THEME EXPLORATION

interconnected lives across time

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Your Name.
Your Name.
2016 · Makoto Shinkai
They Caught the Ferry
They Caught the Ferry
1948 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
David
David
2013 · Bejoy Nambiar
Quest for Love
Quest for Love
1971 · Ralph Thomas
The House in the Square
The House in the Square
1951 · Roy Ward Baker
Time Piece
Time Piece
1965 · Jim Henson
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Frank Darabont
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Mein Schulfreund
Mein Schulfreund
1960 · Robert Siodmak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terrence Malick USA

His films weave multiple timelines and perspectives to explore how individual lives echo across generations and connect to larger cosmic patterns.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His work intricately traces how personal and collective histories intersect, showing characters shaped by temporal layers of memory, loss, and cultural continuity.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

His films deliberately construct narratives where past and present intertwine, revealing how human connections transcend chronological boundaries and causality.