The actress and director was the first to participate in the Women In Motion talks at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. In parallel with her acting career, the American has signed four feature films including Rare Objects, the story of a young woman in full reconstruction after a sexual assault.
Katie Holmes hopes that her double hat allows her to be closer to those she directs: "When I'm on set, I want to say to the actors: 'I'm one of you! I understand you'"