educational field trips

His films consistently examine how institutional systems, including education, shape working-class lives and opportunities through realistic narratives about social mobility and learning.

Her documentary and narrative works explore collective learning experiences and human connection, particularly in films like 'Vagabond' and 'The Gleaners and I' where characters journey through spaces of discovery.

Her films follow characters on transformative journeys through unfamiliar landscapes where encounters with people and places become profound educational experiences, as seen in 'The Rider' and 'Nomadland'.