adolescent trauma

Her films like 'Lady Bird' and 'The Diary of a Teenage Girl' intimately explore the emotional turmoil, identity formation, and complex family dynamics of adolescence.

Films like 'Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' examine psychological trauma and alienation through unsettling narratives that challenge conventional storytelling about youth.

Her fragmented, visceral filmmaking style in works like 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' delves into the psychological scars and destructive impulses rooted in adolescent trauma.