NEW YORK — Shot over 12 days in a cabin on a remote island off Washington state, Lynn Shelton’s “Your Sister’s Sister” is a naturalistic, largely improvised film that, despite its seeming artlessness, builds its drama organically and effectively.
It’s the fourth feature from the Seattle-based Shelton, the director of “Humpday,” whose light, comedic touch and collaborative, low-budget process have made her a cult favorite and a sought-after filmmaker for actors eager for freedom and realism. “Your Sister’s Sister” stars Emily Blunt and Rosemarie DeWitt (the most established actors yet to work with Shelton) as sisters whose relationship is challenged by a visiting friend (Mark Duplass)
Ahead of its June 15 release, the film has been a hit on the festival circuit, including this week’s Tribeca Film Festival. The women of “Your Sister’s Sister” — Shelton, DeWitt and Blunt — gathered for a recent interview where they reflected on the atypical process of the movie, and exhibited their own cheerful sisterhood.
AP: Why do you work this way, with so much improvised dialogue?
Shelton: The actors feel more invested. I want them to feel like the character is a glove, that they’re just stepping into and it’s not this reach. You’re not trying to put yourself into this predetermined box. I really want them to bring themselves to it. I try to make it really organic and very collaborative. I’m basically a hippie.
Read the rest of the interview here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/qanda-emily-blunt-rosemarie-dewitt-on-improvising-sisterhood-in-lynn-sheltons-new-film/2012/04/20/gIQA51xiWT_story.html#
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