Her films like 'Petite Maman' and 'Tomboy' explore how children navigate emotional complexity and social constraints with quiet strength and self-discovery.

Works such as 'Shoplifters' and 'A Broiler House' portray children enduring hardship and instability while developing emotional maturity and protective bonds.

Her films including 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' examine how children process trauma and develop coping mechanisms in fractured worlds.