Her films often feature liminal spaces and working-class life, including waterfront settings and transient communities in *Vagabond* and *Daguerréotypes*.
Ken Loach United KingdomHis social realist films explore working-class struggle and industrial life, with recurring imagery of labor, transport, and economic hardship reminiscent of barge culture.
Béla Tarr HungaryHis long, meditative shots of industrial landscapes, decay, and marginal communities create a visual language deeply rooted in Eastern European waterways and working-class existence.