52 Films by Women Vol 10. 47. 7 MILES OUT (Director: Carol Morley)
Pictured : Ann ( Lucy Halliday ), Helen ( Leila Entwistle ) and Dawn ( Eve Baddeley ) in a scene from writer-director Carol Morley 's screen adaptation of her 2015 novel, ' 7 Miles Out '. Still courtesy of Cannon and Morley Productions CAMP For her fifth fictional feature film as writer-director, Central St. Martin’s College of Art Honours graduate Carol Morley (born January 1966) has adapted her 2015 semi-autobiographical novel, 7 Miles Out , about a young girl whose life is re-defined when her father, Ronald (Aidan Gillen) commits suicide. Shot over 25 days predominantly in Stockport where Morley grew up, it is a film about discovering one’s tribe, sticking to one’s principals and the importance of sharing one’s truth. As a filmmaker, Morley’s fictional output has been patchy, Out of Blue , her 2018 adaptation of Martin Amis’ novel, ‘Night Train’, falling significantly short in spite of the stellar presence of Patricia Clarkson, James Caan, Jacki Weaver and Toby Jones. ...