THEME EXPLORATION

contemporary life

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
The Jericho Mile
The Jericho Mile
1979 · Michael Mann
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas
1952 · Mitchell Leisen
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrew Bernstein

Intimate director capturing authentic moments of urban connection and youthful experience.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His social realist films directly document the struggles and dignity of ordinary people navigating contemporary economic hardship and systemic inequality.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her intimate character-driven narratives capture the precarity, resilience, and human connection in modern America's forgotten communities.