THEME EXPLORATION

American resilience

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
1976 · Robert Altman
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
Little Big Man
Little Big Man
1970 · Arthur Penn
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
Minari
Minari
2021 · Lee Isaac Chung
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
2013 · Steve McQueen
Volver
Volver
2006 · Pedro Almodóvar
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Frank Capra United States

His films celebrate ordinary Americans overcoming adversity and corruption through determination and moral conviction, epitomizing the spirit of resilience.

 Francis Ford Coppola United States

Through Westerns and historical dramas, Ford explores how American pioneers and communities persevere through hardship and build society from untamed wilderness.

 John Lee Hancock United States

His work documents African American resilience in the face of systemic injustice, examining how communities survive and resist through culture, activism, and collective strength.