SXSW Featured Session: Julia Ducournau

Julia Ducournau has made a name as a provocative director. She discussed her roots and her films at SXSW.

Julia Ducournau has made a name for herself as a provocative director, whose skill in crafting unforgettable genre pieces was rewarded with the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for her latestAs part of this year's SXSW Conference and Festivals, she sat down with Holly Herrick of the Austin Film Society to discuss her roots and her films.

For Ducournau, it all begins with family. Growing up with parents who were both doctors, she was actually exposed to the arts at an early age. An enormous VHS collection meant a nightly screening that grew her love of cinema. Ironically, while they were apprehensive about her decision to pursue a career as a writer, there was only one occupation off limits to young Ducournau: doctor. She now reflects that she might have made a fantastic psychiatrist, no surprise to viewers of her work.

After studying literature, she decided to go to film school with the goal of becoming a screenwriter. She played around with making small student films and realized that the hands-on process of filmmaking is a type of screenwriting in its own way. Conversely, writing has an element of directing in it as well.

During film school, she enjoyed the freedom and opportunities she was provided but learned to appreciate how to accept criticism. When the artist has a strong idea of what she wants to convey, criticism isn't deflating but a way to make the work better. And while the directorial students were top dogs on campus, the screenwriters were the nerds, and she appreciated the perspective that gave her.

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