THEME EXPLORATION

finding your place

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Memoria, Boy at Sea
Memoria, Boy at Sea
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
8 Mile
8 Mile
2002 · Curtis Hanson
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
2026 · Kenichiro Akimoto
Being Towards Death
Being Towards Death
2026 · Chen Sicheng
Peak Everything
Peak Everything
2026 · Anne Émond
Rufus: The Sea Serpent Who Couldn't Swim
Rufus: The Sea Serpent Who Couldn't Swim
2026 · Endre Skandfer
Dumbo
Dumbo
1941 · Jack Kinney & Wilfred Jackson
The Final Piece
The Final Piece
2026 · Naoto Kumazawa
The Little Prince
The Little Prince
2015 · Mark Osborne
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
2026 · Zhang Gang
Migration
Migration
2023 · Benjamin Renner
An American Girl: Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight
An American Girl: Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight
2014 · Vince Marcello
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Chloé Zhao China (based in USA)

Her films follow marginalized individuals searching for belonging and identity within harsh landscapes and economic systems.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His work explores working-class struggles to find dignity, community, and a place within unequal social structures.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His intimate portraits examine how individuals and families create home and belonging across fractured circumstances.