THEME EXPLORATION

storytelling and imagination

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Maya, Give Me a Title
Maya, Give Me a Title
2024 · Michel Gondry
Ghost of Asia
Ghost of Asia
2005 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Wonka
Wonka
2023 · Paul King
Kooky
Kooky
2010 · Jan Svěrák
Little Crusader
Little Crusader
2017 · Václav Kadrnka
The Boss Baby
The Boss Baby
2017 · Tom McGrath
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil
Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil
2026 · Tetsuo Yajima
Return of the Jungle
Return of the Jungle
2026 · Vaibhav Kumaresh
The Captive
The Captive
2026 · Alejandro Amenábar
Toy Story 5
Toy Story 5
2026 · Andrew Stanton
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947 · Kon Ichikawa
Badye, the Storyteller
Badye, the Storyteller
1977 · Jean Rouch
Diane
Diane
1975 · Alan Clarke
Seances
Seances
2016 · Guy Maddin
Three's Company
Three's Company
1953 · Terence Fisher
A Little Princess
A Little Princess
1995 · Alfonso Cuarón
53 Wars
53 Wars
2018 · Ewa Bukowska
Passed by Censor
Passed by Censor
2019 · Serhat Karaaslan
Pause
Pause
2018 · Tonia Mishiali
The Cassandra Cat
The Cassandra Cat
1963 · Vojtěch Jasný
Cloak & Dagger
Cloak & Dagger
1984 · Richard Franklin
Golden Mouth
Golden Mouth
1963 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
The Little Prince
The Little Prince
1972 · Konrad Wolf
The Man with the Axe
The Man with the Axe
1979 · Mrinal Sen
Animals
Animals
2012 · Marçal Forés
Father's Lion
Father's Lion
1952 · Jack Kinney
Horror Stories
Horror Stories
2012 · Jung Bum-shik & Min Kyu-dong
Mônica e a Sereia do Rio
Mônica e a Sereia do Rio
1987 · Walter Hugo Khouri
Nightbooks
Nightbooks
2021 · David Yarovesky
Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker
Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker
2023 · Nathan Crooker
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films blend fantasy and reality to explore how imagination transcends trauma and creates meaning in dark worlds.

 Michel Gondry France

He uses innovative visual techniques and whimsical narratives to celebrate the power of human imagination and memory in storytelling.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His animated works masterfully weave intricate mythologies and magical worlds that celebrate wonder and the boundless possibilities of imagination.