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Welcome to TOK filmography (sample version)

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Welcome to TOK filmography (sample version)

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The TOK Filmography is a curated collection of over 150 film, television, and documentary recommendations, each selected for its ability to illuminate the ideas and questions at the heart of the TOK course.

Organised across three padlets, each entry includes an outline, reasons to watch, links to TOK concepts, and key discussion questions. Faculty members have access to the full resource, updated regularly, while non-members can explore this free sample .

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Film Outline

Cover-Up (2025), directed by Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus, traces the career of Seymour Hersh - a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist who spent six decades exposing what the US government wanted hidden. Drawing on Hersh's own notes, documents, and archival footage, the film covers his breaking of the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War, the CIA's domestic surveillance programme, and the torture of prisoners at Abu Ghraib during the Iraq War.

Why It's Worth Watching

What happens to knowledge when those in power decide it should not exist? This film is a portrait of one person's lifelong commitment to the idea that the public has a right to know - and of the institutional forces that work, repeatedly, to stop them finding out.

Key Questions

1. Power and the suppression of knowledge In each of Hersh's investigations, governments actively worked to prevent information from reaching the public - what does this reveal about the relationship between political power and the control of what counts as shared knowledge?

2. Responsibility and truth Hersh describes himself not as a crusader but as a citizen doing his job - to what extent does the individual knower have a responsibility to seek and share truth, even when institutions work to conceal it?

3. Evidence and justification Hersh built his investigations from single names, anonymous sources, and documents - what standards of evidence and justification should we apply to claims that challenge officially accepted accounts, and who decides?

4. History and knowledge The events Hersh uncovered - My Lai, Abu Ghraib - were happening while the public was being told a different story - what does this tell us about the gap between historical events and the knowledge of those events that reaches ordinary people?

5. Knowledge and technology The film raises the question of whether the kind of slow, meticulous investigative journalism Hersh practised is still possible - how has the change in how information is produced and consumed affected our ability to know what governments and institutions are actually doing?

Big Question Link

BQ1 – Foundations: The film is built around a single, fundamental question - what does it mean for something to be known, and what happens when the institutions we rely on to tell us the truth are the same ones with the most to gain from keeping us in the dark?

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Film Outline

Art for Everybody (2025), directed by Miranda Yousef, examines the life of Thomas Kinkade - the "Painter of Light" - whose images of cottages and landscapes made him the most commercially successful painter in American history, while drawing contempt from the art establishment. After his death from an overdose in 2012, his family discovered a hidden collection of darker, unseen paintings that raised questions about who he really was.

Why It's Worth Watching

Who decides what counts as art - and does it matter if millions of people love something that critics dismiss? This film uses one artist's life to ask some of the most enduring questions in TOK: about the difference between popularity and value, and whether truth about a person can ever be fully known.

Key Questions

1. The Arts and knowledge If Kinkade's paintings brought genuine emotional comfort to millions of people, does the art establishment's rejection of his work tell us more about the nature of art or about the nature of cultural power?

2. Interpretation and truth His family's discovery of hidden paintings changed how they understood him - to what extent can a person's private creative work reveal a truth that their public persona conceals?

3. Values and culture Kinkade deliberately marketed his work to religious, conservative Americans - how do shared cultural values shape what a community finds meaningful, and does that affect whether something counts as knowledge about the world?

4. Objectivity and judgment Art critics and ordinary buyers responded to the same paintings in completely opposite ways - is it possible to evaluate art objectively, or is all aesthetic judgment a reflection of the knower's perspective?

5. Knowledge and religion Kinkade's identity as a born-again Christian was central to his brand and his audience - in what ways does religious belief shape what people find true or beautiful, and how does this interact with other ways of knowing?

Big Question Link

BQ4 – Perspectives: The film is essentially a study in how the same object - a painting, a person, a life - can produce completely different knowledge depending on who is looking and what they bring with them, making it a clear illustration of how perspective shapes what we are willing to call true or valuable.

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Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere (2026)

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Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere (2026)

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Film Outline

Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere (2026) follows Louis Theroux as he gains access to leading figures within the "manosphere" - an online network of male influencers whose content ranges from self-improvement to views on gender and masculinity. The film examines how these figures broadcast their ideology to young men, and what draws them towards the message.

