Elizabeth Cuthrell and David Urrutia are co-founders of Evenstar, an independent film and theater production company based in New York City. Most recently, Cuthrell and Urrutia produced The Sisterhood of Night, starring Georgie Henley, Kara Hayward, and Kal Penn, and Khyentse Norbu’s Vara a Blessing. Cuthrell and Urrutia are producers of Kelly Reichardt’s film Meek’s Cutoff, starring Michelle Williams, which premiered in competition at the Venice Film Festival (winner, Signis Award), and went on to the Toronto Film Festival (winner, IndieWIRE Critics poll), the New York Film Festival, and the Sundance Film Festival. Previously, Cuthrell and Urrutia wrote and produced and co-wrote the feature film Jesus’ Son, starring Billy Crudup and Samantha Morton. Jesus' Son premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, competed in the Venice Film Festival (winner, Little Golden Lion, Ecumenical Award), and went on to the Toronto Film Festival, the London Film Festival, New Directors New Films, the Paris Film Festival (winner, Best Actor, Billy Crudup), and many others. OffBroadway, Cuthrell and Urrutia produced the New York premiere of Denis Johnson’s play Shoppers Carried by Escalators into the Flames, starring Will Patton and Michael Shannon, Roger Rees’ one-man show What You Will, and Jonathan Cott’s new play Walt and Emily: Between the Rooms. Evenstar also conceived, wrote, and produced (along with Mary-Louise Parker) a series of public service announcements called Stop the Hate for the Ad Council, which urged tolerance for Arab-Americans and people of color after the attacks of 9/11. For her work on Stop the Hate, Cuthrell was awarded the 2002 Courage Award, given by the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission. Films in development include an adaptation of the novel Resuscitation of a Hanged Man, Devotion, and The Lantern Inn.
