THEME EXPLORATION

racial segregation in the American South

25 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Help
The Help
2011 · Tate Taylor
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
1976 · Robert Altman
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970 · William Wyler
La Ciénaga
La Ciénaga
2001 · Lucrecia Martel
The Exile
The Exile
1981 · Peter Greenaway
Pinky
Pinky
1949 · Elia Kazan & John Ford
The Exile
The Exile
1947 · Max Ophuls
Race
Race
2016 · Stephen Hopkins
Olimpius Inferno
Olimpius Inferno
2009 · Igor Voloshin
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
2013 · Steve McQueen
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
District 9
District 9
2009 · Neill Blomkamp
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Omaha
Omaha
2026 · Cole Webley
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
Camp de Thiaroye
Camp de Thiaroye
1988 · Ousmane Sembène
Heart, Head and Hand
Heart, Head and Hand
1979 · Peter Weir
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
1955 · Fred Zinnemann
Ride With the Devil
Ride With the Devil
1999 · Ang Lee
Terra em transe
Terra em transe
1967 · Glauber Rocha
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lee Hancock United States

His films like 'Do the Right Thing' and 'Malcolm X' directly confront systemic racism and racial tensions in America with unflinching social commentary.

 Barry Jenkins United States

His films 'Moonlight' and 'If Beale Street Could Talk' deeply examine African American identity and experiences shaped by historical and contemporary racial oppression.