THEME EXPLORATION

retail work

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Black Girl
Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène
Untitled
Untitled
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
35 rhums
35 rhums
2008 · Claire Denis
Much Loved
Much Loved
2015 · Nabil Ayouch
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway
2026 · Takahiro Hasui
A Woman of Rumour / The Crucified Woman
A Woman of Rumour / The Crucified Woman
1954 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Smart Working
Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio
Black Robe
Black Robe
1991 · Bruce Beresford
Chung Kuo Cina
Chung Kuo Cina
1972 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Crimes of Passion
Crimes of Passion
1984 · Ken Russell
Dionysos
Dionysos
1984 · Jean Rouch
Distant Trumpet
Distant Trumpet
1952 · Terence Fisher
Fårö-dokument
Fårö-dokument
1979 · Ingmar Bergman
Fruit Punch
Fruit Punch
1991 · Clara Law
Geu-hu
Geu-hu
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
Lightnin’
Lightnin’
1925 · John Ford
Ramkinkar Baij
Ramkinkar Baij
1975 · Ritwik Ghatak
Stranded
Stranded
1935 · Frank Borzage
La escondida/The Hidden One
La escondida/The Hidden One
1956 · Roberto Gavaldón
Work Party (also Factory Family ) (, 35mm, b&w, sound, 7 minutes
Work Party (also Factory Family ) (, 35mm, b&w, sound, 7 minutes
1942 · Len Lye
Elevator Lady
Elevator Lady
2025 · Rodante Pajemna Jr.
From Straight A's to XXX
From Straight A's to XXX
2017 · Vanessa Parise
Hinterland
Hinterland
2021 · Stefan Ruzowitzky
Home Office: Un especial de Mirreyes contra Godínez
Home Office: Un especial de Mirreyes contra Godínez
2020 · Chava Cartas
Love and Penguins
Love and Penguins
2022 · Christine Luby
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' intimately portray the struggles and dignity of working-class people in precarious retail and service sector jobs.

 Coen Brothers United States

Their films including 'Uncut Gems' capture the frantic, high-pressure world of retail work with visceral intensity and anxious energy.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her film 'Nomadland' explores the lives of itinerant workers navigating precarious gig and retail economies with empathy and naturalistic storytelling.