youth aimlessness

His films like 'My Own Private Idaho' and 'Elephant' capture the existential drift and purposelessness of youth with intimate, observational storytelling.

Works such as 'After the Storm' and 'Like Father, Like Son' explore how young people and adults struggle with direction, purpose, and meaningful connection.

Her films 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' delve into fractured psychology and the disorientation of lost youth through fragmentary, poetic filmmaking.