Maude Apatow is stepping into the director’s chair.

The 27-year-old actress and daughter of Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann celebrated the premiere of her directorial debut at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday (September 6).

Maude ‘s first film as director, Poetic License , features her real-life mom Leslie in the lead role. The film festival ‘s blurb reads in part: “ Maude Apatow ’s debut feature, the hilarious and generous college comedy Poetic License , focuses on the unlikely friendship between two college seniors and a mature woman auditing their poetry course.”

For the premiere, Maude was joined by Leslie and the movie’s other stars, including Andrew Barth Feldman , Cooper Hoffman , Nico Parker , Maisy Stella , and

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