THEME EXPLORATION

music and resistance

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
1995 · Joe Pytka & John Landis
Australian Made
Australian Made
1987 · Richard Lowenstein
ABBA: The Definitive Collection
ABBA: The Definitive Collection
2002 · Lasse Hallström
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
1994 · Spike Jonze
D.A.F.T.
D.A.F.T.
1999 · Michel Gondry & Spike Jonze
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
2006 · Jonathan Demme
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
1938 · Mikio Naruse
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
1983 · Peter Greenaway
Nina
Nina
1978 · Alan Clarke
The Beat of the Live Drum
The Beat of the Live Drum
1985 · David Fincher
El Gran Gato
El Gran Gato
2003 · Ventura Pons
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His films use music and sound as tools of social critique, exploring how art resists authoritarian systems and personal oppression.

 John Lee Hancock United States

He weaponizes hip-hop, soul, and jazz as central narrative elements to challenge systemic racism and amplify Black resistance.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films celebrate folk music and working-class songs as expressions of political defiance and solidarity against economic injustice.