Who is she?

A director whose first film, Cracks, is a 1930s girls'
boarding-school drama, executive-produced by Ridley Scott. It comes out in December.

Ridley Scott. Jordan Scott. Any relation?

Daughter, actually.

Scott Sr was 40 when he made his first feature – a bit of a late developer, he often says. He advised her to get moving on it sooner rather than later.

You're always going on about the son or daughter of so-and-so. I'm beginning to think the film industry might be a touch nepotistic.

That very point was raised during the Toronto film festival last week, where a fair few off spring of the illustrious were premiering films. Jordan Scott told the Hollywood Reporter that directing is tough, no matter who your dad is: "You still have to be the person who makes the film."

And what about the film?

Glad we're getting round to it. Scott brilliantly evokes an intense female-only world and the casual cruelty of teenage girls.

This lot are in a knot of desire and repression. It starts off a bit Miss Jean Brodie, then goes Lord of the Flies. Performances are excellent all round, with Bond girl Eva Green as a maverick teacher.

What next for Scott?

Nothing has been confirmed, but if she's anything like her prolific father, there's sure to be something in the pipeline.