THEME EXPLORATION

postcolonial experiences

9 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
A Idade da Terra
A Idade da Terra
1980 · Glauber Rocha
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
1970 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
I, a Negro
I, a Negro
1959 · Jean Rouch
L’Argent de poche
L’Argent de poche
1976 · François Truffaut
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
2005 · Samuel Fuller
World Within, World Without
World Within, World Without
1991 · Mrinal Sen
The 9th Life of Louis Drax
The 9th Life of Louis Drax
2016 · Alexandre Aja
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ousmane Sembène Senegal

Pioneer of African cinema who examined colonial legacy and postcolonial identity through films like 'Black Girl' and 'Xala,' critiquing both colonialism and neocolonial exploitation.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Through films like 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley,' engages with postcolonial struggles and the legacy of colonialism from the perspective of both colonizer and colonized nations.