The latest episode of the Showcase features a conversation with Sylvia Le Fanu, who presented her feature directorial debut, "My Eternal Summer," in the New Directors section of the 2024 San Sebastián International Film Festival in Spain.

The film chronicles a family of three on their summer holiday, seen through the eyes of a 15-year-old at a delicate age of self-discovery, while at the same time coping with the heartbreaking reality of her mother's terminal illness.

Le Fanu joins us on the podcast to share with us the deeply personal origins of this story, and the challenge of exploring identity and mortality honestly and intimately. She also takes us down memory lane, reflecting on her earliest memories of cinema and what led her to the director's chair.

CHAPTERS

(00:00) Introducing Sylvia Le Fanu and "My Eternal Summer"

(01:30) Understanding mortality with "Titanic"

(03:40) Becoming a filmmaker

(05:47) A personal story

(07:51) A teenage girl's perspective

(09:33) Naturalistic approach

(12:30) The importance of the editing process

(14:39) Outro