workplace closure

His films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' unflinchingly document the social devastation of industrial closures and institutional collapse on working-class communities.

Her film 'Nomadland' explores the aftermath of economic shutdown and workplace loss, following people displaced by the 2008 financial crisis and factory closures.

Their neorealist works like 'Rosetta' and 'Two Days, One Night' intimately examine the desperation and human dignity of workers facing unemployment and factory shutdowns.