n 2026, regurgitating the same issues and the same lack of rights individuals have for their bodies and for their health care is astounding and appalling. 

Through her acclaimed oeuvre, from  The Virgin Suicides  and  Lost in Translation  to  Priscilla,  Coppola has granted interiority and personhood to women. She believes it's important to support organizations like Planned Parenthood so women artists like her can continue to enrich the world with their work.

 I'm always interested and focused on stories about women and their point of view,  explains Coppola.  We need the basic support so women can go to work, have careers and have our voices be heard. 

Coppola lives in the Greenwich Village area, not far from No Matter What, and has made New York City her home since 2010. When she tells me she was also born here, I inform her that according to Jennifer Lopez, that makes her a New Yorker.

 OK yes!  she exclaims.  I'm a New Yorker! 

She also says she's a Knicks fan, and has been reveling in their recent NBA Finals run.

 You really feel the energy,  she says.  Anything that brings us all together and seeing everyone bonding on the streets in their colors is exciting. It's uplifting. Everyone is united. There's nowhere like New York. 

She says that the  movies, art and culture  of New York City help her drown out the political noise, as well as  sharing poems and art that you love and having community.  A recent film she really admired is  Sorry, Baby,  Eva Victor's stellar directorial debut about a woman rebuilding her life in the aftermath of a sexual assault.

As for her own projects, Coppola told Elle that a biopic she was planning to shoot later this year with Kirsten Dunst in the starring role is not moving forward.

 I always love working with her,  she tells me.  I have some stuff coming out and I'm writing right now. 

As for No Matter What, Planned Parenthood and women's rights being stripped away, the filmmaker urges people to keep up the fight.

 Everyone needs to focus on being vocal,  she maintains.  This whole evening is about people sharing their stories and continuing to get the word out.