rural livelihood

His films intimately document the quiet struggles and rhythms of rural Taiwanese life across generations, capturing agricultural work and village communities with poetic naturalism.

A committed social realist who repeatedly explores rural and working-class livelihoods, examining economic hardship and land-based communities with empathetic documentary-like precision.

His films frequently center on rural Iranian families navigating economic pressures, land disputes, and traditional ways of life caught between modernity and survival.