THEME EXPLORATION

daily labor

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
N.U. – Nettezza urbana
N.U. – Nettezza urbana
1948 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Newsies
Newsies
1992 · Kenny Ortega
Foreign Earth
Foreign Earth
1954 · Sergio Corbucci
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
Making of the Spaceship
Making of the Spaceship
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Metropolis
Metropolis
1927 · Fritz Lang
Empty Nets
Empty Nets
2023 · Behrooz Karamizade
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films unflinchingly portray the struggles of working-class people navigating poverty, unemployment, and systemic inequality.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

She explores the dignity and hardship of itinerant workers and those engaged in precarious labor across America's margins.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His intimate narratives examine the emotional weight of everyday labor, family obligations, and economic desperation in contemporary society.