VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: James Ponsoldt On Importance Of Creating Stories For Girls With ‘Summering’
Summering depicts the story of four girls the summer before they enter middle school as they face what it means to grow up. Director and co-writer James Ponsoldt recently sat down with uInterview founder Erik Meers for a conversation about why he wanted to make a “coming-of-age film” for young girls. “I’m a parent of three kids,” Ponsoldt shared. “Being a parent effected inevitably the way I look at stories and movies, and specifically stories that are anchored from the subjectivity of a child’s experience. Over the past few years, as we’ve all been dealing with a lot of anxeity and change, I...