THEME EXPLORATION

manual labor

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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
Making of the Spaceship
Making of the Spaceship
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
Salt of the Earth
Salt of the Earth
1954 · Herbert J. Biberman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently chronicle the struggles and dignity of working-class people engaged in manual labor, from coal miners to construction workers.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her films explore the lives of nomadic workers and people performing manual labor, capturing their resilience and humanity in contemporary America.