Tracing the thread…
His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' directly chronicle the struggles of working-class people facing economic displacement and systemic neglect.
Hirokazu Kore-eda JapanFilms such as 'Tokyo Story' and 'Shoplifters' explore how economic precarity and labor displacement fragment families and communities in modern Japan.
Chloé Zhao China/United States'Nomadland' intimately documents Americans displaced by economic collapse, following elderly workers forced into transient gig labor and van-dwelling lifestyles.