Using a surprising range of works — including 'Joker', 'Frozen' and 'Cemetery of Splendor' — as launchpads to explore recurring themes and emerging motifs, from the evolution of film language, to technology’s role in moviemaking today, to shifting identities in 21st-century world cinema. Touching on everything from 'Parasite' and 'The Farewell to Black Panther' and 'Lover’s Rock', Cousins seeks out films, filmmakers and communities under-represented in traditional film histories.