protective guardianship

His films like 'Nobody Knows' and 'Shoplifters' intimately explore the complexities of guardianship, sacrifice, and the bonds formed through caregiving beyond biological ties.

Through works like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'The Spirit of the Beehive,' he examines how systems fail to protect vulnerable people and the grassroots guardianship that emerges in response.

Her films 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' deeply probe the psychological and emotional dimensions of parental guardianship and its failures.