THEME EXPLORATION

digital possession

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Mad Masters
The Mad Masters
1955 · Jean Rouch
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
async - first light
async - first light
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
The Conjuring
The Conjuring
2013 · James Wan
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018 · Rich Moore and Phil Johnston
The Nun
The Nun
2018 · Corin Hardy
Patriot
Patriot
2026 · Mahesh Narayanan
Stages of Love
Stages of Love
2026 · Victor Rodenbach
The King of The Internet
The King of The Internet
2026 · Fabrício Bittar
The Tao Exorcist
The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou
Cronaca di un amore
Cronaca di un amore
1950 · Michelangelo Antonioni
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Karyn Kusama USA

Her films explore psychological obsession and digital-age paranoia, particularly in how technology mediates identity and possession.

 Ari Aster USA

His work examines how trauma possesses individuals and families, with digital imagery and screens becoming vessels for haunting and control.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

He interrogates how systems, algorithms, and constructed realities possess human behavior and autonomy in increasingly artificial worlds.