child welfare and neglect

His films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' unflinchingly document the struggles of vulnerable children within systems of poverty and institutional neglect.

Works such as 'Nobody Knows' and 'Shoplifters' explore childhood abandonment and the bonds formed between neglected children surviving outside conventional family structures.

Her films 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' examine trauma, psychological damage, and the consequences of parental neglect on children's development.