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His documentaries obsessively examine humanity's relationship with nature and the traces we leave on the world, exploring how civilization intrudes upon and desecrates pristine environments.

Her films, particularly 'The Gleaners and I,' celebrate the overlooked and discarded aspects of society, finding dignity in waste and what others abandon.

Her work examines marginalized communities living on the fringes of consumer society, exploring themes of displacement, material accumulation, and America's forgotten spaces.