nomadic life

His films obsessively document journeys through remote landscapes and the psychological toll of wandering, from Fitzcarraldo to Aguirre, the Wrath of God.

She intimately captures the lives of wanderers and drifters in modern society, most notably in Vagabond, exploring isolation and transience with poetic compassion.

Her films, particularly Nomadland, examine contemporary nomadic existence with lyrical realism, focusing on dignity and resilience among America's mobile working poor.