Ken Loach is a British Film and television director, the UK's most well known political filmmaker. His first feature film, Poor Cow, focuses on the life of a working-class woman whose husband is in jail. It was followed by Kes, about a boy, abused at home and school, who befriends a fledgling kestrel. That film received many awards, including a nomination for best picture at the British Academy Film Awards. Director Ken Loach has continued to bring realistic portrayals of contemporary social and political situations to the big screen. All of his 27 feature film productions have used celluloid film. “I have never felt tempted to deviate into the digital world,” says Loach. "The celluloid image can also be more ambiguous, enigmatic and intriguing. Quite simply, film is a better medium for storytelling.”
With “I, Daniel Blake,” Loach is using the theme for one of its most crucial purposes, to shine a light on injustices he sees all around him as well as human decency.
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