Women in Film – Seattle
Writer-director-producer Heather Ayres wrapped production on her 35mm short film, My Time with Betty, in February. Just shy of two years in the making, Betty has garnered significant support, including an IFP/Seattle Spotlight Award, a CityArtists project grant, and recently a 4Culture Special Projects Award. Heather graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in history and social sciences, earning two scholarships and a history fellowship. Always slipping in filmmaking classes on the side, and drawn to poetry and short stories since childhood, she began writing screenplays in 2001. Her short script, 101 Days, won the Flicks on 66 (now Digifest Southwest) screenplay competition and she was flown to New Mexico to direct the late Angelina Torres (All the Pretty Horses). To read the complete feature, check out the above link.