In front of a packed crowd at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts on Aug. 1, Francis Ford Coppola took the stage after a screening of his ambitious and polarizing epic " Megalopolis ," delivering a sweeping meditation on death and humanity - far from your typical Q&A.

Amid reports that the legendary American director had been hospitalised in Italy, Coppola released a statement reassuring fans.View on euronews

Coppola and his assistant, acting coach Austin Cauldwell (who interacted with the movie midscreening) referred to a white board of ideas Coppola wanted to address during his advertised discussion, “How to Change Our Future.