Gia Coppola in the Spotlight

Gia Coppola knows a thing or two about film, having grown up watching her grandfather Francis Ford, her aunt Sofia and her uncle Roman on the job.

Since graduating from Bard College with a degree in photography in 2009, she has carved a niche in her hometown of Los Angeles directing short fashion films for Rodarte, Zac Posen and Diane von Furstenberg, and labels Opening Ceremony and Wren.

Her work won her a spot as one of the featured speakers at the inaugural Curators Conference, a day-long event taking place on Sept. 5 at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center in New York on the eve of New York Fashion Week.  For More