THEME EXPLORATION

animal caregiving

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Pound
Pound
1970 · Robert Downey Sr
The Squawkin’ Hawk
The Squawkin’ Hawk
1942 · Chuck Jones
The One and Only Ivan
The One and Only Ivan
2020 · Thea Sharrock
Bilby
Bilby
2018 · Pierre Perifel
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Hable con ella
Hable con ella
2002 · Pedro Almodóvar
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
Fan Dog
Fan Dog
2016 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
A Children's Story
A Children's Story
2004 · Andrea Frazzi & Antonio Frazzi
Kes
Kes
1970 · Ken Loach
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries deeply explore human-animal relationships and the psychology of caregiving through intimate portraits of individuals devoted to wild creatures.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His compassionate cinema frequently examines themes of care, responsibility, and emotional attachment across human and animal relationships with profound tenderness.