THEME EXPLORATION

civil rights era

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Stories on Human Rights
Stories on Human Rights
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation
1915 · D.W. Griffith
My Love Has Been Burning
My Love Has Been Burning
1949 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
1939 · George Cukor & Victor Fleming
We Can’t Make the Same Mistake Twice
We Can’t Make the Same Mistake Twice
2016 · Alanis Obomsawin
Milk
Milk
2008 · Gus Van Sant
Offside
Offside
2006 · Jafar Panahi
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lee Hancock USA

His films like 'Do the Right Thing' and 'Malcolm X' directly confront systemic racism and Black identity during and after the civil rights era.

 Barry Jenkins USA

His works explore African American identity, resilience, and intergenerational trauma rooted in the civil rights era and its aftermath.