Tracing the thread…
His films systematically expose systemic failures within welfare, education, and social institutions that harm vulnerable people.
Michael Haneke AustriaHe unflinchingly examines institutional violence and societal complicity through psychologically disturbing narratives that implicate viewers.
Newt Arnold United KingdomHer work explores how institutions—schools, foster care, family structures—fail young people, particularly women and girls, with visceral realism.