running away from home

His films like 'Nobody Knows' and 'Shoplifters' intimately explore children and families escaping societal structures and finding alternative forms of belonging.

Films such as 'My Own Private Idaho' and 'Elephant' deeply examine youth running from broken homes and the consequences of disconnection from family.

His socially conscious works like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' portray characters trapped by circumstance who attempt to escape through survival and resistance.