THEME EXPLORATION

postcolonial identity

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
2008 · Paul Schrader
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
Nazarín
Nazarín
1958 · Luis Buñuel
Quick
Quick
1932 · Robert Siodmak
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Aga's House
Aga's House
2019 · Lendita Zeqiraj
Reindeer Games
Reindeer Games
2000 · John Frankenheimer
Cabo Negro
Cabo Negro
2024 · Abdellah Taïa
Di che segno sei?
Di che segno sei?
1975 · Sergio Corbucci
Ernesto
Ernesto
1979 · Salvatore Samperi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Souleymane Cissé Mali · Bamako

Cinema of ritual and resistance—images that honor time, memory, and the sacred within the political.

 Djibril Diop Mambéty Senegalese

Visionary storyteller blending surrealism, satire, and poetic invention to critique social structures.

 Ousmane Sembène Senegal

Pioneer of African cinema who explored postcolonial consciousness, cultural identity, and the legacies of colonialism through works like 'Black Girl' and 'Ceddo'.