THEME EXPLORATION

racial justice activism

41 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Be Truly Free
Be Truly Free
2017 · Spike Lee
Dangerously Close
Dangerously Close
1986 · Albert Pyun
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Re-Creation
Re-Creation
2026 · Jim Sheridan
La Ciénaga
La Ciénaga
2001 · Lucrecia Martel
Kino-Pravda No. 3
Kino-Pravda No. 3
1922 · Dziga Vertov
Hairspray
Hairspray
2007 · Adam Shankman
The Specialists
The Specialists
1969 · Sergio Corbucci
Bamako
Bamako
2006 · Abderrahmane Sissako
Far from Vietnam
Far from Vietnam
1967 · Alain Resnais
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1975 · Margarethe von Trotta
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Mad Max
Mad Max
1979 · George Miller
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
2013 · Steve McQueen
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
Stories on Human Rights
Stories on Human Rights
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker
Five Fingers of Death
Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho
Furie
Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1988 · Nils Gaup
Police Story
Police Story
1985 · Jackie Chan
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann
Bandar
Bandar
2026 · Anurag Kashyap
Athiradi
Athiradi
2026 · Arun Anirudhan
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
2026 · Giddens Ko
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
2026 · Ruben Fleischer
OZI: Voice of the Forest
OZI: Voice of the Forest
2026 · Tim Harper
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
Woman and Child
Woman and Child
2026 · Saeed Roustaee
Thieves Highway
Thieves Highway
2026 · Jesse V. Johnson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lee Hancock United States

Throughout his career spanning decades, Lee has unflinchingly addressed racial injustice, police brutality, and Black liberation through works like 'Do the Right Thing' and 'Da 5 Bloods.'

 Barry Jenkins United States

His films celebrate Black life and humanity while exploring systemic inequalities, with 'Moonlight' and 'If Beale Street Could Talk' examining race, identity, and social injustice.