Lynn Shelton, a leading voice of the new American independent cinema movement who directed the intimate darlingsHumpday, Your Sister's SisterandMy Effortless Brilliance, has died.
She was 54. Shelton died Friday in Los Angeles as a result of a previously unidentified blood disorder, her longtime publicist Adam Kersh announced.
A prominent face on the Seattle arts and culture scene, Shelton also was a prolific television director who worked on series including Mad Men, GLOW,Little Fires Everywhere and The MorningShow.
Her films were known for naturalistic acting, often-improvised dialogue and a focus on interpersonal relationships. On Twitter, Mark Duplass, a frequent collaborator,wrote: "We made so many things together.
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