Tracing the thread…
Her films like *Nomadland* and *The Rider* center on characters defined by their movement through physical and emotional landscapes, exploring how locomotion shapes identity and survival.
Abbas Kiarostami IranHis masterpiece *10* and *Where Is the Friend's House?* use journeys and movement as metaphors for human connection, moral questioning, and the spaces between destinations.
Buster Keaton United StatesA silent cinema pioneer who made the human body's movement and physical locomotion the primary language of cinema, transforming how bodies navigate and interact with space.