Sofia Coppola directs.
Sofia Carmina Coppola ( [ ˈkoʊpələ ] ; born May 14 , 1971 ) is an American screenwriter , director , producer and actress . In 2010 , with the drama Somewhere , she became the first American woman ( and fourth American filmmaker ) to win the Golden Lion , the top prize at the Venice Film Festival . The film premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival , where Coppola became the second woman ( and the first American woman ) in the festival 's history to win the Best Director award .