THEME EXPLORATION

everyday struggles

36 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Zweigroschenzauber
Zweigroschenzauber
1929 · Hans Richter
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Incredibles 2
Incredibles 2
2018 · Brad Bird
Nokia Short
Nokia Short
2003 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Babai
Babai
2015 · Visar Morina
Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead
2004 · Edgar Wright
My Soul Brother
My Soul Brother
1994 · Mariano Barroso
Julian Gałek drinks Matcha Oat Milk 2026
Julian Gałek drinks Matcha Oat Milk 2026
2026 · Digidi Dągi
Bread and Alley
Bread and Alley
1970 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Convenience Store
The Convenience Store
2026 · Jirô Nagae
Brussels Loops
Brussels Loops
1958 · Shirley Clarke
Diary of a Nobody
Diary of a Nobody
1964 · Ken Russell
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat
1975 · Kon Ichikawa
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
2022 · Lee Chang-dong
La boutique
La boutique
1967 · Luis García Berlanga
Six in Paris
Six in Paris
1965 · Jean Rouch
Marketa Lazarová
Marketa Lazarová
1967 · František Vláčil
Tissues
Tissues
1980 · Jane Campion
Panic Attack
Panic Attack
2018 · Paweł Maślona
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
Curse of the Golden Flower
Curse of the Golden Flower
2006 · Zhang Yimou
Man with a Movie Camera
Man with a Movie Camera
1929 · Dziga Vertov
The Land of the People
The Land of the People
1966 · Artavazd Pelechian
7 Days in Havana
7 Days in Havana
2012 · Gaspar Noé & Julio Medem
Cold War
Cold War
1951 · Jack Kinney
Complacent
Complacent
2012 · Steven R. Monroe
Ecco fatto
Ecco fatto
1998 · Gabriele Muccino
Interesting Ball
Interesting Ball
2014 · Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
Most People Live in China
Most People Live in China
2002 · Morten Tyldum
My People, My Country
My People, My Country
2019 · Guan Hu
New Normal
New Normal
2023 · Jung Bum-shik
Sebastian Maniscalco: Is it Me?
Sebastian Maniscalco: Is it Me?
2022 · Peter Segal
Swayamvaram
Swayamvaram
1972 · Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Tales from the Golden Age
Tales from the Golden Age
2009 · Cristian Mungiu
The Dress
The Dress
1996 · Alex van Warmerdam
Timbuktu
Timbuktu
2014 · Abderrahmane Sissako
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films document the harsh realities of working-class life and systemic inequality with unflinching compassion and social realism.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He captures the quiet dignity and invisible hardships of ordinary people navigating poverty, family bonds, and society's margins.

 Chloé Zhao China (based in USA)

Her naturalistic approach reveals the emotional depths of people facing economic precarity and displacement in contemporary America.