parental neglect

His social realist films consistently explore how poverty and systemic neglect damage families and children, particularly in works like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes'.

His films like 'Nobody Knows' and 'Shoplifters' intimately examine parental absence and children's resilience in the face of abandonment and neglect.

His films 'The Florida Project' and 'Tangerine' portray marginalized families struggling with inadequate parenting and the resulting vulnerabilities of unsupervised children.