posthumous child

His films explore existential absence and the haunting presence of what is lost or unreachable, mirroring the symbolic absence at the heart of posthumous existence.

His work frequently examines melancholy inheritance, inherited trauma, and characters shaped by absences and memories of those who came before them.

He directly explores family legacies, absent parents, and how the living are bound to and defined by those who have passed, particularly in films like 'Like Father, Like Son.'