THEME EXPLORATION

daily work

24 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Black Girl
Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène
Teem
Teem
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
35 rhums
35 rhums
2008 · Claire Denis
Much Loved
Much Loved
2015 · Nabil Ayouch
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway
2026 · Takahiro Hasui
A Woman of Rumour / The Crucified Woman
A Woman of Rumour / The Crucified Woman
1954 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Smart Working
Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio
Black Robe
Black Robe
1991 · Bruce Beresford
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
Chung Kuo Cina
Chung Kuo Cina
1972 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Crimes of Passion
Crimes of Passion
1984 · Ken Russell
Dionysos
Dionysos
1984 · Jean Rouch
Distant Trumpet
Distant Trumpet
1952 · Terence Fisher
Every Day Except Christmas
Every Day Except Christmas
1957 · Lindsay Anderson
Fårö-dokument
Fårö-dokument
1979 · Ingmar Bergman
Fruit Punch
Fruit Punch
1991 · Clara Law
Geu-hu
Geu-hu
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
Lightnin’
Lightnin’
1925 · John Ford
The Seventh Continent
The Seventh Continent
1989 · Michael Haneke
La escondida/The Hidden One
La escondida/The Hidden One
1956 · Roberto Gavaldón
Work Party (also Factory Family ) (, 35mm, b&w, sound, 7 minutes
Work Party (also Factory Family ) (, 35mm, b&w, sound, 7 minutes
1942 · Len Lye
Elevator Lady
Elevator Lady
2025 · Rodante Pajemna Jr.
From Straight A's to XXX
From Straight A's to XXX
2017 · Vanessa Parise
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films chronicle the struggles of working-class people navigating employment, poverty, and dignity through intimate portrayals of daily labor and its human cost.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

He deeply explores ordinary lives and workplace relationships through naturalistic performances that reveal the emotional complexity hidden within everyday work routines.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her films examine precarious labor and nomadic work cultures with poetic realism, finding humanity and resilience in unconventional daily work experiences.