Destry Allyn Spielberg is ready for the world to see her directorial feature debut, Please Don’t Feed the Children.
The 27-year-old filmmaker, who is the daughter of acclaimed director Steven Spielberg and actress Kate Capshaw, premiered the new movie at the 2024 Sitges Film Festival on Friday night (October 11) in Sitges, Spain.
Destry was joined on the carpet by her boyfriend of two years, Jake Herskowitz.
Here is the film’s synopsis: “After a viral outbreak ravaged the country’s adult population, a group of orphans make their way south in search of a new life, only to find themselves at the mercy of a deranged woman harbouring a dangerous secret.”
Michelle Dockery and Giancarlo Esposito lead the film and are joined by a cast of relative newcomers. In an interview with Deadline, Destry said her goal as a filmmaker is to work with fresh talent.
“My goal was to bring in as many new faces as possible – that’s kind of my goal as a director in the future,” she said. “I want to start careers – I’m sick of seeing movies that lack young talent. There are so many young and talented actors that are not getting seen. I think the whole system is bullshit and I don’t understand why the industry is so exclusive. It’s silly.”
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