youth identity and purpose

Her films like 'Lady Bird' and 'Barbie' intricately explore how young people navigate identity formation, social pressures, and their place in the world.

He examines youth purpose and belonging through intimate family narratives, questioning societal expectations and what it means to find one's path in films like 'Our Little Sister.'

Her visceral, introspective style in works like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'Ratcatcher' captures adolescent consciousness, alienation, and the struggle to define oneself.