THEME EXPLORATION

border and migration

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006 · Carlos Saldanha
Mountains May Depart
Mountains May Depart
2015 · Jia Zhangke
Primitive
Primitive
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Bound for Glory
Bound for Glory
1976 · Hal Ashby
The Silent Run
The Silent Run
2026 · Marta Bergman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Chloé Zhao China/USA

Her films explore displacement, economic precarity, and the margins of American society where migrants and vulnerable people navigate survival.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His work consistently examines the lives of working-class people and immigrants facing systemic barriers and border-related injustices.