The opening line of a story on the SIFF premiere by the Seattle Times’ Nicole Brodeur:

You look at director Lynn Shelton and think, “Why is she behind the camera?” Girl’s a stunner.

Brodeur was called out for her comment by Seattle’s Reel Grrls, and a short conversation ensued.

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Thanks for fighting the good fight, Reel Grrls.

David Schmader—former weed columnist and Stranger associate editor—is the author of the solo plays Straight and Letter to Axl, which he’s performed in Seattle and across the US. His latest...