Sofia Coppola has turned her digicam on the Palace of Versailles (“Marie Antoinette”), on Tokyo (“Misplaced in Translation”), and even on Calabasas (“The Bling Ring”) — however she’s by no means pointed her digicam towards an actual individual, an artist and a good friend, for a documentary.
Enter “Marc by Sofia,” the Oscar-winning filmmaker’s first documentary and a portrait of trend icon Marc Jacobs. The A24 nonfiction characteristic first premiered on the 2025 Venice Movie Pageant to strong opinions; it’s now headed to New York theaters on March 20 and in Los Angeles March 27, forward of a nationwide run. As IndieWire wrote beforehand“Marc by Sofia” avoids “hagiography in favor of one thing extra elusive.” Watch the trailer beneath.
The movie traces Jacobs’ trend profession starting in Nineteen Eighties New York after graduating from Parsons Faculty of Design. He went on to debut his personal collections within the Nineties earlier than ultimately turning into inventive director of Louis Vuitton in 1997. Jacobs launched Marc by Marc Jacobs in 2001, cementing his eventual standing as a trend mogul — and, at moments all through his profession, as a sort of enfant horrible who, because it’s proven on this documentary, has cooled down a bit, extra settled and reflective in his late profession.
With cinematography by Roman Coppola, Jenna Rosher, and Shane Sigler, “Marc by Sofia” follows Jacobs as he prepares to debut a spring 2024 assortment, a basic documentary setup during which an artist is trailed on the eve of latest work.
Extra from IndieWire’s evaluation by Kate Erbland: “Followers of Jacobs (this consists of Coppola, lengthy a good friend and collaborator) will discover a couple of autobiographical tidbits, however ‘Marc by Sofia’ desires to know Jacobs as creator first, individual second… (and) Coppola’s movie has a particular engine driving it ahead. There’s no query that Jacobs and his workforce will ship; even in moments during which they squabble over materials and take a look at to determine the precise shade of the fashions’ fingernail polish, it’s clear the present will go on.”
Watch the trailer for “Marc by Sofia” beneath forward of A24’s launch of the movie in March.