Her films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' viscerally explore psychological trauma through fragmented narratives and sensory disruption.

Works such as 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' depict trauma's intergenerational impact and grief-driven psychological unraveling with meticulous visual language.

His minimalist, long-take style in films like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' examines how trauma manifests through silence, relationships, and moral compromise.