subsistence commerce

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' directly document the struggles of working-class people surviving on minimal income and gig economy labor.

'Nomadland' portrays the lives of elderly Americans living in vans and taking temporary jobs to survive after economic collapse.

'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' explore the resourcefulness and moral compromises of families living at society's economic margins.