THEME EXPLORATION

leadership and activism

27 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Cousin Bobby
Cousin Bobby
1992 · Jonathan Demme
The Day Sports Stood Still
The Day Sports Stood Still
2021 · Antoine Fuqua
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
1985 · George Miller
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker
Henry V
Henry V
1989 · —
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1984 · Hayao Miyazaki
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
Athiradi
Athiradi
2026 · Arun Anirudhan
Jaws
Jaws
2026 · Steven Spielberg
Chardikala
Chardikala
2026 · Amarjit Singh Saron
De Gaulle: Tilting Iron
De Gaulle: Tilting Iron
2026 · Antonin Baudry
OZI: Voice of the Forest
OZI: Voice of the Forest
2026 · Tim Harper
Pressure
Pressure
2026 · Anthony Maras
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
300: Rise of an Empire
300: Rise of an Empire
2014 · Noam Murro
Diario napoletano
Diario napoletano
1992 · Francesco Rosi
Guelwaar
Guelwaar
1993 · Ousmane Sembène
Letters to Ali
Letters to Ali
2004 · Clara Law
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films consistently explore working-class activism and the human cost of systemic inequality through deeply humanized characters.