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Thank you for taking the time to visit our web site. We’re very proud of the work we are doing on behalf of Adrienne, and the impact we’ll have within the independent film community as a result.
For me, the Adrienne Shelly Foundation is a labor of love. Adrienne and I were together five loving, happy and blissfully silly years. I feel genuinely blessed to have had her in my life even for that short period of time. She was a wonderful wife and mother, and a terrific, loyal friend. She was immensely talented and creative, and was perhaps the most interesting person I had ever met.
Adrienne was fiercely dedicated
to the art of filmmaking and,
at 5’1”,
stood tall in an industry where
women face many challenges and
hurdles to climb. But she did
it, and on her own terms. She
was able to successfully make
the transition from actor to
filmmaker, having written and
directed three features. Her
last directorial effort, “Waitress,” premiered
at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival,
was sold to Fox Searchlight Pictures
within hours of its screening,
and went on to become a smash
box-office success nationwide.
In the brief weeks and months
after her death, Adrienne had
finally reached the critical
acclaim of which she always dreamed.
To continue Adrienne’s dream, I started this foundation with the goal of helping women achieve their own filmmaking dreams. I hope you’ll join me in supporting this important mission with your generous contribution. And if you like what we’re doing, please forward our link to your friends, family and associates who might be interested in supporting us as well.
With great thanks,
Andy Ostroy
Executive Director
Adrienne Shelly Foundation
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