THEME EXPLORATION

cultural practices

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Battle on the Great River
Battle on the Great River
1950 · Jean Rouch
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
Les Statues meurent aussi
Les Statues meurent aussi
1953 · Chris Marker
Go! Go! Go! World
Go! Go! Go! World
1964 · Antonio Margheriti
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
2006 · Albert Brooks
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Summertime
Summertime
1955 · David Lean
La Habanera
La Habanera
1937 · Douglas Sirk
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Toni Erdmann
Toni Erdmann
2016 · Maren Ade
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lee Hancock United States

He persistently interrogates African American cultural practices, identity, and social rituals while critiquing systemic racism woven into American institutions.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His work deeply examines Japanese family rituals, social conventions, and how cultural practices shape human relationships and define belonging.