Thirteen • The Next Reel

The Next Reel Film Podcast · Apr 21, 2022 · 1h 30m

“Hit me! I’m serious, I can’t feel anything. Hit me!”

Catherine Hardwicke had worked as a production designer for nearly two decades, crafting the look for such diverse films as I’m Gonna Git You Sucka, Tombstone, Tank Girl, and Three Kings, before shifting her focus to directing. It’s not often the path people take, but clearly Hardwicke knew what she wanted and came at it with a unique story she co-wrote with Nikki Reed – her ‘surrogate daughter’ as she describes her – about life as young teenage girls. The film Thirteen immediately caught attention because of how hard-hitting it was with…