THEME EXPLORATION

ancestral heritage

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Coco
Coco
2017 · Lee Unkrich
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
2002 · Joel Zwick
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
2024 · Zhou Liya
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
2026 · Morio Asaka
Colours of Time
Colours of Time
2026 · Cédric Klapisch
Chinese Animation: A Century
Chinese Animation: A Century
2026 · Lijun Sun
Summer Hours
Summer Hours
2008 · Olivier Assayas
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
2026 · David Bickerstaff
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films like 'In the Mood for Love' nostalgically capture how ancestral customs and historical memory linger in personal relationships.