gentrification

His film 'Do the Right Thing' and 'Da 5 Bloods' directly confront urban gentrification, racial displacement, and community destruction through African American perspectives.

His socially conscious films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' expose how economic systems and housing policies displace working-class communities.

Her film 'Nomadland' examines displacement and economic precarity in America, showing communities uprooted by systemic collapse and changing urban landscapes.