In anexclusive interview with The List, Thora Birchdetailed the biggest challenge she faced while directing her first-ever movie.
However, Thora Birch admitted that filming on location there was not without its challenges.
“Utah is a beautiful state, and it had a lot to offer,” she said.
“From time to time, it was difficult to make it seem like Florida.
We cover a lot of ground in the story.
But there were some struggles trying to find the outside of the Laundrie house [in Florida].
We had a lot of fun renting palm trees and planting them and then trying to return them.”
“Thankfully, I didn’t have too many days where that was …
This was a quick shoot.
There [was] only 16 days.
You don’t even think about it.
Some of those days, I don’t even remember I don’t even know what we shot.
You just have to execute.”
“I’m not going to lie.
Acting since I was 4 and being on set since I was 4 gave me a good lead.”
I would love that, but that’s not how things are made these days.
It’s being cognizant of that while also keeping an eye on the end goal creatively."
“The Gabby Petito Story"premieres Saturday, October 1 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Lifetime.
