THEME EXPLORATION

Mexican-American identity

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Little Big Man
Little Big Man
1970 · Arthur Penn
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
2008 · Paul Schrader
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
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
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak
La Fièvre monte à El Pao
La Fièvre monte à El Pao
1959 · Luis Buñuel
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
¡Qué Viva México!
¡Qué Viva México!
1979 · Sergei Eisenstein
Aga's House
Aga's House
2019 · Lendita Zeqiraj
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

Explores border identity and Mexican cultural mythology through magical realism, bridging Mexican and American sensibilities.

 Chloé Zhao China/USA

Her films examine marginalized American communities and the Mexican-American experience through intimate, ethnographic storytelling.