Adrienne Shelly was one of the goddesses of 1990s indie cinema, starring in Hal Hartley’s The Unbelievable Truth and Trust before moving on to her own directing career. She wrote, directed and co-starred in Waitress, which was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay in 2007. Shelly was found murdered in her own apartment in 2006 and an award has been set up in her name by the Women Film Critics Circle, given to films that most passionately oppose violence against women.
This “One to Watch” is from the November 1991 issue of Sassy Magazine.
