THEME EXPLORATION

cultural preservation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai
2003 · Edward Zwick
Les Statues meurent aussi
Les Statues meurent aussi
1953 · Chris Marker
The Train
The Train
1965 · John Frankenheimer
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
2006 · Albert Brooks
All the World's Memory
All the World's Memory
1956 · Alain Resnais
Chelsea on the Rocks
Chelsea on the Rocks
2008 · Abel Ferrara
Notre-Dame on Fire
Notre-Dame on Fire
2022 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
Royal Rendezvous
Royal Rendezvous
2023 · Christine Luby
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Summertime
Summertime
1955 · David Lean
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Donnie Yen China

Choreographs philosophical warriors navigating duty, tradition, and personal honor through balletic violence.

 Peter MacDonald USA

Advocates for Native American rights and Navajo Nation independence through political leadership.

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His films meditate on memory, history, and the disappearance of Thai cultural landscapes through personal and collective remembrance.