The adrienne shelly foundation
Panicked, he staged a suicide by hanging Shelly from the shower rod by sheets taken from her bed. During the fight, Pillco clamped a hand over Shelly's mouth until she was rendered unconscious. He followed the woman to her apartment, where he then tried to steal her purse. In his second confession, Pillco admitted that he had noticed Shelly walking past him while he was on break. He staged it as a suicide in hopes of throwing off the police. During the struggle, Pillco said, she fell and was killed. He claimed to have followed Shelly into her apartment, where a fight ensued. Pillco became worried that Shelly would report the incident, which could have potentially lead to his deportion. Originally, he said that while he working the actress asked him to quiet the noise. When Pillco confessed to police, he gave two version of how Shelly died. That is the part that is not always easy.Five days later on November 6th a nineteen year old construction worker, Diego Pillco, was arrested for the murder of Adrienne Shelly after investigators were able to link his work boots to the print found at the scene. Foundations are about who you support not about themselves. That would make a serious impact which is exactly what you want. One of these grants was received by Chloé Zhao, who a decade on became the second woman to win an Oscar. It is hard work but this mission is a good one and I'd love to see that in 5 years that they have supported 60 women in film. Since then, the Adrienne Shelly Foundation has been giving out grants to female filmmakers. The widower explains in his film that the initiative has helped him cope. I hope that the people involved in this organization will be as smart as I think she would have been about really plotting out the future of the organization. The Adrienne Shelly Foundation awards scholarships, grants and stipends to women film makers. How are we going to continue raising money? How should the organization be set up going forward so that we are a real company? Does the event we had for the past 2 years make sense going forward? How do we continue to reach out and keep in contact with our grantees? How do we engage the past grantees in the future? Are there other foundations that might support our efforts? Will people who were there at the onset really be interested in us like they were the first year be that way in the fifth year?įor me, it was an interesting night and a glimpse into what an incredibly smart person Adrienne was. Where do we want to be in 3 years, 5 years and 10 years. The Adrienne Shelly Foundation is an organization that I hope continues make an impact in womens lives through grant giving but with that being said, it is imperative at this point, like all organizations going into their third year, to sit back and assess what might seem obvious but isn't. You can't execute without money so you have to also be clever and reach out to the right audience for funding. There isn't a not-for-profit organization that doesn't have a great idea but in the end, it is all about execution. This is the second year of the event.Īs someone who has been involved with not-for profit organizations for many years, I have seen many mistakes that organizations like this make. With all that being said, it is really a wonderful organization with tremendous potential. Not only has it done that but one filmmaker, Cynthia Wade, actually won an Oscar for her documentary Freeheld which was partly funded by the Adrienne Shelly Foundation. The hope being that this money would help these women be able to execute on their projects. What he did was create a mission around the organization where the Adrienne Shelly Foundation would award scholarships and grants to a handful of women (7 the first year) who are aspiring filmmakers.
Andy Ostroy, husband of the writer, director, and actor who was murdered in November, will serve as executive director. It didn't mean he had to do anything with the foundation but he eventually did and everything was in place. Adrienne Shelly Foundation Established to Support Women Filmmakers JanuThe Adrienne Shelly Foundation has been established in New York City to support the efforts of women in filmmaking. Her life was tragically cut short and Andy set up a foundation in her name which was smart. For some reason I spoke more with Andy than Adrienne but saw her at these events too. First of all, I got to know Andy through friends and him at a variety of political fundraisers. The reason I got involved was for a variety of reasons. I actually was asked to get involved with this particular event by Andy Ostroy who is the Founder and Executive Director. The actor played the role of Professor Albus Dumbledore in the 2018 film, and now, fans are looking forward to see even more from the star in 2019. Last night I went to an event for the Adrienne Shelly Foundation.