That move, Kate says, was transformative. “As soon as that decision was made, I just felt empowered,” she recalls, adding that she was then able to handpick a “brilliant crew” and ensure that everyone involved on the project “would step into an environment that I wanted to feel fun and very safe”.

“We had to work very much together having a male, female, fifty-fifty male-female crew,” she explains. “And actually there were times when I would look around the set and I’d think, ‘I actually think I might have more women than men here.’ Upsy-daisy. But the men didn’t mind.

“Achieving that sense of balance, which matters a great deal because energetically, you do need a bit of both on a film set. And we were able to have that. So it meant a lot. I took it very seriously, not just the job itself, but being in a position where I could implement those things that matter to me so much.”

Toni Collette and Andrea Risborough – who play the sisters of Kate’s character Julia, Helen and Molly, respectively in Goodbye June – describe being directed by Kate as evidence of her “generous spirit”. “A lot of directors don’t know how to communicate with actors,” Toni explains. “She’s so sensitive and aware… It just felt natural.” “Even though it’s her first film [directing], she has 30 plus years of experience, and has absorbed every last detail of filmmaking with curiosity and a brilliant mind,” Andrea says. “She was, in every way, best placed to make this transition. So it felt exciting.”

Kate Green

Having another powerhouse on set in the form of Helen Mirren leading the film was an inspiration. “She can bring such gravity to anything that she tackles,” Andrea says. Toni describes the MobLand star as “forever curious and growing”. “I think people sometimes get this idea that you get to a certain point and just stay there, but you keep growing,” she explains. “She’s open to life.”