By Maria Esteves
The 54th New York Film Festival 2016 (NYFF54) World Premiere Press Conference of 20TH CENTURY WOMEN,  with writer and director Mike Mills; cast members Annette Bening, Billy Crudup, Lucas Jade Zumann and Elle Fanning moderated by festival director Kent Jones, NYFF, was held at the Walter Reade Theater, NYC, Friday, October 7, 2016. Question posed to cast members Elle Fanning and Lucas Jade Zumann by moderator Jones "Did it help orient you guys to be looking at older movies in terms of your relationship with the different characters. What did you do?” Discussions with director Mills, and cast members included making of the film, movie's playlist of songs, the characters role of Julie Hamlin played by Elle Fanning and of the mother Dorothea Fields played by Annette Bening set in Santa Barbara, C.A., during 1979. 20TH CENTURY WOMEN, now in theaters. Watch trailer

NYFF54 World Premiere of 20TH CENTURY WOMEN: (L-R) Festival director Kent Jones,
NYFF, director Mike Mills, cast members Billy Crudup, Lucas Jade Zumann,
Annette Bening, and Elle Fanning.  

NYFF54 World Premiere of 20TH CENTURY WOMEN: (L-R) Festival director
Kent Jones, NYFF, and director Mike Mills.  

NYFF54 World Premiere of 20TH CENTURY WOMEN: (L-R) cast members Lucas
Jade Zumann and Annette Bening.  

NYFF54 World Premiere of 20TH CENTURY WOMEN: (L-R) Festival director
Kent Jones, NYFF, director Mike Mills, and cast member actor Billy Crudup.

NYFF54 World Premiere of 20TH CENTURY WOMEN:
cast member actress Annette Bening.  

NYFF54 World Premiere of 20TH CENTURY WOMEN:
cast member actor Lucas Jade Zumann.  

NYFF54 World Premiere of 20TH CENTURY
WOMEN: cast member actress Annette Bening.  

NYFF54 World Premiere of 20TH CENTURY
WOMEN: cast member actress Elle Fanning.