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His documentaries obsessively explore harsh, inhospitable landscapes and human obsession with surviving in extreme desert environments, embodied in films like 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' and 'Fitzcarraldo'.

His dense, emotionally barren narratives create psychological deserts where characters are isolated and prickly like cacti, unable to connect despite proximity in works such as 'In a Year of 13 Moons'.

Her films celebrate resilience and beauty found in forgotten, overlooked spaces and marginal figures who thrive in harsh conditions, as seen in 'The Gleaners and I' and her explorations of survival.