From Script to Screen with Lynn Shelton
Sep 30, 2013
In recent years, a number of Seattle filmmakers have broken out nationally as stars of the independent film scene. Starting on September 30 during Local Sightings, every Monday evening we will have a different Seattle filmmaker talking about their body of work. Directors will speak in depth with local film writer Jay Kuehner (Cinema Scope) about their experiences directing feature films, highlighting moments that distinguish their filmmaking styles and the journeys that got them to where they are. Expect to witness an intimate discussion that goes deeper than the standard festival question-and-answer and that examines the roots of style.
Seattle filmmaker Lynn Shelton is best known as the director of the acclaimed 2012 comedy Your Sister's Sister, starring Rosemarie DeWitt, Emily Blunt and Mark Duplass. Shelton's 2009 hit Humpday won a special jury prize at Sundance and the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award. Her first narrative feature, We Go Way Back, won the Grand Jury Prize at Slamdance in 2006 and her second, My Effortless Brilliance, premiered at SXSW and earned her the Independent Spirit "Someone to Watch" Award. Her fifth feature film, Touchy Feely, premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and was released by Magnolia Pictures.
Individual Session Tuition: $15/Film Forum members, $20/General admission
Full From Script to Screen Series Tuition (September 30 - November 11): $75/Film Forum members, $96/General admission