THEME EXPLORATION

racial violence

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sun Shines Bright , The
Sun Shines Bright , The
1953 · John Ford
The Young Savages
The Young Savages
1961 · John Frankenheimer
La Ciénaga
La Ciénaga
2001 · Lucrecia Martel
Flaming Star
Flaming Star
1960 · Don Siegel
Candyman
Candyman
2021 · Nia DaCosta
3 Brothers: Radio Raheem, Eric Garner and George Floyd
3 Brothers: Radio Raheem, Eric Garner and George Floyd
2020 · Spike Lee
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lee Hancock United States

His films like 'Do the Right Thing' and 'BlacKkKlansman' directly confront racial tension and violence through powerful narrative and social commentary.

 Steve McQueen United Kingdom

His works including '12 Years a Slave' and 'Shame' unflinchingly examine historical and contemporary racial brutality and systemic oppression.