THEME EXPLORATION

transgender experience

32 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Todo sobre mi madre
Todo sobre mi madre
1999 · Pedro Almodóvar
A Fantastic Woman
A Fantastic Woman
2017 · Sebastián Lelio
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
The State of the World
The State of the World
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Babai
Babai
2015 · Visar Morina
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
J’ai pas sommeil
J’ai pas sommeil
1994 · Claire Denis
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Nowhere in Africa
Nowhere in Africa
2002 · Caroline Link
Jerichow
Jerichow
2009 · Christian Petzold
100 Nights of Hero
100 Nights of Hero
2026 · Julia Jackman
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
2026
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
Ae Fond Kiss
Ae Fond Kiss
2004 · Ken Loach
A Ticket for Thaddeus
A Ticket for Thaddeus
1956 · Frank Borzage
A View from the Bridge
A View from the Bridge
1962 · Sidney Lumet
Sånt händer inte här
Sånt händer inte här
1950 · Ingmar Bergman
Seances
Seances
2016 · Guy Maddin
Teresa
Teresa
1951 · Fred Zinnemann
King Kong 360 3-D
King Kong 360 3-D
2010 · Peter Jackson
Reconstruction
Reconstruction
1970 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
A Most Violent Year
A Most Violent Year
2014 · J.C. Chandor
It Was Just an Accident
It Was Just an Accident
2025 · Jafar Panahi
Breakfast on Pluto
Breakfast on Pluto
2005 · Neil Jordan
Image
Image
2014 · Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah
Pixote
Pixote
1980 · Héctor Babenco
Nobody's Perfect
Nobody's Perfect
1981 · Pasquale Festa Campanile
The Namesake
The Namesake
2006 · Mira Nair
They're a Weird Mob
They're a Weird Mob
1966 · Michael Powell
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lilly Wachowski USA

Her filmography, particularly the Matrix trilogy and Bound, explores identity, transformation, and the fluidity of self through both narrative and visual storytelling, informed by her lived transgender experience.

 Céline Sciamma France

Her film Portrait of a Lady on Fire and earlier works examine gender, desire, and identity with poetic sensitivity, exploring how people construct and express themselves beyond traditional categories.