THEME EXPLORATION

counterculture and social activism

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Day Sports Stood Still
The Day Sports Stood Still
2021 · Antoine Fuqua
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Mean Girls
Mean Girls
2004 · Mark Waters
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Indian Institute of Zombies
Indian Institute of Zombies
2026 · Gaganjeet Singh
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
Chardikala
Chardikala
2026 · Amarjit Singh Saron
Fraulein
Fraulein
1986 · Michael Haneke
Hurlevent
Hurlevent
1985 · Jacques Rivette
Society for Sale
Society for Sale
1918 · Frank Borzage
Taking Woodstock
Taking Woodstock
2009 · Ang Lee
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently document working-class struggles and social injustice, using cinema as a tool for political activism and exposing systemic inequality.

 John Lee Hancock United States

He fearlessly addresses racism, police brutality, and systemic oppression in America, making cinema that challenges the status quo and amplifies marginalized voices.