Look Again. Jan 19 – 29, 2012 Park City, Utah

Lynn Shelton first came to the Festival in 2009 with Humpday. We are thrilled to show her fourth feature, Your Sister’s Sister, a subtle, heartfelt romantic comedy that premiered at Toronto earlier this year, and to count her as a member of our U.S. Dramatic Competition jury.

One year after his brother’s death, Jack hasn’t recovered. His best friend, Iris, prescribes solitary reflection and sends him to her father’s empty cabin. But she doesn’t realize her sister, Hannah, is there for similar reasons, having just walked out on a seven-year relationship. Over tequila shots, Hannah and Jack get acquainted. When Iris drops in unexpectedly, complications arise in the form of rivalry and more than a few surprising revelations.

Your Sister’s Sister shows Lynn Shelton as a complete filmmaker. As always, Shelton is brilliant with actors. Blunt and DeWitt excel under her method of combining improvisation with scripted dialogue. The film is both cinematic and lyrical, going beyond a simple story about sisters to take a progressive look at how relationships get redefined.


* The 24th's screening is part of TOWNIE TUESDAY, a free screening open only to residents of Summit County. For more details, including how to get tickets click here

- K.Y.

Lauren Schwartz
lmschwartz@ifcfilms.com
IFC

Director Lynn Shelton’s first feature, We Go Way Back, won the Grand Jury Prize for best narrative feature at Slamdance in 2006. Her second feature, My Effortless Brilliance, premiered at SXSW in 2008. Humpday, her third feature, premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, where it won a Special Jury Prize, and was also shown at the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes. The film was released theatrically and received the John Cassavetes Award at the 2010 Independent Spirit Awards. Recently, Shelton was a guest director on the AMC television series Mad Men.