THEME EXPLORATION

Independent cinema

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
And the Show Goes On
And the Show Goes On
1996 · Mrinal Sen
El perquè de tot plegat
El perquè de tot plegat
1994 · Ventura Pons
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
The Salesman
The Salesman
2016 · Asghar Farhadi
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee
2017
2017
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
La ley de deseo
La ley de deseo
1987 · Pedro Almodóvar
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
1996 · Abbas Kiarostami
A Time and a Place
A Time and a Place
1977 · Gillian Armstrong
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
Cecil B. DeMented
Cecil B. DeMented
2000 · John Waters
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Scott Mosier USA

Collaborative storyteller blending comedy with candid, conversational narratives about contemporary culture.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious, independently-produced films examine working-class struggles and systemic inequality through a distinctly grassroots filmmaking philosophy.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

She pioneered intimate, low-budget independent narratives featuring non-professional actors and real locations to authentically capture marginalized American lives.