In a run of work to make anyone both envious and exhausted, French Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan has made five features in five years. He has become the toast of the international film festival circuit, with his most recent film “Mommy” playing in the prestigious main competition at the Cannes Film Festival and sharing a prize with the living legend Jean-Luc Godard.
All this and Dolan is just 25.
On “Mommy,” he wrote, directed, produced and edited the film, also receiving credit for the costumes and translating the English-language subtitles himself. Yet recently in Los Angeles, he said he doesn’t know any other way to work and doesn’t completely get the astonishment at his age or accomplishment.
"To me it’s weird to be reflecting on this. I don’t wake up in the morning thinking, ‘I’m 25, rise and shine.’ I don’t think about it ever, but people do remind me all the time.
"I don’t know that I’m being prolific, I’m just responding, I’m being authentic and I’m just listening to my needs in terms of expression," he said. "And I’ve been so lucky to have the means to express myself and not wait in the corner for years."
"I could give you the usual ‘I’m constantly learning,’ but it’s true. I am," he said. "I do feel that technically I’m still a neophyte, and that scares me. But I am a nerd, I learn fast, I’m passionate and I’m curious. I don’t doubt myself, but I have my doubts.”
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