Brazilian filmmaker Anita Rocha Da Silveira revives a tale from Greek mythology in her fantastical new horror film, “Medusa”

In 2013, I befriended a Brazilian woman named Ana. I met her through my film discussion group. We became instant friends and then she introduced me to her friends. Eventually, I felt like an honorary Brazilian. It was so much fun to watch the World Cup in 2015, […]

Cinema Femme and Letterboxd present: A Conversation with filmmaker Kris Rey

Cinema Femme and Letterboxd present an exclusive LIVE free virtual eventA CONVERSATION WITH FILMMAKER KRIS REYSunday, April 18th, at 3:00 PM EST as part of our April Showcase. Join us as we pay tribute to filmmaker Kris Rey (“Unexpected” “I Used to Go Here”) with a special 30-minute virtual […]

Indigenous Filmmaker Erica Tremblay charts her road to making “Little Chief” and future projects

Erica Tremblay is the recipient of 2021 “Of A Certain Age” Grant, a grant created in Lynn Shelton’s honor. Northwest Film Forum is behind the grant, along with Duplass Brothers Productions. If there’s anything that I’ve been thinking a lot about lately, it’s the sovereignty […]

Shalini Kantayya shows how sci-fi is becoming reality in her AI doc “Coded Bias”

I have found myself in the midst of discovering another hero of mine. Shalini Kanyayya is my hero because she elevates, through her own work, trailblazing womxn in the AI industry. “Coded Bias” follows Joy Buolamwini through her investigation of implicit bias in face recognition […]

Lynn Shelton “Of A Certain Age” Grant awarded to Miami-based Caribbean-American Filmmaker Keisha Rae Witherspoon

SEATTLE, WA (OCTOBER 28th, 2020) — This year, to honor the legacy of beloved filmmaker Lynn Shelton, Northwest Film Forum and Duplass Brothers Productions launched the Lynn Shelton “Of a Certain Age” Grant. This $25,000 unrestricted cash grant is modeled after Shelton’s own history in the […]

Her Effortless Brilliance: A celebration of Lynn Shelton through film and music to air tonight on YouTube

PRESENTERS TO INCLUDE EMILY BLUNT, KAITLYN DEVER, ROSEMARIE DEWITT, THE DUPLASS BROTHERS, JOSHUA LEONARD AND REESE WITHERSPOON AMONG OTHERS FEATURING MUSICAL PERFORMANCES FROM MARC MARON, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE’S BEN GIBBARD, ANDREW BIRD, LAURA VEIRS, BREATHE OWL BREATHE, TOMO NAKAYAMA AND MANY MORESEATTLE, WA (June 10th, […]