THEME EXPLORATION

school transition

12 films · 3 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
Marshal Tito's Spirit
Marshal Tito's Spirit
2000 · Vinko Brešan
Prosperity for 2008
Prosperity for 2008
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Almost Man
The Almost Man
2012 · Martin Lund
10 Things I Hate About You
10 Things I Hate About You
1999 · Gil Junger
Mean Girls
Mean Girls
2004 · Mark Waters
Eastward
Eastward
1991 · Christian Petzold
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'Kes' capture the transformative moments and struggles of young people navigating educational systems and social transitions.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His tender, observational style in films like 'Like Father, Like Son' explores how transitions reshape identity and relationships during formative years.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her films such as 'Ratcatcher' and 'You Were Never Really Here' intimately examine childhood's end and the psychological weight of transitions into adulthood.