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Dorothea Lange’s “Migrant Mother” is a powerful black-and-white photograph taken in 1936. It depicts Florence Thompson, a destitute pea picker during the Great Depression, and her children. The image...
Umberto D. depicts the struggles of an elderly Roman man, Umberto Domenico Ferrari, as he faces eviction from his apartment. The film portrays his desperate attempts to maintain his living situation w...
Luis Buñuel’s *Los Olvidados* (1950) is a stark black-and-white drama shot in Mexico City and its surrounding areas. The film portrays the lives of impoverished street children grappling with delinque...
Germany, Year Zero is a 1948 Italian film by Roberto Rossellini depicting the experiences of a young boy navigating postwar Germany. The narrative explores the immediate aftermath of World War II thro...
The Elephant Man is a 1980 drama film depicting the life of Joseph Merrick, a man with severe physical deformities in Victorian London. A British-American co-production directed by David Lynch, it fea...
“Eternity and a Day” is a 1998 German drama film directed by Theo Angelopoulos. The story centers on a homeless man in Athens who encounters various individuals over the course of one day, prompting r...
The Child is a 2005 drama directed by the Dardenne brothers, featuring Jérémie Renier and Déborah François. It was initially released in Belgium and France as *L'Enfant*, but distributed under the tit...
Accattone, directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini in 1961, portrays Vittorio “Accattone” Cataldi, a Roman pimp’s existence. Franco Citti stars in this debut feature from Pasolini, marking his directorial and...
I, Daniel Blake portrays the experiences of Daniel Blake, a recently unemployed factory worker, following a medical diagnosis of chronic pain. He encounters difficulties accessing social welfare suppo...
La Bête Humaine is a 1938 French crime drama based on Émile Zola’s novel. The film portrays a factory worker's descent into violence and obsession after an encounter with a wealthy woman. Starring Jea...
Precious is a 2009 drama film based on Sapphire’s novel Push. The story centers on Claireece “Precious” Jones, a severely abused and neglected teenager struggling with poverty and systemic oppression...
Oliver! is a 1968 musical drama based on Charles Dickens' *Oliver Twist*. The film portrays the struggles of an orphaned boy, Oliver, within London’s impoverished and criminal underworld during the Vi...
RESULTS is a non-profit organization that works to end U.S. poverty through policy advocacy. They engage directly with policymakers to advance evidence-based solutions, focusing on issues such as educ...
The Lower Depths is a 1957 Japanese adaptation of Maxim Gorky’s play, directed by Akira Kurosawa. It reimagines the story's themes within the context of Edo period Japan, shifting the original setting...
The Pursuit of Happyness depicts the true story of Chris Gardner, a salesman who experiences homelessness while raising his son. Based on Gardner’s memoir, the film portrays his struggle to secure sta...
