THEME EXPLORATION

labor and craftsmanship

32 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Wuyong
Wuyong
2007 · Jia Zhangke
Making of the Spaceship
Making of the Spaceship
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Pottery-Maker
The Pottery-Maker
1925 · Robert Flaherty
Newsies
Newsies
1992 · Kenny Ortega
Foreign Earth
Foreign Earth
1954 · Sergio Corbucci
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
Metropolis
Metropolis
1927 · Fritz Lang
Empty Nets
Empty Nets
2023 · Behrooz Karamizade
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
A New Dawn
A New Dawn
2026 · Yoshitoshi Shinomiya
Dracula
Dracula
2026 · Radu Jude
The Tigers
The Tigers
2026 · Alberto Rodríguez
Blood and Soul
Blood and Soul
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982 · Lindsay Anderson
El mégano
El mégano
1955 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Fårö-dokument
Fårö-dokument
1979 · Ingmar Bergman
Fruit Punch
Fruit Punch
1991 · Clara Law
Strike
Strike
1925 · Sergei Eisenstein
There Will Be No Leave Today
There Will Be No Leave Today
1959 · Andrei Tarkovsky
The Wedding Suit
The Wedding Suit
1976 · Abbas Kiarostami
Savile Row
Savile Row
1976 · Peter Greenaway
El impostor
El impostor
1960 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Land in Revolt: Black Gold
Land in Revolt: Black Gold
2011 · Fernando Solanas
Labor Party election commercials
Labor Party election commercials
1974 · Phillip Noyce
On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront
1954 · Elia Kazan
Not Quite Hollywood (Mark Hartley, ), self
Not Quite Hollywood (Mark Hartley, ), self
2008 · Richard Franklin
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films chronicle working-class struggles and the dignity of labor, exploring how economic systems impact ordinary workers' lives and livelihoods.

 Abbas Kiarostami Iran

His neorealist approach captures the quiet dignity of manual workers and craftspeople, finding profound humanity in everyday labor and creative pursuits.