‘Little Fires Everywhere’ Director Lynn Shelton Dies at 54

Director Lynn Shelton arrives at the 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards, in Santa Monica, Calif., on Feb. 8, 2020. Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File

LOS ANGELES—Lynn Shelton, an independent filmmaker who directed “Humpday” and “Little Fires Everywhere,” has died. She was 54.

Shelton’s publicist, Adam Kersh, said in a statement on Saturday that she died on May 15 in Los Angeles from an unidentified blood disorder.