THEME EXPLORATION

river communities and fishing culture

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Chung Kuo Cina
Chung Kuo Cina
1972 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Les pêcheurs du Niger
Les pêcheurs du Niger
1962 · Jean Rouch
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Nanook of the North
Nanook of the North
1922 · Robert Flaherty
Don't Make Waves
Don't Make Waves
1967 · Alexander Mackendrick
The Loved One (Tony Richardson
The Loved One (Tony Richardson
1965 · Hal Ashby
Katt Williams: Priceless: Afterlife
Katt Williams: Priceless: Afterlife
2014 · Spike Lee
Electro show
Electro show
1966 · Patricio Guzmán
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
1988 · Christian Petzold
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lav Diaz Philippines

He extensively explores fishing villages and river life in the Philippines through long-form, poetic cinema that centers marginalized coastal communities.

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His works frequently feature Thailand's rivers, wetlands, and the spiritual connection between communities and water, blending landscape with human experience.