

Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to college.
Acting
Saoirse and Laurie Metcalf's silent war in every scene.
Writing
Gerwig's dialogue: painfully specific, universally devastating.
Direction
Sacramento as character—love letter and escape pod.

Director
Greta Gerwig
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Greta Gerwig wrote the first draft in 2006, then shelved it for a decade until she felt 'old enough' to direct her own life.
The '2002' setting isn't nostalgia—it's pre-smartphone, when teen isolation felt permanent and escape felt possible.