Lynn Shelton
General Info
Role:
FilmmakerRoles(_FilmMakerRoleID = 1, _FilmMakerRole = Director) / FilmmakerRoles(_FilmMakerRoleID = 4, _FilmMakerRole = Screenwriter)Website
thefilmcompany.org/WGWB.htmlInfluences
Y Tu Mama Tambien, Mark Morris, Peter Shelton, George Shelton, Helen Levitt, WS Merwin, Eagles of Death Metal, Lee Friedlander, kexp, Caryl Churchill, William Eggleston, The Wooster Group, Samantha Morton, Days of Heaven, Peggy Ahwesh, Anna Deavere Smith, My Name is Ivan, Paul WillisDirectors
Lynne Ramsay
Claire Denis
Kira Muratova
Andrei Tarkovsky
Robert Altman
Rebecca Miller
Yasujiro Ozu
Wes Anderson
Michael Winterbottom
Sofia Coppola
Steven Soderberg
Richard Linklater
Martin Scorcese
Ang Lee
Joe SwanbergAwards
WE GO WAY BACK:
SLAMDANCE
Film Festival 2006
WINNER Best Narrative Feature
WINNER Best Cinematography
TORUN
Film Festival TOFFI 2006
WINNER Best Feature
WINNER Best Director
WINNER Best CinematographerFestivals
SLAMDANCE Film Festival 2006
Maryland Film Festival 2006
Seattle International Film Festival 2006
Sidewalk Moving Pictures Festival 2006
Sao Paulo Film Festival 2006
Torun Film Festival TOFFI 2006
Olympia Film Festival 2006
Latest Blog Entries
- Jul 10, 2008 3:57 PM HUMPDAY!
- Mar 6, 2008 4:12 AM kind words for BRILLIANCE
- Feb 9, 2008 5:25 PM WORLD PREMIERE at SXSW!!
- Feb 5, 2008 2:09 PM Spin.com’s Exclusive Premiere of "Hair"!!!
- Jan 4, 2008 2:51 PM ON SCREEN magazine
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About me:
Trailer for "My Effortless Brilliance"Add to My Profile | More Videos
selected filmography:
MY EFFORTLESS BRILLIANCE, narrative feature (coming in 2008!!!)
WHAT THE FUNNY, 2007, web series (coming soon!!!)
SETTING SUN, 2007, music video for The Lights
WE GO WAY BACK, 2006, narrative feature (produced by the film company)
MORAL CENTRALIA, 2006, music video for Harvey Danger
MAGNETIZED, 2006, music video for Laura Veirs
THE FRUITS OF OUR LABORS, 2005, experimental documentary (click here to read an article about it)
SUMMER, 2004, experimental
OUR ROUND EARTH w/ lori goldston, 2001, experimental
THE CLOUDS THAT TOUCH US OUT OF CLEAR SKIES, 2000, experimental documentary
BEAUIFUL OHIO, 2000, experimental
PSYCHEDELIC NURSING MAMA, 1999, experimental
SECRETS OF THE FLESH, 1996, experimental
IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER, 1996, experimental
FORGETTING THAT WE ARE WATER, 1995, experimental
THE DOWN OF HER, 1995, documentary
WHITE, 1994, experimental
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Who I'd like to meet:
Details
- Status: Married
- Here for: Networking, Friends
- Hometown: Seattle
- Height: 6' 6"
- Religion: Taoist
- Zodiac Sign: Virgo
- Children: Proud parent
- Smoke / Drink: No / Yes
- Education: Grad / professional school
- Occupation: filmmaker
Interests
Music
nelson sings nilsson
the lights
harvey danger
laura veirs
neutral milk hotel
clap your hands say yeah
velvet underground
throwing muses
bowie
iggy
the ponys
patti smith
eno
awesome
kristin hersh
arcade fire
kevin bewersdorf
bloc party
maggie lou may
ola podrida and david wingo
the decemberists
t-rex
blackalicious
the long winters
M.I.A.
wolfmother
GAP band
leonard cohen
the modern lovers
the black cat orchestra
gorillaz
beck
mirah
tapes n tapes
razrez
your heart breaks
liz phair
jimi hendrix
chemical brothers
joanna newsom
prince
the mountain goats
the wedding present
eodm
band of horses
the black angels
they might be giants
devo
sufjan stevens
ohio players
pure horsehair
sarah vaughan
run dmc
no they do
nusrat fateh ali khan
jim noir
hildegard von bingen
daniel johnston
the clashMovies
shaun of the dead
somersault
code 46
safe
lost in translation
ratcatcher
friday night
being john malkovich
nenette et boni
i am a sex addict
jules et jim
the puffy chair
hannah takes the stairs
stardust memories
the princess bride
jesus' son
you can count on me
broadway danny rose
persuasion
personal velocity
boogie nights
before sunrise/before sunset
punch-drunk love
the celebration
eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
morvern callar
andrei rublev
little odessa
bottle rocket
my new gun
out of sight
the beaver trilogy
mccabe & mrs. millerTelevision
deadwood
battlestar galactica
malcolm in the middle
arrested development
the simpsons
the office
homicide
south park (esp. the lord of the rings episode)
Schools
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School Of Visual Arts
- New York,New York
- Graduated: 1995
- Student status: Alumni
- Degree: Master's Degree
- Major: Photography and Related Media
1993 to 1995 -
University Of Washington-Seattle Campus
- Seattle,Washington
- Graduated: 1987
- Student status: Alumni
- Degree: Bachelor's Degree
- Major: theater
1984 to 1987 -
Oberlin College
- Oberlin,Ohio
- Graduated: N/A
- Major: theater/creative writing
1983 to 1984 -
Garfield High School
- Seattle,Washington
- Graduated: 1983
- Student status: Alumni
- Degree: High School Diploma
- Clubs: water polo, field hockey
1979 to 1983