Tracing the thread…
His films like 'Mirror' and 'Stalker' use time as a sculptural element, exploring memory, duration, and the passage of time as the central subject of cinema itself.
Chris Marker FranceKnown for 'La Jetée' and 'Sans Soleil,' Marker masterfully collapses temporal boundaries between past, present, and future through experimental narrative and found footage.
Joaquim Dos Santos United StatesIn films like 'Gerry' and 'Elephant,' Van Sant decelerates time itself, forcing viewers to experience the weight of moments and the profound emptiness of temporal transition.