THEME EXPLORATION

gender and survival

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
Castaway
Castaway
1986 · Nicolas Roeg
Meek’s Cutoff (, 104 min.
Meek’s Cutoff (, 104 min.
2011 · Kelly Reichardt
The Daughter of Deceit
The Daughter of Deceit
1951 · Luis Buñuel
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Barbershop: The Next Cut
2016 · Malcolm D. Lee
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
Cinema Jazireh
Cinema Jazireh
2025 · Gözde Kural
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
The Sea Gypsies
The Sea Gypsies
1978 · Stewart Raffill
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Claire Denis France

Her films consistently examine female vulnerability and survival within hostile environments, from colonialism to intimate violence.

 Agnès Varda France

Her documentaries and narratives chronicle women's resilience and the socioeconomic realities that determine survival, particularly for aging and marginalized women.