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THEME EXPLORATION

post-colonial celebration

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Frantz
Frantz
2016 · François Ozon
O Aleijadinho
O Aleijadinho
1978 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds
1955 · Mikio Naruse
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ousmane Sembène → Senegal

Pioneer of African cinema who directly confronted colonial legacies and post-independence realities through films like 'Black Girl' and 'Ceddo'.

John Lee Hancock → United States

Examines African-American identity and the cultural reclamation of Black history in post-colonial contexts across works like 'Do the Right Thing' and 'School Daze'.

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