Lynn Shelton became known as a director with 2009’s Humpday, and followed that up this year with Your Sister’s Sister. Both films were shaped significantly by improvisation from the actors, a method that gives Shelton’s films a unique naturalism. The dialogue sounds unscripted because it often is.
It’s no surprise, then, that Shelton prefers to watch films that feel real to her.
The Seattle director is the latest guest on Watch This, Morning Edition‘s occasional series featuring movie recommendations. She spoke to host Steve Inskeep about four films made over the span of 80 years.
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