Her work earned substantial critical acclaim and many awards, including the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award forHumpdayin 2010.
She had recently been collaborating with her romantic partnerMarc Maronon a script for her next film.
There was a previously unknown, underlying condition.
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It was not COVID-19.
The doctors could not save her.
He continued, I loved her very much as I know many of you did as well.
I needed you all to know.
I dont know some of you.
Im just trying to let the people who were important to her know.
She was a beautiful, kind, loving, charismatic artist.
Her spirit was pure joy.
She made me happy.
I made her happy.
I made her laugh all the time.
We laughed a lot.
We were starting a life together.
I really cant believe what is happening.
This is a horrendous sad loss."
“We made so many things together.
I wish we had made more,“Mark Duplasswrote on Twitter.
“Her boundless creative energy and infectious spirit were unrivaled.
She made me better.
We butted heads, made up, laughed, pushed each other.
What a deep loss.”
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