Laxe crafts poetic portraits of marginalized communities through landscape-driven, deliberately paced narratives.
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Chloé Zhao·China/USA
Her films like 'The Rider' and 'Nomadland' capture the profound loneliness and resilience of isolated individuals in rural American landscapes.
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Hirokazu Koreeda·Japan
Works such as 'After the Storm' and 'Like Father, Like Son' explore the emotional isolation of rural and suburban families disconnected from modern society.