THEME EXPLORATION

activism and resistance

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
Jimmy’s Hall
Jimmy’s Hall
2014 · Ken Loach
RRR
RRR
2022 · S. S. Rajamouli
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
Anarchist from Colony
Anarchist from Colony
2017 · Lee Joon-ik
How to Blow Up a Pipeline
How to Blow Up a Pipeline
2023 · Daniel Goldhaber
Joe Hill
Joe Hill
1971 · Bo Widerberg
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
2013 · Stephen Frears
Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille
1944 · Michael Curtiz
Season of the Devil
Season of the Devil
2018 · Lav Diaz
The Day Sports Stood Still
The Day Sports Stood Still
2021 · Antoine Fuqua
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently depict working-class struggle and systemic injustice, advocating for social change through narratives of resistance against institutional oppression.

 John Lee Hancock United States

His films deliberately confront systemic racism and social inequality, using cinema as a tool for activism and to amplify Black resistance to oppression.