teenage ambition

Her films like 'Lady Bird' and 'Barbie' capture the complex inner lives of young women navigating identity, ambition, and self-discovery with nuanced humor and emotional depth.

His provocative works explore how teenagers navigate desire, ambition, and societal expectations through surreal, darkly comic narratives that challenge conventional coming-of-age stories.

His unflinching examination of young people struggling with economic hardship and survival instinct, as seen in 'Tangerine' and 'Red Rocket,' reveals ambition stripped to its rawest human forms.