THEME EXPLORATION

immigration and migration

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Katzelmacher
Katzelmacher
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
Blissfully Yours
Blissfully Yours
2002 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' critically examine displacement, economic hardship, and the human cost of migration within Britain.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

Works such as '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' explore the psychological and social impacts of migration, diaspora, and the desire to leave one's homeland.

 Chloé Zhao China (based in USA)

Her films 'Nomadland' and 'The Eternals' portray displacement, wandering communities, and the search for belonging in contemporary America.