His films chronicle the struggles of working-class individuals fighting against systemic economic barriers to achieve basic financial stability and dignity.
Chloé Zhao China/United StatesShe explores unconventional paths to independence through intimate portraits of people living outside traditional economic systems, seeking autonomy on their own terms.
Pedro Almodóvar SpainHis characters frequently navigate financial precarity and personal freedom, using economic independence as a lens to examine identity, choice, and self-determination.