Natalia Bryant Reflects on Growing Up With Kobe Bryant, Reflects on Carrying Out the Legacy of Her Late Dad & Sister Gianna Bryant

On how her parents didn’t tell her bedtime stories when they tucked her in at night as a child because she was the one doing the storytelling, and her interests as a director inspired by Sofia Coppola and Greta Gerwig:

“I’ve always loved world-building…girlhood and coming-of-age stories.”

On her junior thesis, a five-and-a-half-minute narrative short film that follows a pair of fictional sisters navigating a school graduation with absentee parents:

“I told my mom, ‘It’s not about you guys, I swear!’…I got to thank her for being such a supportive parent.”

On whether it’s challenging to be in Los Angeles where nearly every part of the city features street art memorializing her dad and her sister:

“Honestly, no. I love seeing the murals. Whenever I see them when I’m driving around, I’m like, ‘Oh, okay.’ They feel like special gems.”

On stepping out onto her first Versace runway last September and how it was unexpectedly challenging:

“I was completely terrified…I remember after I walked I turned to someone and said, ‘Oh my god, let’s do that again!’”

On interning for Beyoncé’s Parkwood Entertainment and the work she did helping to create the imagery that went into the Renaissance tour:

“It was such an amazing experience. You can just talk to anybody in the office, and they’re amazing.”