Director of 'little fires everywhere' Lynn Shelton dies at 54.
Independent filmmaker Lynn Shelton who played directing roles in the films 'Humpday' and 'Little fires everywhere' has died. Adam kersh, Shelton's publicist made the announcement in a statement on Saturday, stating that the director died on Friday from an unidentified blood disorder. She was aged 54. Shelton had become the leading voice of the new American independent cinema movement. She caused waves with her low-budget films, then made splashes through her work on television including “Mad Men," “Fresh Off the Boat,” “The Mindy Project” and “GLOW.” “We made so many things together,” said Mark Duplass on Twitter. He was a frequent collaborator with Shelton starring in her 2009 film “Humpday,” which was a depiction of male sexuality through a female lens. The actor said he lost a “dear friend” and admired her creativity. RIP Shelton