2025 Invision Director Harris Dickinson poses for a portrait photograph for the film 'Urchin' at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (Photo by Joel ...

HARRIS DICKINSON I started writing it about six years ago. Mike was always a character in it, but originally it was a loose two-hander, a different form, but I really needed it to be Mike’s story.

HARRIS DICKINSON I started writing it about six years ago. Mike was always a character in it, but originally it was a loose two-hander, a different form, but I really needed it to be Mike’s story.

Harris Dickinson on “Urchin” “I wanted to direct from a very young age. I wanted to make films,” says Dickinson, who got his start as many young creators do now: on YouTube.

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Harris Dickinson is sitting on a rooftop terrace in Cannes, trying to find all the movie tattoos on his body. “I’m sure there’s a few more on my legs,” Dickinson says, smiling.