THEME EXPLORATION

Black representation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica
Persona
Persona
1966 · Ingmar Bergman
Obituary for a Murderer
Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke
The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows
1959 · François Truffaut
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Charulata
Charulata
1964 · Satyajit Ray
Harakiri
Harakiri
1962 · Masaki Kobayashi
Yojimbo
Yojimbo
1961 · Akira Kurosawa
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Sarit
Sarit
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad
2016 · David Ayer
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Cauleen Smith USA · Riverside

Cinema as visual resistance: dissolving narrative into color, rhythm, and the politics of the Black gaze.

 John Lee Hancock USA

His films directly confront systemic racism and Black identity through provocative storytelling, from 'Do the Right Thing' to 'BlacKkKlansman.'

 Barry Jenkins USA

He explores Black life, identity, and humanity with poetic intimacy in films like 'Moonlight' and 'If Beale Street Could Talk.'