Sunday 22 May 2022 06:07 AM Riley Keough celebrates directorial debut at Cannes Film Festival trends now
It's been an emotional rollercoaster for actress Riley Keough, a ride that has resulted in her shedding tears of joy.
Not only did her first film as co-director, War Pony, make its debut at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday to a rousing ovation, but it came just days before Baz Luhrmann's new film about her grandfather, Elvis Presley, is set to make its premiere at Cannes.
The festival's director Thierry Fremaux maintains that the two Cannes debuts, and its connection to the family of Elvis Presley, weren't contrived and that it just came down to being a 'happy coincidence,' according to PEOPLE.
Emotional times: Riley Keough, 32, got emotional when she celebrated the premiere of her film War Pony at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, which is her directorial debut
It turns out, Keough couldn't be happier with the outcomes of both War Pony and Elvis.
Decked out in a black blazer, matching shorts and Dior heels for the screening, the 32-year-old actress and director confessed to be 'in shock' over the movie being shown at the festival.
'We're really just grateful to be here,' the Santa Monica native said, while speaking on behalf of the cast and crew. 'This was a collaboration between all of us, and this is all of our film.'
Sharing the directorial duties with fellow first-timer Gina Gammell, War Pony follows the plight of Native Americans, and in particular a 23-year-old Oglala-Lakota native growing up on a reservation, all while always trying to find his next hustle.
Making a splash: As first-time directors, Keough and Gina Gammell helmed War Pony, which made its premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival
Emotional: The granddaughter of Elvis Presley got emotional when War Pony got a six minute applause at the end the screening at Cannes
Once the credits for War Pony began to roll at the end of the screening,
