THEME EXPLORATION

institutional history

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures
2016 · Theodore Melfi
Die Patriotin
Die Patriotin
1979 · Alexander Kluge
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Chile, a Galaxy of Problems
Chile, a Galaxy of Problems
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
1964 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
The Great Moment
The Great Moment
1944 · Preston Sturges
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
2016 · Lav Diaz
Chelsea on the Rocks
Chelsea on the Rocks
2008 · Abel Ferrara
The Book of Fish
The Book of Fish
2021 · Lee Joon-ik
Gdansk
Gdansk
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Frank Darabont
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently expose how institutional systems (welfare, education, justice) fail vulnerable individuals through bureaucratic indifference and structural inequality.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her work interrogates how institutions (capitalism, labor systems, housing) shape identity and belonging, particularly for marginalized communities navigating systemic displacement.