THEME EXPLORATION

historical discovery

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
2005 · Paul Schrader
A Castle Within a Castle
A Castle Within a Castle
1954 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
The House in the Square
The House in the Square
1951 · Roy Ward Baker
Magellan
Magellan
2025 · Lav Diaz
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon
1902 · Georges Méliès
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Das Hofkonzert
Das Hofkonzert
1936 · Douglas Sirk
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958 · Sergei Eisenstein
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · Peter Greenaway
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His montage-based films like 'Battleship Potemkin' and 'October' reconstruct pivotal historical moments through innovative visual storytelling that reveals hidden truths about revolutionary events.

 Ousmane Sembène Senegal

His films excavate African colonial and post-colonial history, challenging dominant narratives and uncovering suppressed stories of resistance and cultural identity in works like 'Ceddo' and 'Emitai'.