Tracing the thread…
His long-form narratives chronicle the lives of rural migrants struggling in Manila's urban margins with unflinching social realism.
Ken Loach United KingdomHis socially conscious films repeatedly examine working-class displacement and the human cost of urbanization and economic inequality.
Jia Zhangke ChinaHis films document rural Chinese workers' experiences migrating to industrial cities, capturing the social upheaval of contemporary urbanization.