Why It's Worth Watching

A look at how ideology can disguise itself as knowledge. The film forces you to ask: how do we know what we know - and how easily can we be manipulated into believing something is true? Essential viewing for anyone who has ever gone down a rabbit hole online.

Key Questions

1. Power and knowledge In what ways do manosphere influencers use social media to control how knowledge about gender and masculinity is constructed, and who benefits from that control?

2. Emotion and belief How do feelings of loneliness and the need to belong shape what a person is willing to accept as true, and does this make their beliefs any less valid?

3. Language and truth How does the specific language of the manosphere - words like "alpha" or "red pill" - make its ideology sound like fact, and what does this tell us about the relationship between language and knowledge?

4. Documentary and responsibility When a filmmaker gives a platform to extreme voices, do they share responsibility for spreading those ideas - and can a documentary ever be truly objective?

5. Culture and values How do changing cultural ideas about masculinity create the conditions for movements like the manosphere to grow, and what does this reveal about the relationship between shared values and knowledge?

Big Question Link

BQ3 – Spin: This documentary is fundamentally about how knowledge is packaged, framed, and emotionally charged to bypass critical thinking - making it one of the clearest real-world illustrations of how spin shapes what we believe to be true.

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Louis Theroux: Inside The Manosphere | Official Trailer | Netflix

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Outline This historical drama recounts the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, examining the failures in scientific, political, and ethical decision-making that led to the catastrophe and its cover-up.

Why it’s worth watching Chernobyl explores Politics (government suppression of knowledge), Natural Sciences (scientific accountability), and History (how disasters are recorded and remembered). It raises important TOK questions about Truth (how facts are manipulated), Justification (who decides what information is shared?), and Perspective (how history is rewritten by those in power).

Five key questions:

1. How does Chernobyl illustrate the dangers of suppressing knowledge for political reasons?

2. To what extent is scientific knowledge reliable if it is controlled by political institutions?

3. How does the series depict the consequences of misinformation and lack of transparency?

4. What ethical dilemmas arise when prioritizing national reputation over factual knowledge?

5. How does the show highlight the role of whistleblowers in preserving truth and historical accuracy?

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Chernobyl | Official Website for the HBO Series | HBO.com

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The official website for Chernobyl on HBO, featuring interviews, schedule information, behind the scenes exclusives, and more.

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Film Outline

Orwell: 2+2=5 (2025), directed by Raoul Peck, examines the life and work of George Orwell, using his novel 1984 as a lens through which to look at the world today. Through archival footage and readings from Orwell's own writings, narrated by Damian Lewis, the film draws connections between Orwell's warnings about authoritarianism and present-day examples of political manipulation, propaganda, and the erosion of truth.

Why It's Worth Watching

If you have ever wondered whether governments, media, or algorithms can make people believe things that are not true - this film is for you. It asks one of the most fundamental TOK questions: what happens to knowledge when those in power decide what is real?

Key Questions

1. Truth and power If those in power can control what information people receive, to what extent is it possible to have access to objective knowledge - and who gets to decide what counts as truth?

2. History and memory Orwell wrote that "who controls the past controls the future" - how does the rewriting or suppression of historical knowledge shape what people believe about the present?

3. Language and thought In 1984, a limited and controlled vocabulary limits the ability to think freely - to what extent does the language available to us determine the boundaries of our knowledge?

4. Knowledge and technology How do modern tools such as algorithms, AI, and social media create conditions similar to those Orwell described, and what does this mean for our ability to know what is real?

5. The knower and certainty When we are surrounded by conflicting versions of events, how do we decide what to believe - and what does it mean for the knower when certainty itself becomes unreliable?

Big Question Link

BQ1 – Foundations: The entire film is built around the question of what knowledge is and how fragile it can be - it forces you to ask what standards of truth and justification we rely on, and what happens when those foundations are deliberately undermined.

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Outline This animated series follows a spacecaster, Clancy, as he interviews beings from different simulated universes, discussing philosophy, consciousness, and spirituality in a psychedelic setting.

Why it’s worth watching The Midnight Gospel delves into Religion (the nature of belief and spirituality), Language (the communication of abstract ideas), and Human Sciences (psychology and consciousness). It challenges viewers to consider Interpretation (how meaning is derived from experience), Truth (are all perspectives equally valid?), and Culture (how different societies define knowledge).

