Stephanie Daley
Starring Tilda Swinton, Amber Tamblyn, and Timothy Hutton
Release Date: DVD on September 4, 2007

Watching the film Stephanie Daley is very much like looking into nature—its beauty and complexity lie underneath its seeming simplicity. On the surface, it seems like another tale of the perils of teen pregnancy, yet what makes Hilary Brougher’s film (which won the Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival) different from preachy Lifetime Channel melodrama is its brutal honesty and portrayal of the fragile human condition that’s both heartbreaking yet relatable.

Amber Tamblyn (from Joan of Arcadia) plays Stephanie Daley, known as the shy 16-year-old “ski mom.” After being accused of killing her newborn during a ski trip, she maintains her innocence, claiming the baby came out as stillborn. It is up to Forensic Psychologist Lydie Crane, played by the brilliant Tilda Swinton, to find out the truth.