American director Lynn Shelton has passed from an unspecified blood disorder at the age of 54.

Shelton was a passionate advocate for Seattle and Washington State and her feature films are primarily set there. She began directing in 2006 and made 8 feature films including Your Sister’s Sister starring Rosemary DeWitt and Emily Blunt, Touchy Feely starring DeWitt and Ellen Page, and Laggies starring Keira Knightley. 

19 / 20 february 2012

“fame” perfume film, directed by steven klein

me:

céline sciamma’s voice in my head: cinema is built on male gaze, cinema is basically propaganda for male gaze, male gaze is convention. so female gaze would be departing from convention. it’s about bringing a new narrative on screen. like, for instance, the fact that this love story relies on strong equality means that the scenes are not gonna be built around conflict. so we are departing from the narrative of conflict. and we basically live in narrative of conflict. we are being told, a lot so by your culture, that a good scene is a good bargain. if you depart from that narrative you create a new tension because equality is full of surprises. equality, inclusivity, they bring surprise. they bring new tension in the room that is not built around conflict.

me: