human connection across difference

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' explore how strangers form unexpected families and deep bonds across class, age, and social boundaries.

Works such as 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'A Woman Walks Ahead' examine intimate human connections forged through trauma, vulnerability, and radical empathy.

Her films including 'The Eternals' and 'Nomadland' celebrate dignity and meaningful relationships formed between isolated individuals from vastly different walks of life.