mental health struggles

His films like 'Black Swan' and 'Requiem for a Dream' viscerally depict psychological deterioration, obsession, and addiction through fragmented narratives and disturbing visual metaphors.

Her works including 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' explore trauma, grief, and fractured consciousness with poetic cinematography and non-linear storytelling.

His films 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' delve into grief, depression, and psychological anguish by blending horror elements with deeply human emotional struggles.