THEME EXPLORATION

music industry exploitation

29 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
1995 · Joe Pytka & John Landis
Australian Made
Australian Made
1987 · Richard Lowenstein
ABBA: The Definitive Collection
ABBA: The Definitive Collection
2002 · Lasse Hallström
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
1994 · Spike Jonze
D.A.F.T.
D.A.F.T.
1999 · Michel Gondry & Spike Jonze
Love on Trial
Love on Trial
2026 · Koji Fukada
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
Nina
Nina
1978 · Alan Clarke
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
1938 · Mikio Naruse
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
1983 · Peter Greenaway
El Gran Gato
El Gran Gato
2003 · Ventura Pons
Ragazzi del Juke-Box
Ragazzi del Juke-Box
1959 · Lucio Fulci
The Music According to Tom Jobim
The Music According to Tom Jobim
2012 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
AC/DC: Family Jewels
AC/DC: Family Jewels
2005 · Russell Mulcahy
It's All Gone Pete Tong
It's All Gone Pete Tong
2004 · Michael Dowse
Garage Days
Garage Days
2002 · Alex Proyas
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
1936 · Max Ophuls
Postcards From the Edge
Postcards From the Edge
1990 · Mike Nichols
Black Girl
Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
I'm Still Breathing
I'm Still Breathing
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
District 9
District 9
2009 · Neill Blomkamp
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2014 · Jonathan Glazer
What a Wonderful Place
What a Wonderful Place
2005 · Eyal Halfon
Mrs. Lupe
Mrs. Lupe
1986 · Guillermo del Toro
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Damien Chazelle USA

His films like 'Whiplash' and 'La La Land' explore the brutal cost of artistic ambition and the exploitative power dynamics between mentors and performers in creative industries.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Known for social realist critiques of systemic exploitation, his work examines how vulnerable individuals are preyed upon by institutions and those in power, relevant to music industry dynamics.

 Scott Waugh USA

Her documentary 'Framing Britney Spears' directly confronts music industry exploitation, conservatorship abuse, and the systemic mistreatment of female artists.