Sofia Coppola: Archive Book Signing and Conversation
Sofia Coppola: Archive Book Signing and Conversation
Join the Academy Museum as we welcome director and Academy Award–winning screenwriter Sofia Coppola for a signing of her book Archive and conversation with our Teen Council.
SOLD OUT. Advance tickets are no longer available; standby tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Archive is the first book by Sofia Coppola that covers her iconic and influential career in film.
Comprised of Coppola’s personal collection of photos, ephemera, and behind-the-scenes documentation, it gives a view into her world of references and methods for all her films to date.
With a keen eye for the teenage experience, Coppola’s films continue to resonate with youth and adult audiences alike. We are excited to have the Academy Museum’s Teen Council in conversation with Coppola after the book signing.
Schedule
Book Signing: 11am–Noon, Ted Mann Theater lobby
Conversation: 12:15–1:15pm, Ted Mann Theater
Bio
Sofia Coppola is a screenwriter, film director, and producer.
In 2003, she received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Lost in Translation (2003), and also became the third woman (and the first American woman) to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing. Her films include The Virgin Suicides (1999), Marie Antoinette (2006), Somewhere (2010, winner of the Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival), The Beguiled (2017), and On the Rocks (2020). Her biopic of Priscilla Presley, Priscilla, will be released in 2023.
*Please note the signing is for the book Archive purchased for this program only. No other items will be permitted for the signing.
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