THEME EXPLORATION

ritual initiation

18 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Initiation
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Initiation
1978 · Shirley Clarke
Horendi
Horendi
1972 · Jean Rouch
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Afternoons of Solitude
Afternoons of Solitude
2026 · Albert Serra
Luminous People
Luminous People
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tekenchu: The Rite of the Nahuales
Tekenchu: The Rite of the Nahuales
2026 · Carlos Matienzo Serment
Di Cavalcanti
Di Cavalcanti
1977 · Glauber Rocha
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966 · Terence Fisher
Kumbha Mela
Kumbha Mela
1989 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Medea
Medea
1969 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Invocation of My Demon Brother
Invocation of My Demon Brother
1969 · Kenneth Anger
Medea
Medea
1988 · Lars von Trier
The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama
1983 · Shohei Imamura
Anatomy
Anatomy
2000 · Stefan Ruzowitzky
Corpse Prison: Part 2
Corpse Prison: Part 2
2017 · Hideo Jojo
Fantasma
Fantasma
2007 · Lisandro Alonso
Necronomicon
Necronomicon
1993 · Christophe Gans
The Wound
The Wound
2017 · John Trengove
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch USA

His films like Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive explore psychological thresholds and mysterious transformative passages through dreamlike narratives and symbolic rituals.

 Ari Aster USA

His films Midsommar and Hereditary deeply examine cult initiation rituals and the transformation of individuals through community ceremonies and occult rites.