Five key questions

1. How does The Midnight Gospel challenge traditional methods of acquiring knowledge?

2. Can altered states of consciousness provide legitimate knowledge?

3. What role does language play in shaping complex philosophical and religious ideas?

4. How does the show depict different cultural interpretations of truth and existence?

5. To what extent is knowledge subjective, particularly in spiritual and philosophical discussions?

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Watch The Midnight Gospel | Netflix Official Site

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Traversing trippy worlds inside his universe simulator, a space caster explores existential questions about life, death and everything in between. Watch trailers & learn more.

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Outline This Marvel series follows Loki, the God of Mischief, as he is captured by the Time Variance Authority (TVA), an organization that enforces a single “sacred timeline.” It explores free will, determinism, and the consequences of rewriting history.

Why it’s worth watching Loki raises profound questions about Politics (who has the right to dictate reality?), Technology (time travel and its consequences), and History (rewriting past events). Within Natural Sciences, it touches on quantum mechanics and time relativity, and in History, it considers the ethics of altering knowledge. It links to Objectivity (does an objective timeline exist?), Explanation (scientific vs. philosophical reasoning), and Perspective (who decides what knowledge is valid?).

Five key questions

1. How does Loki explore the idea of determinism versus free will?

2. Can history ever be fully objective, or is it always shaped by those who control it?

3. What ethical concerns arise when people have the ability to rewrite history?

4. Does Loki suggest that some knowledge should be kept hidden for the greater good?

5. How does the TVA function as a metaphor for censorship and control of knowledge?

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The mercurial villain Loki (Tom Hiddleston) resumes his role as the God of Mischief.

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Outline This psychological thriller explores the consequences of a technology that allows people to separate their work memories from their personal lives. As employees struggle with the ethical and psychological implications, the show raises fundamental questions about identity and knowledge.

Why it’s worth watching Severance addresses Technology (human augmentation and its risks), Human Sciences (memory and identity), and Politics (corporate control over personal autonomy). It questions Perspective (how identity shifts when knowledge is compartmentalized), Objectivity (can people function without full self-awareness?), and Responsibility (who controls the ethical use of such technology?).

Five key questions

1. How does Severance explore the relationship between memory and identity?

2. Can knowledge be meaningful if it is only accessible in specific contexts?

3. What ethical dilemmas arise when corporations control personal knowledge?

4. How does the show question the boundaries between work and personal life?

5. Is compartmentalizing knowledge beneficial or does it hinder true understanding?

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Severance — Season 2 Official Trailer | Apple TV+

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Outline A philosophical comedy about a woman who finds herself in the afterlife’s “Good Place” by mistake and must navigate moral dilemmas to become a better person. The show humorously explores concepts of ethics, free will, and the consequences of our actions.

Why it’s worth watching The Good Place links to Human Sciences (ethics and decision-making), Religion (afterlife beliefs across cultures), and Language (the power of moral reasoning and argumentation). It prompts discussions on Justification (why are moral decisions made?), Values (how ethical theories guide behaviour), and Truth (are moral principles universal?).

Five key questions

1. How does The Good Place use humour to explore complex ethical theories?

2. Can moral reasoning be considered a reliable form of knowledge?

3. How does the show challenge the idea of absolute good and evil?

4. What does The Good Place suggest about human nature and the possibility of moral improvement?

5. How do different ethical frameworks provide conflicting justifications for actions?

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She only looked out for No. 1 in life. Now that she's dead, she's going to have to do a lot better. Watch trailers & learn more.

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Outline This anthology series explores the dark and often dystopian consequences of modern and future technologies, revealing the ethical dilemmas and unintended consequences of human reliance on digital innovations.

Why it’s worth watching Black Mirror deeply engages with Technology (the role of AI, surveillance, and social media in knowledge construction), Politics (who controls information in the digital age?), and Human Sciences (how people react to technological changes). It examines Truth (can digital records be trusted?), Perspective (how technology reshapes human perception), and Power (who decides how technology is used and regulated?).

Five key questions

1. How does Black Mirror challenge our understanding of reality and truth in a digital age?

2. Can technology ever be neutral, or does it inherently influence human behavior and knowledge?

3. How do different episodes explore the ethical implications of AI and surveillance?

4. What role does social media play in shaping knowledge and truth in Black Mirror?

5. To what extent can digital records and artificial intelligence be considered reliable sources of knowledge?

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Watch Black Mirror | Netflix Official Site

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Twisted tales run wild in this mind-bending anthology series that reveals humanity’s worst traits, greatest innovations and more.

