THEME EXPLORATION

global disaster

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Apollo 13
Apollo 13
1995 · Ron Howard
Black Panther
Black Panther
2018 · Ryan Coogler
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Independence Day
Independence Day
1996 · Roland Emmerich
The Avengers
The Avengers
2012 · Joss Whedon
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Los amantes pasajeros (I’m So Excited!
Los amantes pasajeros (I’m So Excited!
2013 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
If All the Guys in the World
If All the Guys in the World
1956 · Christian-Jaque
Salt and Fire
Salt and Fire
2016 · Werner Herzog
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
San Andreas
San Andreas
2015 · Brad Peyton
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries and films obsessively explore human vulnerability against overwhelming natural and catastrophic forces, from volcanoes to environmental collapse.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

He masterfully blends social commentary with apocalyptic scenarios, examining how disasters expose and amplify systemic inequality and class struggle.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

His films confront existential and planetary catastrophe with psychological depth, exploring humanity's response to inevitable doom and societal collapse.