THEME EXPLORATION

performance and reality

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Matrix
The Matrix
1999 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience
Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience
2026 · Paul Dugdale
Another Telepathic Thing
Another Telepathic Thing
2015 · Jonathan Demme
Out One: Spectre
Out One: Spectre
1972 · Jacques Rivette
Avalon
Avalon
2001 · Mamoru Oshii
Immersion
Immersion
2023 · Takashi Shimizu
Over Your Dead Body
Over Your Dead Body
2014 · Takashi Miike
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
1948 · Michael Powell & Pressburger
Alice
Alice
1988 · Jan Švankmajer
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tacones lejanos
Tacones lejanos
1991 · Pedro Almodóvar
Winter Garden
Winter Garden
1972 · David Cronenberg
Pan's Labyrinth
Pan's Labyrinth
2006 · Guillermo del Toro
The World
The World
2004 · Jia Zhangke & Wang Xiaoshuai
2DIE4
2DIE4
2026 · André Abdala
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
2026 · James Cameron
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
2026 · Ruben Fleischer
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
2026
The Devil's Bride
The Devil's Bride
2026 · Azhar Kinoi Lubis
Blow-Up
Blow-Up
1966 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
2016 · Ang Lee
I clowns
I clowns
1970 · Federico Fellini
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alek Keshishian Lebanon

Unflinching documentary intimacy that collapses the boundary between public persona and private self.

 Federico Fellini Italy

His films blur the boundary between theatrical performance and reality, examining how individuals construct identities through performance in films like *8½* and *La Dolce Vita*.

 David Fincher United States

He meticulously explores how people perform versions of themselves and manipulate perception in *Gone Girl*, *The Social Network*, and *Zodiac*, questioning what is authentic.