small-town drama

His films intimately document the struggles and relationships of working-class communities in small towns, capturing authentic human drama rooted in economic hardship and social inequality.

He explores the dark undercurrents and peculiar tensions of small-town life, revealing the psychological drama and absurdity lurking beneath ordinary domestic surfaces.

Her films penetrate the inner lives of characters trapped in constrained small-town environments, examining trauma, memory, and interpersonal conflict with poetic visual intensity.