Veteran actor John Travolta recently made his official directorial debut at the Cannes Film Festival. He acted in the 1997 film Propeller One-Way Night Coach, an adaptation of his children’s book.
What makes the project even more special is that his daughter played the lead role in the film. During a recent interview, the actor discussed what it was like to have his daughter, Ella Travolta, as an actress.
John Travolta talks about how proud he is of his daughter, Ella Travolta
Ella Travolta appeared in a film directed by her father. He recently appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where he was asked about his daughter, and he couldn’t have been prouder. When a clip from the film showed his daughter, Travolta couldn’t help but comment and smile as he said: “A star is born, right?”Travolta recently received one of the highest awards at the Cannes Film Festival, the honorary Palme d’Or, an achievement for an actor who has worked on a diverse range of characters.
Ella Travolta talks about her experience directing her father’s film
While speaking with PEOPLE, Ella also talked about working with her father on sets. She stated during the interview, “I knew it was such a special night for my whole family that I made sure to kind of put myself in the moment and really take it all in. And it felt very peaceful, actually, and very beautiful and very emotional.”