THEME EXPLORATION

racism in media

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Language of Persuasion
The Language of Persuasion
1970 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Germany in Autumn
Germany in Autumn
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Obituary for a Murderer
Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1975 · Margarethe von Trotta
American History X
American History X
1998 · Tony Kaye
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
2012 · Gary Ross
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
2014 · Francis Lawrence
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures
2016 · Theodore Melfi
Kika
Kika
1996 · Pedro Almodóvar
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
2012 · Marco Tullio Giordana
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lee Hancock USA

His films like 'Do the Right Thing' and 'Malcolm X' directly confront systemic racism and its representation in American media and society.

 Ousmane Sembène Senegal

His pioneering films deconstruct colonial racism and its depiction in cinema, centering African perspectives and challenging Western media dominance.