The director of films like The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation and Priscilla, Sofia Coppola’s cinematic oeuvre is one of the most influential in contemporary cinema. As a result, copious actors, filmmakers and creative admirers have things they’d like to learn from her. Be it the books she loves, her thoughts on art, or how she factors music into the filmmaking process, 16 of them get the chance to have their curiosity satiated in our new video profile of Sofia.
Acting collaborators both past (Elle Fanning, Chase Sui Wonders) and present (Jacob Elordi, Cailee Spaeny), as well as the thespian talents of the moment (Rachel Sennott, Hunter Schafer) make appearances, alongside those behind the camera (Jane Campion, Raven Jackson). Music stars from Sonic Youth and New Order — two of Sofia’s favourite bands — weigh in too, alongside icons from the art world like Jo Ann Callis and Michèle Lamy. But who asked what? And what were Sofia’s answers? Watch the new video below!