THEME EXPLORATION

racial uprising

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
La Ciénaga
La Ciénaga
2001 · Lucrecia Martel
Get Out
Get Out
2017 · Jordan Peele
Green Book
Green Book
2018 · Peter Farrelly
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
2013 · Steve McQueen
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures
2016 · Theodore Melfi
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
2012 · Tom Hooper
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Camp de Thiaroye
Camp de Thiaroye
1988 · Ousmane Sembène
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972 · J. Lee Thompson
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy
1989 · Bruce Beresford
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lee Hancock USA

His films like 'Do the Right Thing' and 'Malcolm X' directly confront racial tension, systemic racism, and Black uprising through powerful storytelling.

 Steve McQueen UK

His 'Small Axe' anthology series explores Black British resistance and community uprising against systemic oppression with unflinching depth.