THEME EXPLORATION

racism in the American South

22 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
Little Big Man
Little Big Man
1970 · Arthur Penn
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
The Exile
The Exile
1981 · Peter Greenaway
The Exile
The Exile
1947 · Max Ophuls
Olimpius Inferno
Olimpius Inferno
2009 · Igor Voloshin
Sugar
Sugar
2008 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Omaha
Omaha
2026 · Cole Webley
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
Caboblanco
Caboblanco
1980 · J. Lee Thompson
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
Barry Jenkins USA

His intimate narratives explore Black identity and systemic racism in the American South and beyond through deeply humanized character studies.

 John Lee Hancock USA

His provocative body of work, including 'Da 5 Bloods' and 'BlacKkKlansman,' confronts American racism and its Southern roots with unflinching social commentary.