THEME EXPLORATION

meaning-making

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Soul
Soul
2020 · Pete Docter
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Le Feu Follet
Le Feu Follet
1963 · Louis Malle
29
29
2026 · Rathna Kumar
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
2026 · Kenichiro Akimoto
Being Towards Death
Being Towards Death
2026 · Chen Sicheng
Ikiru
Ikiru
1952 · Akira Kurosawa
The Final Piece
The Final Piece
2026 · Naoto Kumazawa
Life Is
Life Is
2026 · Lorena Villarreal
Until We Meet Again
Until We Meet Again
2026 · Takahiro Miki
The Pottery-Maker
The Pottery-Maker
1925 · Robert Flaherty
The Sheltering Sky
The Sheltering Sky
1990 · Bernardo Bertolucci
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terrence Malick USA

His films explore how individuals construct meaning from existence, nature, and relationships through poetic imagery and fragmented narrative.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His philosophical works examine how humans search for meaning through memory, faith, and the passage of time in meditative, deeply introspective ways.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He investigates how people create meaning through family bonds, loss, and small moments of connection in everyday life with compassionate realism.