THEME EXPLORATION

school shootings

26 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Sexy Battle Girls

Sexy Battle Girls
1986 · Mototsugu Watanabe

A Brighter Summer Day

A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang

Grease
1978 · Randal Kleiser

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975 · Peter Weir

The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 · Chris Columbus

Enigma
1986 · Jean Rouch

Happy Birthday to Me

Happy Birthday to Me
1981 · J. Lee Thompson

if….
1968 · Lindsay Anderson

I Am a Cat
1975 · Kon Ichikawa

Heartbeat
2022 · Lee Chang-dong

Kes
1969 · Ken Loach

Marianne of My Youth

Marianne of My Youth
1955 · Julien Duvivier

The Getting of Wisdom

The Getting of Wisdom
1977 · Bruce Beresford

Where is the Friend’s House?/Where is the Friend’s Home?

Where is the Friend’s House?/Where is the Friend’s Home?
1987 · Abbas Kiarostami

Aenigma
1987 · Lucio Fulci

Martial Club
1981 · Kar-leung Lau

School Girl Killer

School Girl Killer
1968 · Antonio Margheriti

Bowling for Columbine

Bowling for Columbine
2002 · Michael Moore

Just Friends
2005 · Roger Kumble

Agent Cody Banks

Agent Cody Banks
2003 · Harald Zwart

Fist of Fury
1972 · Lo Wei

Fist of Legend
1994 · Gordon Chan

3 A.M. Part 2
2014 · Isara Nadee & Putipong Saisikaew

4th Period Mystery

4th Period Mystery
2009 · Sang-yong Lee

Art of the Devil 2

Art of the Devil 2
2005 · Art Thamthrakul & Isara Nadee & Kongkiat Khomsiri & Pasith Buranajan & Putipong Saisikaew & Seree Phongnithi

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Joaquim Dos Santos USA

His film 'Elephant' (2003) is a landmark work that examines a school shooting through multiple perspectives without judgment or explanation.

Lynne Ramsay UK

Her film 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' (2011) explores the psychology and aftermath of a school shooting through a fractured, visceral narrative.