Her new film ‘Trapping’, about county lines drug dealers, is her latest to depict people on British society’s margins
You probably wouldn’t guess that my 73-year-old north London host has had guns pulled on her, sniffed cocaine with drug bosses or developed a lasting enthusiasm for UK drill music — but, then again, filmmaker Penny Woolcock isn’t one for stereotypes. Currently, she is awaiting the release of her new feature,In preparation for, Woolcock visited various unlikely sources, collecting stories about trap houses and drug dealing. “People say ‘county lines’ as if it’s a new thing.
Since becoming a director and filmmaker at 38, Woolcock has built a long and diverse portfolio.
“It’s scary in the beginning. People are very hostile and they think that you’re coming to do them over and that they’re going to end up in jail.”Eventually, Woolcock met Kelli Hollis, who stars as Tina, and her father, Gwyn, who plays Don, Tina’s dad, a drug boss and the de facto overseer of Halton Moor. “If you get introduced to someone through a family member, it’s usually fine,” she says. “So Kelli told me: ‘You should meet my dad,’ and he turned out to be . . . well . . . ” Woolcock laughs.
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