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This episode takes us behind the scenes of director Lynn Shelton's new drama, Outside In.

The film follows Chris, a 38-year-old ex-con who has finally granted parole after 20 years behind bars, largely due to the tireless advocacy and support of his high school teacher,

Carol.

After the two are reunited, Carol begins to realize Chris's feelings for her have turned romantic,

a situation complicated by the fact that she is married

with a teenage daughter, who has also befriended the awkward parolee.

In addition to Outside In, Miss Shelton's credits include the feature films We Go Way Back,

My Effortless Brilliance, Pump Day, Your Sister's Sister, Touchy-Feely, and Laggies, as well as episodes of the television

series New Girl, The Mindy Project, Master of Nun, casual, fresh off the boat, and love. Following a

recent screening of the film at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles, Ms. Shelton spoke with

director Ava DuVernay about filming Outside In. During their conversation, of the film at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles, Ms. Shelton spoke with director

Ava DuVernay about filming outside in. During their conversation, she shares details

of her actor-centric directing style, explains what she learned from speaking with

incarcerated people as research for the film, and describes the editing room as a redemptive

place.

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