The Starling Girl writer praises filming in Kentucky

Laura Parmet, writer of The Starling Girl, praised filming her movie in the US state Kentucky.

"We loved shooting there. It was such an amazing location and really super friendly people. And yeah, we loved it," she told Solzy at the Movies.

She credited their tax incentive with luring the production to the state. She added: "They were super helpful at the Film Commission, helping us navigate all of the legal red tape.

"And yeah, and all of the people—it’s a small film community in Louisville, but really warm and open and really helpful in terms of finding locations and crew. It was just a really positive experience."

Parmet herself scouted the location, and said: "I just fell in love with the exteriors and the beauty. It’s so lush and green and all of the rolling hills.

"I wanted the film to have a very lush, verdant quality to it, sort of reflect what’s going on internally for Jem.

"Jem is experiencing a lot of messed up things, but she’s also experiencing this opening up that’s something that’s very beautiful, vivid, and intoxicating. I really wanted the locations in the world to reflect that. Kentucky just provided all of that and more."

The Starling Girl is now playing in New York and Los Angeles, and begins playing across the US on May 19