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This edition: NYFF Live: Greta Gerwig | 'Lady Bird' | NYFF55

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Original tape date: October 30, 2017. First aired: July 21, 2023.

Greta Gerwig is a familiar presence at the New York Film Festival, seen in films like Frances Ha (2012), Eden (2014), and 20th Century Women (2016). Gerwig returned to the festival in 2017 as a filmmaker, presenting her solo directorial debut, Lady Bird, starring Saoirse Ronan as an artistically inclined young woman trying to define herself in the shadow of her mother (Laurie Metcalf) and searching for an escape route from her hometown of Sacramento. Gerwig joined for an NYFF Live discussion where she talked about working behind the camera and telling a story that comes from a very personal place.

Guest List

Thelma Adams Film Critic

Greta Gerwig Actress, Writer, Director

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