THEME EXPLORATION

school shootings

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sexy Battle Girls
Sexy Battle Girls
1986 · Mototsugu Watanabe
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Grease
Grease
1978 · Randal Kleiser
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975 · Peter Weir
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 · Chris Columbus
10 Things I Hate About You
10 Things I Hate About You
1999 · Gil Junger
Mean Girls
Mean Girls
2004 · Mark Waters
Enigma
Enigma
1986 · Jean Rouch
Happy Birthday to Me
Happy Birthday to Me
1981 · J. Lee Thompson
if….
if….
1968 · Lindsay Anderson
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat
1975 · Kon Ichikawa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Joaquim Dos Santos USA

His film 'Elephant' (2003) provides a meditative, non-judgmental exploration of a school shooting through multiple perspectives and timelines.

 Lynne Ramsay UK

Her film 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' (2011) examines the psychological aftermath and family dynamics surrounding a school shooting with unflinching intensity.