maternal ambition

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Our Little Sister' intimately explore mothers' sacrifices, regrets, and the complex desires driving parental choices across generations.

Works such as 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' delve into maternal ambition, failure, and the psychological toll of motherhood with unflinching intensity.

Her films including 'American Honey' and 'Fish Tank' portray young women and mothers caught between personal aspirations and societal/familial constraints with raw, poetic realism.