On October 25 at The Film Independent Forum held at the DGA in Los Angeles, writer-director Lynn Shelton chatted with fellow actress-turned-filmmaker Ileana Douglas. After a clip reel highlighting Shelton's films, which include "Humpday," "Your Sister's Sister," "Touchy Feely" and "Laggies," Douglas asked Shelton about whether she identifies as a "woman filmmaker." Read More: Jason Blum Gets Honest about the Failure of 'Jem and the Holograms' and the Reality of His Indie Model "I guess I have mixed feelings about it," explained Shelton. "I am a woman. I don't feel like I need to be George Sand and hide behind anything. I don't have to pretend to be a guy." Shelton said that "the weirdest question I ever get asked is 'what does it feel like to be a woman director?' I have nothing to compare it to. I have no idea what it feels like to be a male director.
- 10/27/2015
- by Paula Bernstein
- Indiewire
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