Valerie Wu Intern The Northwest Film Forum has announced Mirta Desir as the awardee of its fourth annual Lynn Shelton “Of a Certain Age” grant.
Desir, a Haitian American, is producing her first narrative feature film “Angie.” She will receive an unrestricted award of $25,000 to support the making of her film, which she describes as a “love letter to Latin American artists and Haitians’ oral history — a marriage of human drama and the power of Voudou.” For Desir, the grant was “an amazing source of support for women filmmakers.” “‘Angie’ is a story that I am compelled to tell.
It is based on two things: Haiti’s historical interconnectedness with Voudou and my love for my younger sister, who died too young,” Desir said. “Through the lens of magical realism, ‘Angie’ explores the bond between sisters and its power to overcome the worst of circumstances.
This grant is appreciated during this development phase of ‘Angie.'” The Lynn Shelton “Of a Certain Age” grant, co-founded by Duplass Brothers Productions and NWFF, was named after Lynn Shelton.
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