THEME EXPLORATION

music as resistance

34 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
1995 · Joe Pytka & John Landis
Australian Made
Australian Made
1987 · Richard Lowenstein
ABBA: The Definitive Collection
ABBA: The Definitive Collection
2002 · Lasse Hallström
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
1994 · Spike Jonze
D.A.F.T.
D.A.F.T.
1999 · Michel Gondry & Spike Jonze
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
1938 · Mikio Naruse
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
1983 · Peter Greenaway
Nina
Nina
1978 · Alan Clarke
El Gran Gato
El Gran Gato
2003 · Ventura Pons
The Music According to Tom Jobim
The Music According to Tom Jobim
2012 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
AC/DC: Family Jewels
AC/DC: Family Jewels
2005 · Russell Mulcahy
It's All Gone Pete Tong
It's All Gone Pete Tong
2004 · Michael Dowse
Garage Days
Garage Days
2002 · Alex Proyas
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
1936 · Max Ophuls
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Fireworks Sketch
Fireworks Sketch
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1988 · Nils Gaup
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Aquarius
Aquarius
2016 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
2010 · Edgar Wright
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Clika
Clika
2026 · Michael Greene
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lee Hancock United States

His films use hip-hop and Black music as central expressions of cultural resistance and social commentary against systemic racism.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious narratives frequently feature folk and protest music as tools for working-class resistance against economic oppression.