Lynn Shelton – A natural director from Seattle

Tom Tangney interviews Lynn Shelton, director of Your
Sister’s Sister, which kicks off the Seattle International
Film Festival 2012.

Shelton also directed Humpday, My Effortless Brilliance,
What the Funny, We Go Way Back, and countless other
projects. Not only is Shelton a huge fan of Seattle’s
film scene, she’s a native.

While Shelton is perfecting her “scriptments” she’s also
working closely with her actors to perfect their
characters. After everyone feels they know who they’ll be
playing in front of the camera, Shelton lets them merely
use what she’s written as a guide.

She says Emily Blunt really embraced her Your Sister’s
Sister character and just let herself improvise. She
oftentimes only read her “lines” the night before filming
the next scene.

Find out why actors trust Shelton and why the film
industry respects her vision. Shelton is truly a rising
star.