THEME EXPLORATION

third-world technology

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
2005 · Shinji Higuchi
The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game
2014 · Morten Tyldum
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
Big Hero 6
Big Hero 6
2014 · Chris Williams & Don Hall
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
Day of Freedom
Day of Freedom
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
Ultimatum
Ultimatum
1938 · Robert Siodmak
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Abderrahmane Sissako Mali

His work explores how marginalized communities navigate, resist, and creatively adapt to global technology and economic systems in the Global South.

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

He examines how memory, spirituality, and analog technology intersect in post-industrial spaces, questioning progress narratives inherent to technological modernity.