His socially conscious films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' depict how economic hardship fractures families and isolates individuals.

Films such as 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' intimately explore unconventional family structures and the emotional ruptures within them.

His improvisational dramas like 'Secrets & Lies' and 'Another Year' expose the dysfunction, resentment, and disconnection simmering beneath family relationships.