gentrification

His films like 'Do the Right Thing' and 'Clockers' directly confront racial displacement and the erasure of Black communities through urban development and gentrification.

His socially conscious cinema, particularly 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You', examines how economic forces and policy displacement affect working-class communities.

Her films like 'The Rider' and 'Nomadland' explore displacement, economic precarity, and the human cost of systemic change in contemporary America.