THEME EXPLORATION

Sorko people

5 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Secret World of Arrietty
The Secret World of Arrietty
2010 · Hiromasa Yonebayashi
In the Land of the Black Magi
In the Land of the Black Magi
1947 · Jean Rouch
Oraon
Oraon
1957 · Ritwik Ghatak
Bad Trip
Bad Trip
2021 · Kitao Sakurai
The Borrowers
The Borrowers
2011 · Tom Harper
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Abderrahmane Sissako Mauritania

His films authentically portray the lives, struggles, and cultural identity of Saharan peoples including the Sorko river communities.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

While not directly about Sorko, his contemplative approach to marginalized communities and cultural memory parallels the documentary sensibility needed for this subject.