choir

His film 'The Wild Child' explores themes of human connection and voice, while 'Small Change' celebrates childhood community in ways that parallel choir's collective harmony.

His socially conscious films often feature working-class communities finding solidarity and voice together, with music and collective expression central to human dignity in films like 'I, Daniel Blake'.

His visually operatic and emotionally intense films treat ensemble casts and overlapping voices as symphonic experiences, particularly in 'Laurence Anyways' and 'Tom at the Farm'.