10 Facts About Penny Woolcock

Penny Woolcock was born in Argentina and raised in a British community.

Penny Woolcock's parents wanted to send her to Europe for safety; instead she fled to Spain with a man from the theatre group and had a baby in Barcelona.

Penny Woolcock was then hired as a director and editor of a current affairs program in Newcastle and subsequently went on to feature making.

Penny Woolcock adapted and directed Macbeth on the Estate in 1997.

Penny Woolcock's breakthrough film was Tina Goes Shopping which was a collaborative piece with the real residents of the Gipton estates in Leeds, and which forms part one of what is known as the Tina Trilogy.

Penny Woolcock has provided informal support to many people she has encountered whilst making documentaries and has tried to have social impacts over and above the making of her films.

Penny Woolcock is part of a social enterprise with Dylan Duffus, Shabba Thompson and other ex-gang members trying to bring about change in parts of Birmingham affected by gang violence.

In 2013, Penny Woolcock released a new documentary, Storyville: From the Sea to the Land Beyond - Britain's Coast on Film, which was broadcast on the BBC.

Penny Woolcock is currently the executive director of Ackley Bridge, a television series broadcast on Channel 4.

Penny Woolcock had previously filmed Adams' The Death of Klinghoffer as a feature film.