THEME EXPLORATION

athletic bodies

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Short Plays
Short Plays
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
Doubles Match
Doubles Match
2026 · Hung Po-hao
Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era
Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era
2026 · Ken Yamamoto
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
1998 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Jose Torres
Jose Torres
1959 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Ali
Ali
2001 · Michael Mann
Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament
Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament
1968 · Kon Ichikawa
Domestique
Domestique
2018 · Adam Sedlák
Foreplay
Foreplay
2008 · Kenneth Anger
Renaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top
Renaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top
2016 · Cédric Klapisch
Barnyard Olympics
Barnyard Olympics
1932 · Wilfred Jackson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films often explore working-class athleticism and physical labor as expressions of dignity and human struggle.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her documentary and narrative work frequently examines physical endurance, bodily resilience, and the athletic capacities of ordinary people navigating harsh environments.