Case Studies Visual Index
Atlantis Case Studies begin with a filmmaking question worth examining. The archive includes canonical films, contemporary releases, festival discoveries, independent work, and projects encountered through the Atlantis community. Where relevant, a project’s relationship to The Atlantis Awards competition is noted within the study.
Oldboy / 올드보이 (2003)
The Body Has to Answer First
One Breath / «Один вдох» (2020)
If You Go Deep Enough
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
The Reaction Has to Become the Rebellion
Perfect Blue (1997)
The Next Scene Has to Rewrite the Last
The Prophecy (1995)
The Birds Arrive Last
Psycho (1960)
People Never Run Away from Anything
Puke Bitch – Acetone (2026)
Acetone Helps
Pulp Fiction (1994)
The Film Ends Where Someone Changes
The Punisher: One Last Kill (2026)
Do It Hard Once
Sauna (2025)
The Music Stops at the Door
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
The Survivor Has to Remember What He Never Saw
Scatterbrain – Phases (2026)
The Story Has to Change Pronouns
Schindler’s List (1993)
The Factory Has to Fail
Seven (1995)
The Detail Has to Exceed the Frame
Seven Samurai (1954)
The Count Has to Become a Cost
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Freedom Has to Be Practiced.
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Profile Has to Become a Person
Spirited Away (2001)
The Form Has to Stop Being Evidence
Stand Tall, Go Higher (2026)
The Celebration Will Be Televised
Star Wars Ep 4 (1977)
The World Has to Withhold the Lecture
Star Wars Ep 5 – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Adventure Has to Lose Its Center
Star Wars Ep 6 – Return of the Jedi (1983)
The Hero Has to Refuse the Victory
Supergirl (2026)
"Fantasy doesn't ask audiences to believe the impossible. It asks them to believe the consistent."
The Surrender (2025)
All of You
Taxi Driver (1976)
The Papers Always Blow These Things Up
The Terminator (1984)
The Function Has to Outlive the Flesh
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
The Function Has to Become a Choice
Terrifier 1 (2016)
The Killer Has to Become the Attraction
Terrifier 2 (2022)
The Franchise Has to Find a Hero
Terrifier 3 (2024)
The Spectacle Has to Leave a Scar