THEME EXPLORATION

migration and labor

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Second Love in Hong Kong
Second Love in Hong Kong
2002 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
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
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently document the struggles of working-class migrants and laborers facing systemic exploitation and displacement.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her work portrays modern migrant workers and economic displacement through intimate, naturalistic storytelling in contemporary America.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

He explores themes of migrant families, labor precarity, and social marginalization within Japanese society with compassionate humanism.