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Film Outline Anatomy of a Fall is a psychological courtroom drama centered on Sandra, a writer accused of murdering her husband after he falls to his death from their secluded mountain home. The film unravels through legal proceedings, exploring the complexities of truth, perception, and the fragility of relationships, particularly through the lens of their visually impaired son, who becomes a key figure in uncovering the reality behind the fall.

Why it's worth watching It's a gripping examination of truth and ambiguity, blending psychological depth with legal drama. Its intricate storytelling forces viewers to question the reliability of evidence and perception, making it a compelling study of human behaviour, morality, and the subjective nature of truth. Exceptional performances and a tense narrative keep audiences engaged while challenging them to form their own judgments.

Key questions

1. Human Sciences (Psychology and Sociology):
How do cognitive biases and personal relationships influence the interpretation of evidence in criminal investigations, as portrayed in Anatomy of a Fall?

2. Natural Sciences (Forensic Science):
To what extent can forensic science provide objective truth in ambiguous cases like the one depicted in Anatomy of a Fall?

3. Arts (Narrative and Perspective):
How does the film’s narrative structure and use of unreliable perspectives shape our understanding of guilt and innocence?

4. Themes of Knowledge and the Knower (Subjectivity of Truth):
In what ways does Anatomy of a Fall challenge the idea that truth is absolute, and how does this impact our understanding of justice?

5. Language (Communication and Misinterpretation):
How does language, including translation and miscommunication between characters, impact the acquisition and interpretation of knowledge in the film?

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Leave the World Behind, Sam Esmail, 2023 

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Film outline Leave the World Behind is a psychological thriller about a family vacationing in a remote luxury home when a mysterious blackout disrupts all communication. As societal collapse looms, tensions rise between the family and the unexpected owners of the house, forcing them to confront trust, survival, and the unknown.

Why it’s worth watching The film masterfully builds suspense while exploring themes of fear, trust, and societal breakdown. Its commentary on technology dependence and human behavior in crises makes it a gripping and thought-provoking reflection on modern vulnerabilities.

Key questions

1. Natural Sciences (Understanding Catastrophes):
How does the lack of scientific information in the film contribute to the characters' fear and uncertainty about the nature of the disaster?

2. Human Sciences (Psychology and Sociology):
What psychological mechanisms drive the characters’ reactions to uncertainty and perceived threats in the film?

3. Technology (Information and Dependence):
How does the collapse of technology in Leave the World Behind reveal society’s reliance on digital information for understanding and navigating the world?

4. Themes of Knowledge and the Knower (Trust and Uncertainty):
How does the film explore the role of trust in acquiring knowledge during situations of limited or conflicting information?

5. Politics (Power and Control):
What does the film suggest about how governments and institutions control or withhold information during times of crisis?

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Leave The World Behind | Official Trailer | Netflix

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Film outline Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Rope is a psychological thriller that centers on two young men who commit murder to prove their intellectual superiority. They host a dinner party with the victim's body hidden in plain sight, challenging the guests' morality and ethical principles.

Why it's worth watching Rope delves into the complexities of morality, ethics, and the justifications people use for their actions. It raises questions about societal norms, the consequences of knowledge, and the role of individuals in shaping moral values.

Key questions

1. Moral relativism vs. absolutism

How does Rope challenge the notion of moral absolutism by portraying characters with varying ethical beliefs and justifications? What does this suggest about the relativity of ethics?

2. Responsibility and accountability

Explore the characters' sense of responsibility for their actions. How does their knowledge of the murder influence their decisions, and what does this reveal about the concept of responsibility?

3. Language and persuasion

Analyze the role of language and persuasion in the film, especially during the dinner party. How do the characters use language to manipulate and justify their actions, and what does this reveal about the power of rhetoric?

4. Evidence and perception

Discuss how the guests' perceptions of the room and their surroundings change throughout the film. How can the manipulation of evidence and perspective impact one's understanding of truth and reality?

5. The influence of knowledge on decision-making

Consider how the characters' knowledge of intellectual theories and ideologies informs their moral choices. How does their education and intellectual background affect their actions, and what does this imply about the relationship between knowledge and morality?

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Rope (1948) Official Trailer #1 - Alfred Hitchcock Movie

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Film outline Frida is a biographical drama depicting the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. The film explores Kahlo's tumultuous life, relationships, and her profound impact on art. It delves into her unapologetic self-expression, struggles with pain, and contributions to the surrealist movement.

