THEME EXPLORATION

travel and displacement

41 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
As Far as I Can Walk
As Far as I Can Walk
2021 · Stefan Arsenijević
Krapatchouk
Krapatchouk
1992 · Enrique Gabriel
Balls Bluff
Balls Bluff
1961 · Robert Downey Sr
Xoftex
Xoftex
2024 · Noaz Deshe
Frankenstein Unbound
Frankenstein Unbound
1990 · Roger Corman
Time Trap
Time Trap
2014 · Michael Shanks
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
La Habanera
La Habanera
1937 · Douglas Sirk
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Cold War
Cold War
2018 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds
1955 · Mikio Naruse
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · Peter Greenaway
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj
Blissfully Yours
Blissfully Yours
2002 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
It's Not the Time of My Life
It's Not the Time of My Life
2016 · Szabolcs Hajdu
Khaled
Khaled
2002 · Asghar Massombagi
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
What a Wonderful Place
What a Wonderful Place
2005 · Eyal Halfon
Yana's Friends
Yana's Friends
1999 · Arik Kaplun
The World
The World
2004 · Jia Zhangke & Wang Xiaoshuai
Calle Malaga
Calle Malaga
2026 · Maryam Touzani
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Goodbye Julia
Goodbye Julia
2026 · Mohamed Kordofani
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
2026 · Matt Johnson
Gohan
Gohan
2026 · Nattawut Poonpiriya
Rebuilding
Rebuilding
2026 · Max Walker-Silverman
Besieged
Besieged
1998 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Green Fish
Green Fish
1997 · Lee Chang-dong
Happy Together
Happy Together
1997 · Wong Kar-wai
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wim Wenders Germany

His films obsessively chronicle physical and spiritual journeys across landscapes, exploring how travel transforms identity and connection.

 Agnès Varda France

She documents displacement through wandering—both literal road journeys and metaphorical searches for meaning, memory, and human connection.

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His meditative cinema portrays displacement through time, space, and consciousness, examining how places and movements shape existence and belonging.