Story of a Girl (film)

Story of a Girl is a 2017 American drama television film directed by Kyra Sedgwick and written by Laurie Collyer and Emily Bickford Lansbury, based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Sara Zarr. The film stars Kevin Bacon, Jon Tenney, Ryann Shane, Sosie Bacon and Tyler Johnston.^[1] It aired on July 23, 2017, in the United States on the Lifetime network.^[2]

Story of a Girl
Film poster
Genre	Drama
Based on	Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr
Written by	Laurie Collyer Emily Bickford Lansbury
Directed by	Kyra Sedgwick
Starring	Kevin Bacon Jon Tenney Ryann Shane Sosie Bacon Tyler Johnston
Music by	Travis Bacon
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Ross Katz
Producers	Kyra Sedgwick Emily Bickford Lansbury Elizabeth Levine Adrian Salpeter
Cinematography	Alar Kivilo
Editor	Sabine Hoffman
Running time	90 minutes
Production company	Random Bench Productions
Original release
Network	Lifetime
Release	July 23, 2017 (2017-07-23)

Plot

Cast

• Kevin Bacon as Michael
• Jon Tenney as Ray Lambert
• Ryann Shane as Deanna Lambert
• Sosie Bacon as Stacey
• Tyler Johnston as Tommy Webber
• Caroline Cave as Debbie Lambert
• Michael Maize as Mr. North
• Sarah Grey as Caitlin Spinelli

Production

Producers Kyra Sedgwick and Emily Bickford Lansbury optioned the film. Laurie Collyer wrote the first draft of the screenplay and Lansbury wrote the final version.

Reception

The film received positive reviews from critics, which was praised for Sedgwick's directing.