1. Gia Coppola made her feature film directorial debut with Palo Alto, and has since directed Mainstream and The Last Showgirl.
11 Facts About Gia Coppola
1. 2.
Gia Coppola's father died in a speed boating incident while her mother was pregnant with her.
3.
Gia Coppola was close in age to the characters in the film at the time.
4.
Gia Coppola grew up in both Los Angeles and the Gia Coppola family vineyard in Napa Valley.
5.
Gia Coppola spent much of her childhood on the sets of her aunt Sofia Gia Coppola's films.
6.
Gia Coppola dropped out of high school and subsequently earned her GED.
7.
Subsequently, Gia Coppola was hired to make short films for Opening Ceremony which starred Kirsten Dunst and Jason Schwartzman, Zac Posen, Diane von Furstenberg, Rodarte, and Elle China.
8.
Gia Coppola made her directorial feature film debut with Palo Alto, an adaptation of James Franco's short story collection of the same name.
9.
Gia Coppola said she agreed to do the project because of how well she connected with the source material.
10.
Gia Coppola collaborated with her teenage cast to write the script.
11.
In May 2019, Gia Coppola began filming Mainstream, for which she co-wrote the script with Tom Stuart.