Why it's worth watching The movie is a compelling exploration of the relationship between the arts and morality. The film emphasizes the power of art to define an individual, irrespective of gender, and prompts reflection on how artistic expression can shape cultural values.

Key questions

1. Knowledge and the knower

How does the film illustrate Frida Kahlo's unique way of knowing and interpreting the world through her art? What insights does this provide into the relationship between personal knowledge and artistic expression?

2. Language of art and morality

Analyze the role of the language of art in conveying moral messages. How does Frida Kahlo's art challenge societal norms and moral expectations, and what does this reveal about the potential of art to shape moral values?

3. Human sciences and personal expression

Examine the portrayal of the human sciences, especially psychology, in the film. How does Frida's personal expression through art serve as a form of psychological exploration, and what does it reveal about the interplay between personal experience and artistic creation?

4. Responsibility in artistic representation

Discuss the ethical responsibilities depicted in the film, especially in the context of Frida's politically charged art. How does the film explore the responsibilities artists bear when their work addresses societal and political issues?

5. Power dynamics in cultural expression

Explore the concept of power dynamics within the film's narrative. How does Frida Kahlo's art challenge traditional power structures, particularly in defining her identity independently of gender norms, and what insights does this provide into the power of art to reshape cultural perspectives?

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Frida | Official Trailer (HD) - Salma Hayek, Antonio Banderas, Alfred Molina | MIRAMAX

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DON'T LOOK UP | Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence | Official Trailer | Netflix

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Film outline Don't Look Up is a satirical film directed by Adam McKay. It follows two astronomers who discover a comet on a collision course with Earth. Despite presenting overwhelming scientific evidence, their warnings are met with denial, reflecting the societal tendency to reject inconvenient truths.

Why it's worth watching The movie serves as a thought-provoking exploration of how individuals and societies deny reality, clinging to biases and flawed assumptions, even in the face of compelling scientific evidence. It prompts critical reflection on the challenges of communicating knowledge and the consequences of denying objective truths.

Key questions

1. Knowledge and the knower
How does the film depict the complex relationship between scientific knowledge and those who receive and interpret it, especially in the context of the astronomers' efforts to convey the impending disaster?

2. Language and denial
Analyze the role of language in the denial of reality within the film. How do characters use language to deflect, deny, or distort the overwhelming scientific evidence, and what does this reveal about the challenges of conveying objective knowledge?

3. Human sciences and societal response
Examine the portrayal of the human sciences, particularly psychology, in the film. How do societal attitudes and biases influence the response to scientific evidence, and what insights does this provide into the intersection of human psychology and the acceptance of objective truths?

4. Responsibility and political dimensions
Discuss the ethical responsibilities depicted in the film, especially in the political response to the impending disaster. How do political motivations and power dynamics impact decision-making when faced with irrefutable scientific evidence?

5. Truth and cultural impact
Explore the concept of truth within the film's narrative. How does the denial of the comet's threat reflect broader cultural attitudes towards objective truths, and what does this reveal about the challenges of establishing shared truths in society?

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DON'T LOOK UP | Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence | Official Trailer | Netflix

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Pan's Labyrinth, Guillermo del Toro, 2006

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Pan's Labyrinth, Guillermo del Toro, 2006

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Film outline Pan's Labyrinth is a dark fantasy film set in post-Civil War Spain. The story follows a young girl named Ofelia, who encounters a mysterious faun in a labyrinth. As she navigates the harsh realities of her world, her imagination becomes a refuge and a means of confronting the challenges of conflict.

Why it's worth watching The movie explores the transformative power of imagination in dealing with the challenges of conflict. It prompts reflection on the role of creativity, interpretation, and storytelling in navigating complex and harsh realities.

Key questions

1. Knowledge and the knower

How does the film depict the relationship between knowledge and the knower, particularly in Ofelia's use of imagination as a means of coping with the challenges of conflict?

2. Language and interpretation

Analyze the role of language in the film, focusing on the use of visual storytelling. How does the film communicate complex ideas and emotions through imagery, and what challenges does this pose in interpretation?

3. The arts and culture

Examine the portrayal of the arts in the film, specifically the transformative power of imagination. How does creativity, expressed through the characters' stories and fantasies, contribute to their understanding and interpretation of their world?

