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ORPHANS SCREENS IN MEMORY OF LILY WHEELWRIGHT
Sad news that arrived shortly after this year’s SXSW Film Festival was the sudden death of actress Lily Wheelwright, who starred in Ry Russo-Young’s Orphans. Wheelwright gave a tough and honest performance in the film, which won a Special Jury Prize at the fest.
Here’s what writer/director Andrew Bujalski had to say about the movie:
“A sensitive & peculiar pastoral, Orphans manages to derive as much compelling energy from its locations & spaces (of the wide open & claustrophobic variety alike) as from its two terrific lead actresses, a rarity these digital days.
The film will receive a special screening in memory of Wheelwright at New York’s IFC Center on Monday, April 30, at 10pm. To purchase tickets click here. And here is the film’s trailer.
