Sundance Advisor
Summer Shelton
Mt. Airy, North Carolina, United States | Writer/Director/Producer/Actor
Summer Shelton was the recipient of the 2018 Independent Spirit Producers Award. Her career began working alongside critically acclaimed director Ramin Bahrani while climbing the ranks of production working as a production coordinator, manager, line producer and post supervisor. After receiving the inaugural Sundance Institute Bingham Ray Creative Producing Fellowship (2012), she began developing works for both emerging and established filmmakers taking projects from inception to completion. In 2023, she produced her directorial debut YOU & I which she also wrote, edited and co-starred opposite veteran actor Clayne Crawford. A micro budget film made during COVID, YOU &I screened as an Official Selection at the Nashville Film Festival, New Orleans Film Festival, River Run International Film Festival, debuted internationally at the American Film Festival, and was released in December 2024 by Slated. More
Summer Shelton was the recipient of the 2018 Independent Spirit Producers Award.
Her career began working alongside critically acclaimed director Ramin Bahrani while climbing the ranks of production working as a production coordinator, manager, line producer and post supervisor. After receiving the inaugural Sundance Institute Bingham Ray Creative Producing Fellowship (2012), she began developing works for both emerging and established filmmakers taking projects from inception to completion. In 2023, she produced her directorial debut You & I which she also wrote, edited and co-starred opposite veteran actor Clayne Crawford. A micro budget film made during COVID, You & I screened as an Official Selection at the Nashville Film Festival, New Orleans Film Festival, River Run International Film Festival, debuted internationally at the American Film Festival, and was released in December 2024 by Slated.
You can find more on her website: www.summershelton.com