His films like 'After Life' directly explore how spirits transition between worlds, examining memory and what remains of the dead.
Ari Aster United StatesHis horror films such as 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' deeply investigate how ancestral trauma and deceased family members haunt the living.
Guillermo del Toro MexicoHis magical realist films like 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'The Shape of Water' poetically weave deceased spirits and ghosts into narratives about loss and transcendence.