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To honor the legacy of beloved filmmaker Lynn Shelton, Seattle’s Northwest Film Forum, alongside Duplass Brothers Productions, are launching the Lynn Shelton “Of a Certain Age” Grant, a $25,000 unrestricted cash grant to be awarded each year to a U.S.-based woman or non-binary filmmaker, aged 39 or older, who has yet to direct a narrative feature.
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Sword of Trust demands a little patient appreciation for improvisation over plot or characterization or camera angles, but with word play and sword play, Sword of Trust is filled with funny.
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Opportunity makes strange — but ultimately well-suited — bedfellows in Lynn Shelton’s quirky dramedy Sword of Trust. Centered on an antique weapon that may (or may not) have played an unexpectedly important role in American history, it digs into the denial and hate that are tied into so much of the divisiveness that’s currently plaguing our country. All with an absurdist tone, naturally.
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In a regressive era deeply mired in conspiracy theories, revisionist history, fake news and questionable truths, esteemed filmmaker Lynn Shelton’s hilarious and beautifully crafted Sword of Trust is a welcome pleasure. This provocative ensemble comedy is anchored by an excellent cast, inspired writing, quirky yet accessible characters in complex interpersonal relationships, and a zany premise that mocks our current political and cultural divide.
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Lynn Shelton’s Sword of Trust might be a mumblecore boondoggle whose oddly relevant narrative for our divisive times gets unraveled when it devolves into a wacky road trip during its conclusion. But luckily, the filmmaker puts her trust in her actors, especially WTF podcast star and Glow co-star Marc Maron as a sarcastic pawnshop owner in Birmingham, Ala., and gives them enough improv rope to allow them to feel like real people – some of whom we would be glad to know.
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Lynn Shelton’s delicately rendered drama, centers on Chris (Jay Duplass,), released from 20 years in prison for a crime that wasn’t his fault. On parole due to the tireless advocacy of his former teacher, Carol (Edie Falco). he returns to a small Pacific Northwest town that doesn’t really have a place for him. Carol and her teenage daughter are his only support. Their complex relationships illuminate the power of human connection. Continue reading…
For her first feature in four years, filmmaker Lynne Shelton (Humpday, Your Sister’s Sister) turns in a bittersweet exploration of
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Writer/director Lynn Shelton and co-writer Jay Duplass craft an intriguing, moving drama about the emotional bond between a man just
Read moreIn Humpday,”the big buzz independent movie from this year’s Sundance Festival, actors Mark Duplass and Josh Leonard play college best
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