identity and ambiguity

His films blur reality and identity through fragmented narratives and surrealism, most notably in 'Mulholland Drive' where character identity becomes fundamentally unstable.

He explores identity through memory, time, and the supernatural in works like 'Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives,' questioning the coherence of self across realities.

Her films examine how identity is constructed by circumstance and geography, using non-professional actors to blur the line between performance and authentic self.