Lynn Shelton, an indie filmmaker who helped popularize the mumblecore genre with works such as 'Humpday' and 'Your Sister's Sister,' died Friday of a blood disorder. She was 54. Shelton was best known for her naturalistic, understated approach to comedy and drama in low-budget
Lynn Shelton, an indie filmmaker who helped popularize the mumblecore genre with works such as “Humpday” and “Your Sister’s Sister,” died Friday of a blood disorder. She was 54.
It was “Humpday,” with its provocative premise about two straight men who decide to make an amateur gay porn, that put Shelton on the map. The film was a buzzy breakout when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009, winning a “Special Jury Prize for Spirit of Independence” and a distribution deal from Magnolia Pictures. Critics embraced the film, with Roger Ebert writing, “‘Humpday’ is funny, yes, but also observant and thought-provoking.
“It’s very easy to have creative freedom when you’re making movies for a very small amount of money,” Shelton told Variety in a 2014 interview. “The more money involved, the more complicated it becomes because there are people involved who want to make sure they’re not throwing their cash down a big hole.”
“I self-generated my work, and I never went around asking permission to make it,” Shelton told the Los Angeles Times in 2014. “The main reason women make inroads in independent film is that no one has to say, ‘I pick you.’ I’m not pounding on anybody’s door. I’m just making my own way. You can buy a camera for $1,500. It’s insane how easy it is to make a movie.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Lynn Shelton Dies: ‘Humpday’ And ‘Your Sister’s Sister’ Director Was 54Lynn Shelton, a director, writer and producer known for her work on Humpday and more recently the miniseries Little Fires Everywhere, died Friday in Los Angeles, a rep for Shelton told Deadline. Sh…
Read more »
Britney Spears' sister Jamie Lynn sobs as she relives how daughter nearly diedThe mum accepted eight-year-old Maddie was dead when she was flipped into a pond after a quad-bike accident - and now she refuses to waste a second with her first-born child
Read more »
Jamie Lynn Spears Tears Up as She Shares Heartbreaking Details About Daughter Maddie's ATV Accident'There's nothing worse than looking at your child and just feeling that you've failed her,' the singer and actress said
Read more »
Jamie-Lynn Sigler Just Chopped Her Hair Off for an Empowering ReasonJamie-Lynn Sigler recently debuted a major hair change, and the reasoning behind it is so empowering.
Read more »
Jamie Lynn Spears Gets Emotional While Discussing Her Daughter Maddie’s Near-Death ATV Accident – Watch (Video)Jamie Lynn Spears Gets Emotional While Discussing Her Daughter Maddie's Near-Death ATV Accident - Watch (Video)(via JustJared)
Read more »
Lynn Faulds Wood's battle with rare auto-immune disease before tragic deathThe former Watchdog host died as a result of a 'massive stroke' last month, and now the presenter's husband John Stapleton and close friend Lorraine Kelly have spoken about their loss
Read more »