities

24 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ghost of Asia
Ghost of Asia
2005 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Eastward
Eastward
1991 · Christian Petzold
Architects of Ayorou
Architects of Ayorou
1970 · Jean Rouch
Chung Kuo Cina
Chung Kuo Cina
1972 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Description d’un combat
Description d’un combat
1960 · Chris Marker
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
1974 · Sidney Lumet
Moonshine
Moonshine
1918 · Buster Keaton
Night of the Big Heat
Night of the Big Heat
1967 · Terence Fisher
The Life of the Adivasis
The Life of the Adivasis
1955 · Ritwik Ghatak
Barriers of Solitude
Barriers of Solitude
1995 · Patricio Guzmán
La Tierra del Fuego se apaga
La Tierra del Fuego se apaga
1955 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
The Fracking War
The Fracking War
2013 · Fernando Solanas
The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House
1932 · James Whale
Wrong Turn
Wrong Turn
2003 · Rob Schmidt
Belle
Belle
2021 · Mamoru Hosoda
Dog Soldiers
Dog Soldiers
2002 · Neil Marshall
The Trip
The Trip
2021 · Tommy Wirkola
Blood Rain
Blood Rain
2005 · Kim Dae-seung
Blood Runs Cold
Blood Runs Cold
2011 · Sonny Laguna
Corpse Prison: Part 1
Corpse Prison: Part 1
2017 · Hideo Jojo
Dark Woods II
Dark Woods II
2015 · Pål Øie
Mystery Island: Winner Takes All
Mystery Island: Winner Takes All
2025 · Steven R. Monroe
Rooms for Tourists
Rooms for Tourists
2004 · Adrián García Bogliano
Undead
Undead
2003 · Michael Spierig & Peter Spierig
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His films obsessively document isolated communities and individuals pushed to the edge of civilization, exploring their struggles with unforgiving environments and psychological isolation.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her work captures marginalized and isolated individuals on the periphery of American society, revealing their dignity and inner lives through intimate, naturalistic storytelling.