THEME EXPLORATION

traditional crafts

11 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Architects of Ayorou
Architects of Ayorou
1970 · Jean Rouch
Kumoemon Tochuken
Kumoemon Tochuken
1936 · Mikio Naruse
Kyoto
Kyoto
1969 · Kon Ichikawa
Nanook of the North
Nanook of the North
1922 · Robert Flaherty
Puruliar Chhau
Puruliar Chhau
1970 · Ritwik Ghatak
The Blue Beads from Greece
The Blue Beads from Greece
1967 · Yannis Dalianidis
Mimbre y Greda
Mimbre y Greda
1966 · Patricio Guzmán
3 Faces
3 Faces
2018 · Jafar Panahi
The Edge of the World
The Edge of the World
1937 · Michael Powell
The Representative
The Representative
1964 · Mrinal Sen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jia Zhangke China

His films document the disappearance of traditional ways of life and craftsmanship amid rapid modernization in contemporary China.

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

He explores the relationship between memory, spirituality, and traditional Thai crafts and rituals through poetic, meditative cinema.