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

Taormina was born and raised in

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. He attended

Emerson College Emerson College is a private college in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It also maintains campuses in Los Angeles and Well, Limburg, Netherlands (Kasteel Well). Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of Public Speaking, o ...

Career

Initially, Taormina wanted to make television projects for kids. While in college, Taormina co-founded the filmmaking collective Omnes Films alongside Carson Lund. In 2019, Taormina directed '' Ham on Rye'', which had its world premiere at the

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, and also screened at the

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and

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. It was released in October 2020, by

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. In 2022, Taormina directed ''Happer's Comet'' which had its world premiere at the

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. It was released in July 2023, by Factory 25. In 2024, Taormina directed '' Christmas Eve in Miller's Point'' starring

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, Francesca Scorsese, Matilda Fleming,

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, and

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. It had its world premiere at the

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in the

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section, and is scheduled to be released in November 2024, by

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. Taormina has also served as a producer on ''

Eephus ''Eephus'' is a 2024 sports film directed by Carson Lund about the final game of an amateur New England baseball league before their stadium is demolished. The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 77th Cannes Film Festiva ...

'', '' Los capítulos perdidos'', and '' No Sleep Till''. Taormina was previously a member of the band Adam & Naive, and began recording solo albums as Cloud in 2010. He released the ''Comfort Songs'' album via the

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label in 2013, which he then followed with ''Zen Summer'' in 2015. In 2018, Taormina released ''Plays with Fire,'' his final Cloud album. His last album was accompanied by ''The Desperation Club,'' a tribute album to Cloud, which featured cover recordings from Samira Winter,

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, Benjamin Shaw,

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, Anthony Harding, and others.

Filmography

Feature film

Discography

Albums

*''Elephant Era'' (Practice Room Records, 2010) *''Rocket'' (Practice Room Records, 2011) *''Comfort Songs'' (

, 2013) *''Zen Summer'' (Paper Trail Records, 2015) *''Plays with Fire'' (Audio Antihero, 2018)

References

External links

* {{IMDb name, 8272772 1990 births American male screenwriters American film producers Film directors from New York City Film producers from New York (state) Emerson College alumni Living people