The Adrienne Shelly Foundation
is a non-profit organization dedicated
in loving memory to the uniquely gifted actor and filmmaker Adrienne Shelly,
whose highly accomplished life was tragically cut short November 1, 2006.
Those who knew Adrienne knew her
as wonderfully funky, spirited, funny, silly and smart. She believed
in spreading love wherever she went. She was a truly kind and beautiful
soul, whose infectious smile illuminated everything around her.
There was no one else like her.
Adrienne first became known
as an actor for her teaming
with director Hal Hartley on the
acclaimed The
Unbelievable Truth and Trust. She appeared in over
twenty other films, the most
recent being Factotum with
Matt Dillon. She wrote, directed
and acted in three feature films, Sudden
Manhattan, I'll Take You There, and Waitress,
which premiered at the 2007
Sundance Film Festival. Waitress
was purchased by Fox Searchlight Films. It opened in theatres
May 2nd.
Adrienne's passion in life was
to make movies. She lived for her art; she never compromised her
integrity or commitment to her vision. She always strived to help
women obtain every opportunity possible to create their mark in
film.
It is in the spirit of her passion
and vision that The Adrienne Shelly Foundation has been established.
We know that Adrienne would like us to do everything possible to
help young women pursue their filmmaking dreams, and to assist others
in making the same leap from acting to writing and directing as
Adrienne had done so successfully.
In carrying out our mission, we've
partnered with the industry's finest academic and filmmaking institutions
to assist women in this journey with film school scholarships, production
grants, finishing funds, and other invaluable resources. Other Foundation
initiatives will be announced over time.
With your generous tax-deductible
donation, you can honor Adrienne's memory, her talent, and help
preserve her legacy, while affording others some of the same opportunities
she was grateful in life to have experienced.
Adrienne, we love you and will
never, ever forget you.
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