pregnancy and transformation

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' explore how life circumstances transform individuals, particularly examining vulnerability and bodily/social change through intimate character studies.

Her films such as 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'Ratcatcher' use fragmented narratives and visceral imagery to depict psychological and physical transformation, often focusing on bodies in distress.

Her work, particularly 'Trouble Every Day' and 'High Life', directly engages with bodily transformation, desire, and the primal aspects of human experience through sensory cinema.