social isolation and sheltering

Her films like 'Nomadland' and 'The Rider' intimately explore isolation through characters existing on the margins of society, searching for connection and belonging.

She crafts psychologically intense narratives about fractured individuals withdrawing from society, as seen in 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin.'

His tender, observational style examines isolation within families and society in works like 'Nobody Knows' and 'Our Little Sister,' revealing how people shield themselves emotionally.