THEME EXPLORATION

visual representation of concept

24 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Persian Series #5
Persian Series #5
1999 · Stan Brakhage
Alix's Pictures
Alix's Pictures
1982 · Jean Eustache
Blind Massage
Blind Massage
2014 · Lou Ye
Film ist Rhythmus: Rhythmus 21
Film ist Rhythmus: Rhythmus 21
1921 · Hans Richter
Obituary for a Murderer
Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
2000 · Nicolas Roeg
Art Through Our Eyes
Art Through Our Eyes
2016 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
1971 · David Cronenberg
Untitled: New Blue
Untitled: New Blue
1995 · Paul Schrader
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
12 Photographers
12 Photographers
1955 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
2010 · Sergei Eisenstein
Complexe
Complexe
1964 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Fire Island
Fire Island
1974 · Derek Jarman
“Histoire d’eaux” (segment) in Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
“Histoire d’eaux” (segment) in Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
2002 · Bernardo Bertolucci
The Bible
The Bible
1977 · Marcel Carné
The Colours
The Colours
1976 · Abbas Kiarostami
Windtalkers
Windtalkers
2002 · John Woo
Crossing the Line
Crossing the Line
2008 · Peter Jackson
Silent Days
Silent Days
2019 · Pavol Pekarčík
Kino-Week No. 24
Kino-Week No. 24
1918 · Dziga Vertov
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
1974 · Phillip Noyce
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films translate abstract philosophical and spiritual concepts into hypnotic visual poetry through long takes, light, and natural elements.

 Stanley Kubrick United States

He meticulously visualizes complex ideas—time, consciousness, power, technology—through mathematically precise cinematography and production design.

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His films embody abstracted concepts of memory, time, and identity through fragmentary narratives and dreamlike visual compositions that resist literal interpretation.