THE OUTRUN PRODUCTION
DOP Yunus Roy Imer discusses lensing a heart-wrenching journey of addiction and redemption in The Outrun
R ona (Saoirse Ronan) returns home from her life in London to the Orkney Islands, where she learns to reconnect with herself and recover from her troubled past. Beautifully captured by DOP Yunus Roy Imer, The Outrun is a raw, honest depiction of addiction with a commanding central performance. Imer studied at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in South Germany along with director Nora Fingscheidt,
and the two have since collaborated on numerous projects. “Nora called me almost a year before we started filming The Outrun ,” begins Imer. “She told me to read the book by Amy Liptrot, then we exchanged our thoughts about the book and that’s how it all started. I also went on a little research recce to the Orkney Islands before we shot the film and tested the waters.” When it came to initial conversations about the look of the film, Imer and
Fingscheidt discussed how they would express Rona’s feelings and the internal struggles she is going through, which are sensitively depicted in the book. “It was a really visual challenge,” says Imer. “Being on such a long journey in the film with her and places, times, memories and fantasies gives you an impression of doing the journey with her – it tries to tell as many things as possible. The structure is so fluid. I spoke with Nora about how to show that inner conflict and pain, and
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