THEME EXPLORATION

self-determination

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Zootopia
Zootopia
2016 · Byron Howard & Rich Moore
Wadjda
Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2022 · José Luis Ucha
Gunnm
Gunnm
2000 · —
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
Once Upon My Mother
Once Upon My Mother
2026 · Ken Scott
Calle Malaga
Calle Malaga
2026 · Maryam Touzani
Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era
Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era
2026 · Ken Yamamoto
Return of the Jungle
Return of the Jungle
2026 · Vaibhav Kumaresh
Alone Across the Pacific
Alone Across the Pacific
1963 · Kon Ichikawa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films chronicle working-class individuals fighting against systemic constraints to assert agency and dignity in their lives.

 Agnès Varda France

She explores how people, especially marginalized individuals, create meaning and autonomy through unconventional choices and self-reinvention.

 Ousmane Sembène Senegal

His work examines how individuals and communities reclaim self-determination from colonial legacies and oppressive power structures.