Tyler Taormina
Tyler Taormina | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1990[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter, producer |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Tyler Taormina (born 1990) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and musician. He has directed Ham on Rye (2019), Happer's Comet (2022) and Christmas Eve in Miller's Point (2024). Taormina is also the co-founder of the filmmaking collective Omnes Films.
Early life
[edit]Taormina was born and raised in Long Island, New York.[2] He attended Emerson College.[3]
Career
[edit]Initially, Taormina wanted to make television projects for kids.[4] While in college, Taormina co-founded the filmmaking collective Omnes Films alongside Carson Lund.[5][6]
In 2019, Taormina directed Ham on Rye, which had its world premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and also screened at the Locarno Film Festival and Deauville American Film Festival.[7][8][9] It was released in October 2020, by Factory 25.[10]
In 2022, Taormina directed Happer's Comet which had its world premiere at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival.[11][12][13] It was released in July 2023, by Factory 25.[14]
In 2024, Taormina directed Christmas Eve in Miller's Point starring Michael Cera, Francesca Scorsese, Matilda Fleming, Maria Dizzia, Elsie Fisher, and Sawyer Spielberg.[15] It had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight section, and is scheduled to be released in November 2024, by IFC Films.[16][17]
Taormina has also served as a producer on Eephus,[18] Los Capítulos Perdidos,[19] and No Sleep Till.[20]
Taormina was previously a member of the band Adam & Naive, and began recording solo albums as Cloud in 2010.[21][22][23] He released the Comfort Songs album via the Audio Antihero label in 2013,[24][25] which he then followed with Zen Summer in 2015.[26][27] In 2018, Taormina released Plays with Fire, his final Cloud album.[28][29] His last album was accompanied by The Desperation Club, a tribute album to Cloud, which featured cover recordings from Samira Winter, Magana, Benjamin Shaw, Jack Hayter, Anthony Harding, and others.[30][31][32]
Filmography
[edit]Feature film
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ham on Rye | Yes | Executive | Yes |
| 2021 | Topology of Sirens | No | Yes | No |
| 2022 | Happer's Comet | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2024 | Christmas Eve in Miller's Point | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2024 | Eephus | No | Yes | No |
| 2024 | Los Capítulos Perdidos | No | Co-Producer | No |
| 2024 | No Sleep Till | No | Yes | No |
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Elephant Era (Practice Room Records, 2010)
- Rocket (Practice Room Records, 2011)
- Comfort Songs (Audio Antihero, 2013)
- Zen Summer (Paper Trail Records, 2015)
- Plays with Fire (Audio Antihero, 2018)
References
[edit]- ^ "Happer's Comet". Valladolid International Film Festival. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ Cronk, Jordan (September 5, 2019). "Interview: Tyler Taormina". Film Comment. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ O'Connor, Rory (May 30, 2024). "Director Tyler Taormina Is Bringing Sincerity Back to Indie Cinema". Interview. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ Wise, Damon (May 15, 2024). "Omnes Films: A New American Film Collective Lands In Cannes With A Directors' Fortnight Double Whammy — Ones To Watch". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ "Omnes Films". Filmmaker. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ Cronk, Jordan (June 4, 2024). "America Lost and Found: Carson Lund and Tyler Taormina in Conversation". Mubi. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ Lund, Carson (February 5, 2019). "Over 100 Cast Members and No Permits: How I Shot Ham on Rye in Los Angeles". Filmmaker. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ Hammond, Caleb (January 31, 2020). "Locarno in Los Angeles: Ham on Rye Director Tyler Taormina Organized a Middle School Clothing Drive for Wardrobe". MovieMaker. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ Reeser, Jeffrey (June 23, 2020). "Directing How this Experimental Narrative Feature Was Shot on a Micro Budget". No Film School. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ "Ham on Rye". Factory 25. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ "Happer's Comet". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ Hammond, Caleb (January 31, 2023). "Tyler Taormina's Happer's Comet Features His Hometown Community Playing Versions of Themselves". Moviemaker. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ Hughes, Darren (March 22, 2022). "Berlinale 2022 Critic's Notebook: Queens of the Qing Dynasty, Dry Ground Burning, Rewind and Play, Camouflage, Happer's Comet, The Middle Ages". Filmmaker. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ Brodsky, Samuel (June 16, 2023). "Affection and Sadness in Suburbia: Tyler Taormina on Happer's Comet". Screen Slate. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (June 15, 2023). "Michael Cera, Elsie Fisher, Maria Dizzia, Francesca Scorsese & More Set For Tyler Taormina's Comedy 'Christmas Eve In Miller's Point'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ "Christmas Eve in Miller's Point". Directors' Fortnight. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ Lang, Brent (June 13, 2024). "IFC Films Buys Michael Cera, Matilda Fleming Dramedy 'Christmas Eve in Miller's Point' Following Cannes Debut (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (August 7, 2024). "Music Box Acquires Cannes Directors' Fortnight Baseball Comedy 'Eephus' by Carson Lund (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ "Los Capítulos Perdidos". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (July 22, 2024). "Venice Critics' Week Unveils Lineup, Including 'Homegrown' Doc About Group of Supremacist Donald Trump Supporters". Variety. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ Conversation·, Bill Cummings·In (February 20, 2018). "20 Questions: Cloud - God Is In The TV".
- ^ Cummings·Uncategorized·, Bill (August 2, 2013). "Track By Track: Cloud – Comfort Songs (Audio Antihero) - God Is In The TV".
- ^ "Episode 6: My Friend Tyler (Cloud)".
- ^ Cohen, Ian. "Cloud: "Mother Sea"". Pitchfork.
- ^ "Album Review: Cloud - Comfort Songs". DrownedInSound. August 5, 2013.
- ^ "Cloud – "Melting Cassatt" (Stereogum Premiere)". February 17, 2015.
- ^ Interviews, Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews &; Murray, Robin (March 23, 2015). "Premiere: Cloud - 'Mantra One'".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Beat-led psych ode "Wildfire" is an entrancing new offering from Long Island native Cloud". The Line of Best Fit.
- ^ Doyle, Jon (April 3, 2018). "Cloud - Plays With Fire: Track by Track Guide".
- ^ Doyle, Jon (March 27, 2024). "You Got Shit to Do: a Magana Retrospective By Audio Antihero Records".
- ^ "The Desperation Club - A Cloud Tribute Compilation, by Various Artists". Cloud.
- ^ "Muso's Guide - A Cloud Tribute Compilation". musosguide.co.uk.