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.
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
The Thing (1982)
Every Piece Wants to Live
Tomorrow (2026)
No Explanation Needed
Unabomber (2026)
The Right to Define
Welcome to Tool Shed (2026)
Survival was never the ending.
A Working Man (2025)
Plot is Not Story
The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge (2024)
There Is No Yellow Sponge
Yojimbo (1961)
The Information Has to Stop Being for Sale