THEME EXPLORATION

storytelling and imagination

12 films · 3 directors
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films blend dark fantasy with deeply imaginative worlds that explore how stories and imagination help us process trauma and find wonder in darkness.

 Michel Gondry France

He creates visually inventive narratives that celebrate the power of imagination to reshape reality and human connection through unconventional storytelling techniques.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His animated masterpieces weave rich mythologies and fantastical narratives that honor imagination as essential to understanding identity, nature, and the human spirit.