THEME EXPLORATION

economic precarity

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
I Only Want You to Love Me
I Only Want You to Love Me
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
The Slump Is Over
The Slump Is Over
1934 · Robert Siodmak
Empty Nets
Empty Nets
2023 · Behrooz Karamizade
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Streetheart
Streetheart
1998 · Charles Binamé
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Nathan Silver

Unflinching observation of ordinary people navigating small moral failures and social fracture.

 Sean Baker USA · Summit

Grants cinematic dignity to society's margins through patient, humanistic observation.

 Chloé Zhao China

Intimate portraits of resilience in economically precarious lives, grounded in documentary-like authenticity.