small town prejudice

His films like 'My Darling Clementine' and 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' explore how small communities enforce social hierarchies and ostracize outsiders.

His socially conscious works such as 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' reveal how provincial communities marginalize the economically disadvantaged and socially different.

Films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Our Little Sister' examine how small-town judgment and rigid social conformity affect families and those deemed 'different' or 'shameful.'