Tracing the thread…
His improvisational method and focus on ordinary people navigating social situations captures the performative nature of everyday amateur dramatics.
Ken Loach United KingdomHis films often feature non-professional actors and explore how working-class individuals perform their identities within constrained social structures.
Chloé Zhao China/United StatesShe casts non-actors in leading roles and blurs fiction with reality, highlighting how ordinary people become performers in their own narratives.