Tracing the thread…
His films like 'The Straight Story' and 'Twin Peaks' deeply explore the American road, truck culture, and the psychological underbelly of transportation workers and rural highways.
Werner Herzog GermanyHis documentaries and narrative films frequently examine obsessive journeys, mechanical labor, and the relationship between humans and vehicles across vast landscapes.
Béla Tarr HungaryHis austere, lengthy films like 'Sátántangó' feature trucks and industrial transport as symbols of societal decay and the grinding repetitiveness of working-class existence.