4. Truth and perspective

Explore the concept of truth within the film's narrative. How do different characters' perspectives shape their understanding of reality, and what does this suggest about the subjective nature of truth during times of conflict?

5. Values and responsibility

Discuss the ethical responsibilities depicted in the film, especially in the context of using imagination as a coping mechanism. How do characters balance personal values and societal responsibilities in their attempts to navigate the challenges of a post-war world?

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PAN'S LABYRINTH - Official Trailer - Directed by Guillermo del Toro

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Film outline 12 Angry Men centres on a jury deliberating the guilt of a teenage boy accused of murder. As initial votes lean toward conviction, Juror 8 advocates for reasonable doubt, leading to intense debates on evidence, biases, and the responsibility of making just decisions.

Why it's worth watching 12 Angry Men highlights the importance of evidence-based decision-making. It prompts critical thinking about biases, perspectives, and the responsibility of individuals to base judgments on thorough examination of evidence.

Key questions

1. Knowledge and the knower

How does the film depict the interplay between knowledge and the knower, particularly in Juror 8's role as the dissenting voice challenging the collective decision-making process?

2. Language and interpretation

Analyze the role of language in the jury deliberations. How do jurors use language to present and interpret evidence, and how does this impact the understanding of the accused's guilt or innocence?

3. Human sciences and bias

Examine the portrayal of human sciences in the film, focusing on the study of biases. How do individual jurors' biases influence their interpretation of evidence, and what role does cultural background play in shaping perspectives?

4. Truth and certainty

Explore the concept of truth within the film's narrative. How do the jurors grapple with the uncertainty surrounding the case, and what does this suggest about the nature of truth and certainty in decision-making?

5. Responsibility and justification

Discuss the ethical responsibilities of the jurors. How do they justify their decisions, and how does the film underscore the importance of taking responsibility for one's role in shaping the outcome of a trial?

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12 ANGRY MEN (1957) | Official Trailer | MGM

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Film outline Ex Machina follows a young programmer, Caleb, who is invited to administer the Turing test on an intelligent humanoid robot, Ava. As the evaluation progresses, ethical dilemmas arise, questioning the nature of consciousness, morality, and the impact of artificial intelligence on human understanding.

Why it's worth watching The film offers a great exploration of the relationship between technology and humanity. It prompts reflection on the ethical implications of artificial intelligence and its potential impact on knowledge and human experience.

Key questions

1. Knowledge and the knower

How does Caleb's role as the evaluator in the Turing test reflect the TOK theme of knowledge and the knower, particularly in the context of assessing artificial intelligence?

2. Technology

Analyze the portrayal of technology in the film. How does Ex Machina explore the potential consequences of advanced technology on human understanding and relationships?

3. Ethics and responsibility

Discuss the ethical responsibilities of creating and testing artificial intelligence, as depicted in the film. How do characters grapple with the consequences of their technological advancements?

4. Truth and certainty

Explore the concept of truth in the context of artificial intelligence. How does the film raise questions about the truth of Ava's consciousness and the reliability of human perception?

5. Human sciences and artificial intelligence

Examine the intersection of human sciences and artificial intelligence in the film. How does the narrative shed light on the challenges and possibilities of integrating AI into the realm of human knowledge and understanding?

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Ex Machina - Official International Trailer 1 (Universal Pictures) HD

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Film outline Oppenheimer explores J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in developing the atomic bomb, delving into ethical dilemmas, the societal impact of scientific advancements, and the complex relationship between knowledge and power.

Why it's worth watching The film prompts critical reflection on the nature of scientific knowledge, ethical considerations, and the influence of power. It challenges preconceptions about the consequences of scientific progress.

Key questions

1. Knowledge and the knower
How does Oppenheimer's personal and political perspective shape his understanding of the ethical implications of scientific knowledge?

2. Technology
In what ways does the film depict the impact of technological advancements on society, considering both benefits and ethical dilemmas?

3. Power
Analyze the power dynamics within the scientific community portrayed in the film. How do these dynamics influence the development and use of scientific knowledge?

4. Ethics and responsibility
Explore Oppenheimer's sense of responsibility as a scientist. How does the film illustrate the ethical challenges scientists face when their work has profound consequences?

5. History
Examine the historical and geopolitical context of Oppenheimer's scientific contributions. How does the film portray the intersection of scientific knowledge and historical events, both in terms of the war and post-war period?