THEME EXPLORATION

timeless tradition

38 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Wadjda
Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
Four Daughters
Four Daughters
2023 · Kaouther Ben Hania
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
Tulpan
Tulpan
2008 · Sergei Dvortsevoy
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
The Croods
The Croods
2013 · Chris Sanders & Kirk DeMicco
The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai
2003 · Edward Zwick
Undertow
Undertow
2009 · Javier Fuentes-León
Taipei Story
Taipei Story
1985 · Edward Yang
Afternoons of Solitude
Afternoons of Solitude
2026 · Albert Serra
Dracula
Dracula
2026 · Radu Jude
The Last Dance
The Last Dance
2026 · Anselm Chan Mau-Yin
Athiradi
Athiradi
2026 · Arun Anirudhan
The Little Sister
The Little Sister
2026 · Hafsia Herzi
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
1976 · Jean Rouch
Death to the Invader
Death to the Invader
1961 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Idea di un’isola
Idea di un’isola
1967 · Roberto Rossellini
Moolaadé
Moolaadé
2004 · Ousmane Sembène
Tilaï
Tilaï
1990 · Idrissa Ouedraogo
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
Ustad Alauddin Khan
Ustad Alauddin Khan
1963 · Ritwik Ghatak
California Dreamin'
California Dreamin'
2007 · Cristian Nemescu
Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti
Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti
2001 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Pueblo en vilo
Pueblo en vilo
1995 · Patricio Guzmán
Seyyit Han
Seyyit Han
1968 · Yílmaz Güney
The Lady is the Boss
The Lady is the Boss
1983 · Kar-leung Lau
18th Rose
18th Rose
2026 · Dolly Dulu
Ballad of Tara
Ballad of Tara
1979 · Bahram Beyzai
Reunited at Christmas
Reunited at Christmas
2018 · Steven R. Monroe
Santa Baby 2
Santa Baby 2
2009 · Ron Underwood
Sobreviviendo mis XV
Sobreviviendo mis XV
2023 · Chava Cartas
The Best of Borat
The Best of Borat
2001 · James Bobin
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yasujirō Ozu Japan

His films capture the quiet persistence of family rituals and seasonal cycles across decades, finding profound meaning in everyday routines that endure through time.

 Federico Fellini Italy

He celebrates the pageantry, rituals, and collective memories of Italian culture, exploring how tradition shapes identity and persists as a force against modernity.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His meditative works examine spiritual and cultural continuity, the weight of history, and humanity's eternal search for meaning through ritualistic imagery and cyclical time.