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THEME EXPLORATION

racism in the American South

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
1976 · Robert Altman
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
Little Big Man
Little Big Man
1970 · Arthur Penn
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
The Searchers
The Searchers
1956 · John Ford
The Exile
The Exile
1981 · Peter Greenaway
The Exile
The Exile
1947 · Max Ophuls
Olimpius Inferno
Olimpius Inferno
2009 · Igor Voloshin
Sugar
Sugar
2008 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Barry Jenkins → USA

His works explore Black identity and Southern life with nuance, particularly in 'Moonlight' and his adaptation of 'If Beale Street Could Talk,' examining racism's intimate personal impacts.

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