stranger encounters

His films like 'Before Sunrise' and 'Before Sunset' are built entirely around profound conversations between strangers meeting by chance, exploring how fleeting encounters can transform lives.

Works such as 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' examine how strangers form unexpected bonds and create makeshift families, revealing the humanity in chance meetings.

Her films like 'Nomadland' and 'The Rider' capture the lyrical intensity of transient encounters between drifters and strangers, finding connection in America's margins.