Tracing the thread…
Time and landscape merge to chronicle China's forgotten margins with patient, eloquent stillness.
Ken Loach United KingdomHis films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' unflinchingly document how economic systems displace working-class individuals and families from dignity and stability.
Chloé Zhao China/United States'Nomadland' portrays economic displacement through aging Americans forced into transient van-dwelling lives after industrial collapse and financial hardship.