becoming an adult

Her films like 'Lady Bird' and 'Barbie' intimately explore the messy, complicated process of self-discovery and the tension between independence and identity formation.

She crafts nuanced narratives about adolescence and coming-of-age through visual storytelling, as seen in 'Tomboy' and 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire,' examining how identity is constructed and claimed.

His humanistic cinema explores generational transitions and maturation with tenderness, particularly in 'A Shoplifter Family' and 'Nobody Knows,' revealing how circumstances shape the passage into adulthood.