THEME EXPLORATION

Southeast Asian landscape

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Zone Moment
Zone Moment
1956 · Stan Brakhage
Drei Wege zum See
Drei Wege zum See
1976 · Michael Haneke
Memoria, Boy at Sea
Memoria, Boy at Sea
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Don Valley
Don Valley
1972 · David Cronenberg
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
Journey on the Plain
Journey on the Plain
1995 · Béla Tarr
A Friendly Handshake
A Friendly Handshake
1997 · Jean Rouch
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
Bengawan Solo
Bengawan Solo
1951 · Kon Ichikawa
Birth of Light
Birth of Light
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Bridges-Go-Round 2
Bridges-Go-Round 2
1958 · Shirley Clarke
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
2001 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His films intimately capture Thai landscapes, memory, and spirituality through long takes that dissolve boundaries between nature, architecture, and human consciousness.

 Ray Mendoza Philippines

He documents Filipino urban and rural landscapes with unflinching realism, exploring how geography shapes identity and social conditions in contemporary Southeast Asia.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His visual poetry renders East and Southeast Asian landscapes as characters themselves, using natural light and composition to reveal cultural memory embedded in physical spaces.