THEME EXPLORATION

racism in the American West

22 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Plainsman
The Plainsman
1936 · Cecil B. DeMille
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
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
Sugar
Sugar
2008 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
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
Akt
Akt
1961 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Caboblanco
Caboblanco
1980 · J. Lee Thompson
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy
1989 · Bruce Beresford
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
Heart, Head and Hand
Heart, Head and Hand
1979 · Peter Weir
Land of Plenty
Land of Plenty
2004 · Wim Wenders
Little Buddha
Little Buddha
1993 · Bernardo Bertolucci
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
Francis Ford Coppola USA

His Western films like 'The Searchers' and 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' grapple with racial attitudes and the displacement of Native Americans in the frontier mythology.

 Damien Leone Italy

His Spaghetti Westerns subvert American Western racism narratives by centering morally ambiguous characters and questioning the heroic mythology of the American frontier.

 Mike P. Nelson USA

His film 'Soldier Blue' explicitly critiques the Indian Wars and American genocidal policies through a visceral examination of frontier racism and military brutality.