Other stories may never see the light of day. These are the kind of holidays that prompt stories that will be retold for a lifetime. “How To Have Sex” is set in another, Malia, Greece, and features a familiar backdrop for generations who’ve spent a cheap week clubbing and making questionable decisions with their newfound independence. The director said the film was informed by her time in Magaluf in Majorca, Spain, one of a handful of Mediterranean island resorts co-opted by Brits to cut loose. “Some memories from those holidays are still the best memories of my life,” she recalled. That’s not to say Manning Walker is a world apart from the young subjects of her film. But in the cold dark of the mountains, with not a fishbowl cocktail or foam party to be found, the director put the kettle on and celebrated with a cup of tea. The British director was in Park City, Utah at the Sundance Film Festival, premiering the movie she was being honored for, “How To Have Sex.” A story about a rite of passage summer holiday gone wrong for one teenage reveller, Manning Walker’s characters think nothing of drinking ’til dawn. Molly Manning Walker learned she was a two-time BAFTA nominee at the unholy hour of 5 AM.
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