The world premiere of writer, cinematographer and director Sunny Zhao’s first theatrical release “The Gift” in Hollywood drew a huge and eclectic crowd. On one of three red carpets before the screening, a tuxedoed Zhao said of his long-gestating directorial debut, starring Emma Barnett, “It took me 12 years. It’s a film about music first and foremost but then, more importantly, it is really about an ordinary life that can become extraordinary through art.” Amanda Seyfried Wants Sydney Sweeney