"Goodbye June" director Kate Winslet shares the advice she gave her children Mia and Joe, who have followed in her footsteps as actors.

Kate Winslet directs and stars in Goodbye June (now on Netflix), a holiday weepie dramedy about a family bearing down to say goodbye to their dying matriarch. At first blush, its

Goodbye June is Kate Winslet’s directorial debut, and comes from a script written by her son Joe Anders (whose father is director Sam Mendes). He wrote it at the age of 19, and was inspired by saying goodbye to his grandmother, and Winslet’s own mother. (Yes, Winslet recently weighed in on the nepo baby debate. )

Kate Winslet tells USA TODAY about making her directorial debut on Netflix and why the movie was “challenging” to shoot after losing her mom.

Winslet stars alongside Helen Mirren, Toni Collette, Andrea Riseborough, Johnny Flynn and Timothy Spall in the drama about a family who gathers around its dying matriarch.

EXCLUSIVE: Fisayo Akinade and Kate Winslet hit it off the moment they met. After a coffee and a chat, she there and then offered him a role in Goodbye June, her directing debut that streams on Netflix from today following a limited theatrical run.

While speaking on the Desert Islands Discs podcast about the complications and challenges of directing while also being the lead actress in a movie, Winslet reflected on her grade school years and addressed the awful way she was treated by peers young and old.

The Netflix-backed film marks the debut feature for both, as director (Winslet) and writer (Anders) respectively.