inheritance and legacy

His films repeatedly explore how families transmit values, memories, and emotional legacies across generations, most notably in 'Shoplifters' and 'After the Storm'.

She examines inherited trauma, familial patterns, and psychological legacies with poetic intensity in works like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer'.

Her films investigate how individuals reckon with family histories, cultural inheritance, and the search for belonging in contemporary America, as seen in 'The Rider' and 'Nomadland'.